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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SC Lede: Criminal Edition
May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 — We discuss the slew of crime news in the state over the past week, including the capture of a wanted fugitive and a mass shooting in North Charleston. Also in this episode: a look at the status of police reform legislation a year after the death of George... -
Smells Like Teen Spirit
May 22, 2021May 22, 2021 — Data from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) about teen COVID-19 vaccination rates; the latest state economic news; advice from South Carolina State Epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell for businesses still mandating mask use... -
No Shirt, No Shoes, No Mask — No Problem
May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 — We discuss the latest South Carolina political news, speak with a cybersecurity expert about the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, hear how parents feel now that adolescents as young as 12-years-old are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccines, and more. -
Sine Bye
May 15, 2021May 15, 2021 - We recap the last week of the state legislative session with The Post and Courier's Jamie Lovegrove and The State's Maayan Schechter, look at the latest COVID-19 numbers in the state, and more. -
The Monuments Men
May 11, 2021On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for May 11, 2021, we look at the final week of the state legislative session, learn about the latest research on southerners' attitudes regarding Confederate monuments, hear about efforts to make South Carolina more sustainable, and... -
Farm to Statehouse
May 08, 2021This edition of the South Carolina Lede for May 8, 2021, features: a look at the ramifications of Gov. Henry McMaster's decision to end federal unemployment benefits next month; updates from the final days of the state legislative session; a visit to Boone Fox Farm in...