
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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Duke Energy is introducing a program to provide its largest customers with renewable power. The utility's 'Green Source Rider' initiative would give…
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Durham County public health officials are investigating a child's death that may have been because of a case of bacterial meningitis. The health…
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North Carolina residents have turned in millions of unused pills this year as part of a effort to fight substance abuse. State Attorney General Roy Cooper…
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The man accused of tampering with a thrill ride at the North Carolina State Fair had his first court appearance Monday.Timothy Dwayne Tutterrow is charged…
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Officials with the North Carolina State Fair say a worker has been injured while disassembling a ride.Fair spokesman Brian Long says a 35-year-old man was…
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Orange County health officials say they will soon begin distributing kits that will help to prevent certain drug overdoses. State legislators passed a law…
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State Fair organizers are continuing their investigation into why a thrill ride malfunctioned injuring five people. Fair-goers won't be able to ride "The…
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Cone Health in Greensboro will add more specially-trained nurses to a program that can assist in getting domestic violence convictions. The system's…
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Duke researchers say a protein in breast milk may be a key in preventing babies from contracting HIV from their infected mothers. The protein Tenascin-C…
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Buyers of sweet potatoes grown in North Carolina will likely pay more for them at the market this year. North Carolina sweet potato growers have led the…