
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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North Carolina will open its newest full-service State Veterans Home Thursday in Kinston. Residents there can have on-site registered nurses, therapists…
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Members of the Durham Historic Preservation Commission have voted to approve a 26-story mixed-use tower in the downtown area. Colorado-based developer…
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Police and prosecutors are working to enforce a state Supreme Court ruling that outlaws web-based sweepstakes games. The justices' ruling last December…
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Researchers from NC State have developed a new stormwater filtration system designed to trap pollutants and bacteria that can often cause beach closures.…
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Men's Tournament No. 2 seed Duke heads to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament after defeating Creighton, 66-50. North Carolina exits the tournament…
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Victims of North Carolina's discontinued eugenics program could get the compensation they've sought if Gov. Pat McCrory's budget proposal is accepted.…
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Governor Pat McCrory has introduced a new initiative to improve school security. He has created the North Carolina Center for Safer Schools within the…
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North Carolina A&T has its first ever NCAA Tournament victory. The Aggies narrowly defeated Liberty University, 73-72, last night to advance. A…
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Orange County leaders may be forced to change how its recycling program is paid for. The county says its recycling efforts have reduced trash in landfills…
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Former lieutenant governor Walter Dalton waits for approval from the state Board of Community Colleges to become a community college president. The…