Gavin Jackson

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Gavin Jackson graduated with a visual journalism degree from Kent State University in 2008 and has been in the news industry ever since. He has worked at newspapers in Ohio, Louisiana and most recently in South Carolina at the Florence Morning News and Charleston Post and Courier.

Gavin's career as a multi-faceted journalist began in 2011 at the Morning News where he wrote, shot photos and video for daily stories in print, online and broadcast. His local political coverage got him hired onto The Post and Courier’s Statehouse bureau team in fall 2015. He covered the presidential primaries, Gov. Nikki Haley, the legislature and more. South Carolina ETV hired him in 2017 as their only news and public affairs reporter in an effort to grow SCETV’s news presence. 

Gavin hosts SCETV’s weekly public affairs show This Week in South Carolina and the weekly South Carolina Lede podcast.

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    SC's Presidential Primary | This Week in South Carolina

    September 11, 2023
    On this episode of This Week in South Carolina, take a inside look at the first-in-the-south republican presidential primary. READ THE FULL TRANSCRIPT Gavin Jackson: Welcome to a This Week in South Carolina Special Report. I'm Gavin Jackson. We have passed Labor Day on the...

  • Nikki Haley Plays the Hits

    September 09, 2023
    September 10, 2023 — A recap of a former Gov. Nikki Haley's recent campaign stop in the Upstate; a look at the 2024 elections; and more. Leave us a voicemail at 803-563-7169 to share your thoughts about the topics covered on the show or just whatever's on your mind!

  • SC 2024: What Makes SC So Important?

    September 05, 2023
    September 5, 2023 — We begin a special series dedicated to the 2024 South Carolina Republican primary, the history of our state's role in the national conversation, and what makes the first-in-the-South primary so integral to the road to the White House. Leave us a voicemail...

  • You Gotta Have Faith… on the Trail

    September 02, 2023
    September 2, 2023 — How faith is playing a role in former Gov. Nikki Haley and Sen. Tim Scott's presidential campaigns; a recap of the influential Faith and Freedom BBQ held by Rep. Jeff Duncan this week in Anderson, SC; and more. Leave us a voicemail at 803-563-7169 to...

  • Haley and Scott with Some SC Home Cookin’

    August 29, 2023
    August 29, 2023 — Campaign trail updates from former Gov. Nikki Haley and Sen. Tim Scott as they crisscrossed the state this week; a look at how South Carolinians feel about abortion; and more. Leave us a voicemail at 803-563-7169 to share your thoughts about the topics...

  • Debateful 8

    August 26, 2023
    August 26, 2023 — Analysis of the SC Supreme Court's decision to uphold the state's six-week abortion ban law; a recap of how the two South Carolina Republican presidential candidates fared in this week's debate; and more. Leave us a voicemail at 803-563-7169 to share your...