Gavin Jackson

Host and Public Affairs Reporter

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

  • Bringin' Home tha Bacon

    March 12, 2022 — We discuss the omnibus spending bill recently approved by Congress and what it means for South Carolina, the passage Sen. Tim Scott's (R-SC) anti-lynching legislation, the activity this week at the state house, and more. Plus, we want to hear from you! Leave...
  • Opioid Overdoses: The Hidden Toll of the Pandemic

    March 8, 2022 — We hear from health officials on the dramatic increase in opioid deaths in South Carolina, preview this week's state legislative action, look at how geopolitical issues are affecting our economy, and more. Plus, leave us a voicemail at 803-563-7169 to share...
  • All Aboard the House Bipartisan Ship

    March 5, 2022 — The bipartisan early voting and election reform bill passed by state House lawmakers this week; the debate in the state Senate medical affairs committee over three controversial bills; Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) introduces a resolution to hold Russian...
  • The endemic is nigh

    March 1, 2022 — Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) on President Biden's nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court; a closer look at the state budget the SC House of Representatives will soon debate; the latest guidance from SCDHEC for schools for managing COVID-19...
  • What's a few billion between friends?

    February 26, 2022 — State House majority leader Rep. Gary Simrill (R-York) on the $600 million tax cut recently passed by the chamber and other priorities for this legislative session; President Joe Biden announces his Supreme Court nominee; and more. Plus, we want to hear...
  • The human and financial costs of domestic violence

    February 22, 2022 — New research on the economic impact of domestic violence on South Carolina; the University of South Carolina's Dr. Bobby Donaldson on the Palmetto State's civil rights history; a preview of this week's state legislative action; and more. Plus, we want to...