Gavin Jackson

Host and Public Affairs Reporter
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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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Stories

  • SC Lede: 2020 — The Lost Year

    March 20, 2021
    On this special edition of the South Carolina Lede for March 20, 2021, we look back on one year of the COVID-19 pandemic hitting South Carolina. From rationing at grocery stores and Zoom home schooling to the promise of a vaccine and slowly returning to normal, the past year...
  • Gavin Jackson is joined by The Associated Press' Meg Kinnard (center) and The State's Maayan Schechter for a special Wind Down section ahead of Kinnard's first chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. Not pictured: Gavin buzzing Meg's head and her shaving his mustache.

    SC Lede: COVID-19 — All Eyes On July

    March 13, 2021
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for March 13, 2021, we look at President Joe Biden's first primetime address to the nation, break down what happened with the hate crimes bill in the S.C. House of Representatives this week, and spend our Wind Down section with...
  • COVID-19 cases continue to trend down in South Carolina after peaking in early January.

    SC Lede: Phase 1B — It's Not A Lifestyle, It's A Phase, Mom

    March 09, 2021
    This edition of the South Carolina Lede for March 9, 2021, features: a recap of recent activity in the South Carolina state legislature; positive vaccine news from the CDC; a look at a new program for South Carolinians facing eviction; and more. Listen to this episode. South...
  • Gavin Jackson receives his first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at McLeod Health's mass vaccination site site at Darlington Raceway on March 5, 2021. Jackson became eligible when Gov. Henry McMaster and SCDEHC move the state to Phase 1B and McLeod was granted an exemption to include Phase 1B patients in their clinic.

    SC Lede: COVID-19 — Gavin Gets Stuck

    March 09, 2021
    This edition of the South Carolina Lede for March 6, 2021, features: a look at the state's continued COVID-19 vaccination efforts, including a ride along with host Gavin Jackson as he receives his first dose; a statehouse recap from South Carolina Public Radio's Russ...
  • Members of the White House COVID-19 Response Team provide an update on the state of the pandemic and the recently approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine which will ship to states this week.

    SC Lede: Another Day, Another Lifesaving Vaccine (NBD)

    March 02, 2021
    This edition of the South Carolina Lede for March 2, 2021, features: a conversation with State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman about when teachers might be getting the COVID-19 vaccine; a preview of the top priorities for the state legislature this week; an in...
  • Container ships wait at the Wando Welch Terminal in Charleston, SC.

    SC Lede: Ticket To Ride Rails And Sails

    February 27, 2021
    This edition of the South Carolina Lede for February 26, 2021, features: the latest research on COVID-19 immunity; a look at legislative priorities and what happened this week at the statehouse; the state’s tourism director gives us an update on South Carolina’s top economic...