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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The State House Gavel: SC House GOP leaders roll out anti-DEI, 'DOGE' bills
February 07, 2025Happy Friday. We're done with Week 4 of the session. The weekend is almost here. It was, yet again, a busy week in Columbia. But before we recap some and report on *new* news, we wanted to flag that the flu is going around the Statehouse. -
The State House Gavel: Lawmakers rebuff judge candidate, House Ed chair talks scholarship bill
February 06, 2025Happy Thursday and the "Friday" of the legislative week. The House returns at 10 a.m. and the Senate is back at 11 a.m. Recap: On Wednesday, the entire General Assembly did what only two state legislatures in the country do: hold judicial elections. There were dozens of... -
The State House Gavel: SC lawmakers meet to elect judges
February 05, 2025Welcome to Wednesday. We're looking at another busy legislative day at the Statehouse. This is The State House Gavel, a daily reporter notebook by reporters Gavin Jackson, Russ McKinney and Maayan Schechter that will preview and capture what goes on at the South Carolina... -
One Month Down, a Lifetime to Go
February 04, 2025On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for February 4, 2025: Sen. Lindsey Graham talks about recent moves and cabinet confirmations out of Washington; Statehouse reporters Maayan Schechter and Jeffrey Collins give us some insight on the first month of the legislative... -
The State House Gavel: SC gov signals support for direct car sales
February 04, 2025Happy Tuesday. It's finally February. Welcome to Week 4 of the South Carolina Legislative session. Lawmakers are still experiencing some floor activity delays after the ice and snow hit parts of South Carolina last month and derailed a week of session, so expect lots of... -
How do you solve a problem like a boondoggle?
February 01, 2025On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for February 1, 2025: we take a deep dive into the latest surrounding the $1.8 billion accounting discrepancy boondoggle error involving the state’s books; the Senate passed its school voucher bill; Gov. Henry McMaster gave his...
