[4][7][8] Morgan began his broadcasting career while working on his master's degree at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism when he covered the September 11 attacks.
[2] Morgan also taught journalism at Jackson State University for two years and English at Milwaukee Area Technical College.
[10][5] Morgan joined Atlanta's NBC affiliate, WXIA, in January 2012, where he co-anchored the 6 P.M. newscast weeknights with Brenda Wood and reported for the 11 P.M. nightly broadcast.
[5][14][1] On April 17, 2019, it was announced that Morgan would move to CBS station KCBS in Los Angeles on May 6, 2019 as the weekday morning anchor for the 4:30-7:00 A.M. and 11:00 A.M. newscasts, alongside Suzanne Marques.
[5][6] While in Milwaukee, Morgan was the Honorary Grand Marshal two years in a row for the United Negro College Fund, and has been honored with several Associated Press and broadcasting awards.