
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 federal Food and Drug Administration has tapped UNC-Chapel Hill researchers to compile data that may lead to stronger tobacco regulations. One study…
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Durham police officers are crediting an initiative started six years ago for reducing crime in one of the city's most violent neighborhoods. "Operation…
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Camp Lejeune now has a memorial for military service members wounded in the line of duty. A Purple Heart memorial was given an official dedication…
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Conservation groups will begin an effort next year to clear debris from North Carolina waterways. Fishermen have told coastal organizations that many…
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The Duke Blue Devils return to the gridiron Saturday after an open date last weekend. The Naval Academy will come to Durham for a 12:30 p.m. kickoff at…
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State transportation officials are working to permanently fix N.C. Highway 12 in Dare County. NCDOT officials say they are in the process of hiring a…
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The Coast Guard suspended its search Wednesday night for a missing boater near Cape Lookout. The man sent out a distress call Tuesday night saying that…
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U.S. tobacco growers are watching new regulations being considered across the Atlantic. The European Parliament is set to vote on guidelines that would…
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Harris Teeter shareholders have approved a plan for Kroger to acquire the Matthews-based grocery chain. Harris Teeter officials said in a statement that…
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North Carolina governor Pat McCrory has criticized the federal Justice Department's lawsuit alleging racial discrimination over new voting rules as a…