Gavin Jackson
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.
Stories
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Gun Reform Special Report
July 30, 2022July 30, 2022 — We look back on SCETV's recent "Palmetto Perspectives" forum on how to tackle gun violence, what common sense gun reforms would look like and the importance of community in dealing with such persistent problems. Plus, we want to hear from you! Leave us a... -
Codify This!
July 26, 2022July 26, 2022 — Updates on challenges to the state's new abortion law; a look at efforts in Congress to codify same-sex marriage and birth control rights and how South Carolina representatives have voted; the latest news on COVID-19 subvariants and monkeypox; and more. Plus... -
The Lede Goes Deep Field
July 23, 2022July 23, 2022 — Clemson University Philosophy and Biological Sciences Professor Dr. Kelly Smith joins us to discuss the recent images from the James Webb Space Telescope, the restarting of the Large Hadron Collider, and evidence-based facts versus conspiracy theories. Plus... -
Oversight Committee? More Like OverFIGHT
July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 — A recap of tense exchanges between two South Carolina representatives and witnesses during a U.S. House committee on abortion; an update on who could be Democratic gubernatorial candidate Joe Cunningham's lieutenant governor pick; the latest on COVID-19 in... -
Sub-Variation Nation
July 16, 2022July 16, 2022 — Information from health officials on the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of the Omicron COVID-19 variant; a look at a new lawsuit challenging the state's six-week abortion ban; the latest on murder charges against disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh; and more. Plus, we... -
Ticked Off
July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 — A recap of recent 2024 campaign movements by two South Carolina lawmakers; a look at Black generational wealth in one Rock Hill, SC neighborhood; information about the invasive species of Asian longhorned ticks recently found in the Palmetto State; and more...