Tar Heel Traveler

A blend of oral history and memoir with a good dose of quirky humor, the Tar Heel Traveler is a celebratory look at the people and places of North Carolina. Mason is the TV reporter—the Tar Heel Traveler—who journeys across North Carolina profiling colorful characters and out-of-the-way places.

Scott Mason has been a television reporter for twenty-five years and for WRAL's Tar Heel Traveler since 2007. His more than 100 journalism awards include fourteen regional Emmys and three National Edward R. Murrow awards. He has twice been named North Carolina Television Reporter of the Year, in 2004 and 2005.