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: What we're watching with 6 days left on the calendar
April 29, 2025Happy Tuesday. Welcome to Week 16 of the South Carolina legislative session. There are six regular session days left on the General Assembly's calendar. Sine die comes at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 8. -
Maayan Schechter & The Sine Die Sprint
April 29, 2025On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for April 29, 2025: we have six legislative days left in this year’s session and with much to look at we talk with reporter Maayan Schechter about the Sine Die sprint—something you can follow along with by reading the State House... -
See You Next January
April 26, 2025On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for April 26, 2025: we look at the Senate approved budget and what briefly stalled the school voucher bill in the chamber; we also follow up with Sen. Larry Grooms for more details on that historic hearing on Monday to remove state... -
The State House Gavel: SCDC's Stirling heads to US attorney's office, Capitol crunch time
April 25, 2025This wraps Week 15 of the South Carolina legislative session. There are six days left on the calendar, with the exception of a likely return after May 8 so lawmakers can pass the budget. -
The State House Gavel: Senate passes $14B budget that raises in-district pay for lawmakers
April 24, 2025There are now seven days left of the regular South Carolina legislative session until the clock strikes 5 p.m. on May 8. -
The State House Gavel: House mulls treasurer removal over $1.8B, renews talks over tax plan
April 23, 2025There are eight more days until the South Carolina legislative session ends at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 8. The Senate on Tuesday started its debate over next fiscal year's $14 billion state general fund budget that starts July 1.