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: Trump cuts come for SC, Mace goes after AG
February 11, 2025Welcome back to Week 5 of the South Carolina legislative session. It's Tuesday, and both the S.C. House and Senate gavel in at noon. This is The State House Gavel, a daily reporter notebook by reporters Gavin Jackson, Russ McKinney and Maayan Schechter that previews and... -
All Aboard The SS Electric
February 11, 2025On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for February 11, 2025: we look at statehouse activity for this week, including a bill that would allow Scout Motors and Teslas to be sold in South Carolina, which is currently illegal; a state Supreme Court hearing this week on the... -
COFRAGE Against the Machine
February 08, 2025On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for February 8, 2025: a look at some big bills from the state version of DOGE to anti-DEI and the K-12 voucher bills that moved this week; Sen. Lindsey Graham gets the green light for his budget reconciliation process; a 2026 watch... -
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...
