
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 ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ in January 2015.
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Raleigh city officials have plans for several new residential developments in the middle of the capital city. They say it's part of their master plan to…
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Preservationists are welcoming federal approval of a management plan to preserve areas steeped in Gullah Geechee culture. The U.S. Department of the…
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Advocates have filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of some state prison inmates. The eight inmates at Central Prison in Raleigh wrote letters to attorneys…
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Campbell University students will become the first in North Carolina to take courses toward a major in Homeland Security. About 50 students are already on…
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State wildlife officials are continuing to investigate the deaths and injuries of brown pelicans along the North Carolina coast. They say more than 200 of…
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A controversial House bill that would cut off commercial catching of certain types of fish was the subject of public debate Monday. Lawmakers would…
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Gov. Pat McCrory gave a national audience a glimpse into reforms he wants to implement in North Carolina. He delivered this past weekend's GOP response to…
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President Barack Obama has tapped a North Carolina elected official for a federal post for the second time this week. On Wednesday, he nominated Charlotte…
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President Obama has nominated Charlotte mayor Anthony Foxx to be the nation's next secretary of transportation. He would replace outgoing secretary Ray…
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Friends of workers who died on the job honored their memory in Raleigh. An observance of what they're calling Workers' Memorial Day included people…