
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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The Kitty Hawk town council has adopted a resolution to keep any proposed offshore wind energy turbines out of sight. Council members forwarded the…
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President Obama made Asheville the first stop of a three-day trip to push economic proposals he made in his State of the Union address this week. The…
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A state House committee has moved along a bill that would block any state-funded expansion of Medicaid. The Health and Human services Committee voted to…
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A federal safety panel will open hearings on the sinking of a tall ship during Hurricane Sandy last October. The H-M-S Bounty set out to sea from a…
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Energy watchdog group NC WARN is asking state utilities commissioners to look at an alternative way for companies to generate electrical power. NC WARN…
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Duke Energy officials have decided to retire a controversial nuclear facility in Florida. They say it will be more cost effective to shut down the Crystal…
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Researchers at Duke University say the number of Muslim Americans convicted of terrorist acts in the U.S. is on a steady decline. They released the…
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Farmers and many of those they do business with will gather at the State Fairgrounds Thursday for the annual Ag Development Forum. State Agriculture…
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Senators from both sides of the political aisle have come to a compromise on federal immigration reform. North Carolina Senator Kay Hagan is welcoming an…
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Charlotte leaders released a report calling the 2012 Democratic National Convention an economic success for the Queen City.Economic researchers say three…