Scott Morgan
Reporter, ProducerScott Morgan is the Upstate multimedia reporter for South Carolina Public Radio, based in Rock Hill. He cut his teeth as a newspaper reporter and editor in New Jersey before finding a home in public radio in Texas. Scott joined South Carolina Public Radio in March of 2019. His work has appeared in numerous national and regional publications as well as on NPR and MSNBC. He's won numerous state, regional, and national awards for his work including a national Edward R. Murrow.
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Winthrop University in Rock Hill has been leading the E-sports charge among colleges for about seven years. And a local pro squad is trying to increase representation in the sport. Turns out being a good person is better than being a top player. -
About 90% of South Carolina's eligible high schoolers graduated last year. But the rate of graduation among kids in foster care is below 50%. -
Juvenile crime is not near the levels it was 20 or even 10 years ago. But Chesterfield County officials are dealing with a slow rise in juvenile crimes that have included several high-profile shootings of and by minors this year. -
The City Planning Commission is recommending rezoning apartments and houses on the Limestone University campus so that they can be sold on the open market. -
On Friday, a federal judge ordered the release of contingency funds to cover Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments. Even with that kind of step, the stress of the moment and questions about tomorrow weigh heavy on some South Carolinians when they think of safety net programs. -
Food assistance workers in Cherokee County are bracing for increased need as the month-old federal government shutdown hovers over the future of SNAP. -
Republican Gov. Henry McMaster is championing private donations to the One SC Fund to help mitigate a looming SNAP funding crisis. State Democrats say the plan is something, but nowhere near a solution. -
Thousands demonstrated in South Carolina Oct. 18 as part of the nationwide "No Kings" rallies against President Trump and his policies. Some Republicans called the protests the "hate America" rallies. -
Most of South Carolina’s measles cases are in the Upstate, among unvaccinated children. But even among concerns and questions, some health officials remind that this is not like Covid. -
Landlords who file eviction proceedings in South Carolina courts brand tenants in a way that follows them wherever they try to move. It doesn’t matter if the evictions actually happened. Lawmakers and advocates want to fix that.
