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

  • Joe Biden became the 46th President of the United States on January 20, 2021, and has since ushered in a slate of changes to how the country operates, from immigration to COVID-19 response.

    SC Lede: COVID-19 — 'Science Not Politics'

    January 23, 2021
    On this edition of the South Carolina Lede for January 23, 2021, we reflect on President Joe Biden’s inauguration, including former President George W. Bush's comments to Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), who served a chair of the inaugural committee. Also on this episode: incoming...
  • Newspaper front pages from around the country the day after a mob stormed the US Capitol.

    SC Lede: COVID-19 — The Insurrection WAS Televised

    January 09, 2021
    This episode of the South Carolina Lede for January 9, 2021, features a look at the unprecedent assault on the US Capitol on January 6, including a firsthand account from Congressman Jim Clyburn (D-SC), comments from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R...
  • Prisma Health staff cheer as healthcare workers transport the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine in the Columbia hospital on December 15, 2020.

    SC Lede: COVID-19 — Economy Shudders While Congress Sputters

    December 19, 2020
    This episode of the South Carolina Lede for December 20, 2020, features: a remembrance of South Carolina political heavyweight Don Fowler, who passed away this week; an update on the state's economic recovery; perspective from frontline workers at Prisma Health on the COVID...
  • State Epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell speaks during a press conference about the state's response to the coronavirus on December 9, 2020.

    SC Lede: COVID-19 — Worst Week Ever... So Far

    December 12, 2020
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for December 12, 2020, we hear from Gov. Henry McMaster, State Epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell, and other state..., npr_story
  • House Ways and Means Chairman Murrell Smith (R-Sumter)

    SC Lede: Greenville — Famously Hot Spot

    December 08, 2020
    This episode of the South Carolina Lede for December 7, 2020, features: a discussion with South Carolina House budget chairman Murrell Smith about how he plans to approach the budget writing process when session begins in January; a look at how the United Way of Greenville...
  • House lawmakers returned to Columbia this week for a two-day organizational session ahead of the new legislative session which begins January 12.

    SC Lede: COVID-19 — All Hands On Deck

    December 05, 2020
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for December 5, 2020, we look ahead to what's coming for state lawmakers in 2021, hear more about the Palmetto State's improving economy, get the latest on the vaccine rollout in South Carolina from the state's top health officials...