Gurnal Scott
Assistant News DirectorGurnal Scott joined North Carolina Public Radio in March 2012 after several stops in radio and television. After graduating from the College of Charleston in his South Carolina hometown, he began his career in radio there. He started as a sports reporter at News/Talk Radio WTMA and won five Sportscaster of the Year awards. In 1997, Gurnal moved on to television as general assignment reporter and weekend anchor for WCSC-TV in Charleston. He anchored the market's top-rated weekend newscasts until leaving Charleston for Memphis, TN in 2002. Gurnal worked at WPTY-TV for two years before returning to his roots in radio. He joined the staff of Memphis' NewsRadio 600 WREC in 2004 eventually rising to News Director. In 2006, Raleigh news radio station WPTF came calling and he became the station's chief correspondent. Gurnal’s reporting has been honored by the South Carolina Broadcasters Association, the North Carolina Associated Press, and the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas.
Gurnal left WUNC in January 2015.
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The Carolina Panthers and their fans celebrated the team's first playoff victory in nine years over the weekend. They beat the Arizona Cardinals, 27-16,… -
The Carolina Panthers' losing streak has reached five games with yesterday's 19-to-17 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.Panthers kicker Graham Gano missed one… -
In Major League Baseball, the San Francisco Giants could clinch their third World Series title in five years with a victory over the Kansas City Royals… -
UNC-Charlotte researchers say they have come up with an estimated cost of domestic violence in North Carolina. The new study says eight key factors add up… -
Wildlife officials are looking into what is believed to be the illegal shooting death of a red wolf in eastern North Carolina. State and federal officials… -
A judge's decision last week to legalize same-sex marriage in North Carolina has brought out many polarizing opinions. Political candidates and… -
State government leaders say North Carolina is well on the way to being prepared if an Ebola case is diagnosed within our borders. A state epidemiologist… -
Wake County commissioners heard from health officials today on the county's readiness should an Ebola case be diagnosed here. The leaders cited several… -
Officials with the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences are renovating its Museum of Forestry facility in Whiteville. But the forestry museum's board… -
Several environmental groups have filed a federal complaint against the state over hog waste. In a filing with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,…
