Gavin Jackson
Host, ReporterGavin 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 Ledepodcast.
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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for January 30, 2024, host Gavin Jackson has your “Dem Pod,” recapping the major moments of this past month ahead of the first-in-the-nation Democratic presidential primary here in our state this Saturday, Feb. 3. We’ve seen multiple visits from the biggest names in the Democratic party, including Pres. Joe Biden and VP Kamala Harris.Leave us a voicemail at 803-563-7169 to share your thoughts about the topics covered on the show or just whatever's on your mind!You can subscribe to South Carolina Lede in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also follow the show on Twitter @SCLedePod. -
On this bonus episode of the South Carolina Lede for January 25, 2024, a short New Hampshire aftermath pod: former President Donald Trump wins the NH Republican presidential primary; host Gavin Jackson takes a look at the numbers, hears from voters and the candidates, and gets some analysis from former Nikki Haley staffer Rob Godfrey!Leave us a voicemail at 803-563-7169 to share your thoughts about the topics covered on the show or just whatever's on your mind!You can subscribe to South Carolina Lede in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also follow the show on Twitter @SCLedePod. -
On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for January 23, 2024, host Gavin Jackson continues the podcast from New Hampshire after a weekend of busy campaign activity: former President Donald Trump received some notable endorsements, including from FL Gov. Ron DeSantis; Judge Judy Sheindlin made a rally appearance in support of former SC Gov. Nikki Haley; and more!Leave us a voicemail at 803-563-7169 to share your thoughts about the topics covered on the show or just whatever's on your mind!You can subscribe to South Carolina Lede in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also follow the show on Twitter @SCLedePod. -
On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for January 20, 2024, host Gavin Jackson checks in from New Hampshire as he follows the campaign trail of former SC Gov. Nikki Haley ahead of the Jan. 23 Republican primary; SC Public Radio’s Maayan Schechter has the latest from the SC Statehouse as week two of the legislative session wraps up; and more!Leave us a voicemail at 803-563-7169 to share your thoughts about the topics covered on the show or just whatever's on your mind!You can subscribe to South Carolina Lede in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also follow the show on Twitter @SCLedePod. -
On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for January 17, 2024, it’s our “Iowa Pod.” Former President Trump had a major victory Monday night in Iowa, winning with a strong 51% majority, while FL Gov. Ron DeSantis narrowly edged out former SC Gov. Nikki Haley by two points to win the second spot; we have key Iowa takeaways, and what it means going forward to New Hampshire and South Carolina; and more!Leave us a voicemail at 803-563-7169 to share your thoughts about the topics covered on the show or just whatever's on your mind!You can subscribe to South Carolina Lede in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also follow the show on Twitter @SCLedePod. -
On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for January 13, 2024, host Gavin Jackson checks in from the trail in Des Moines, IA, leading up to Caucus Day on January 15th. We’ll look at the big moments from the week as Republican presidential candidates make their final pitches to Iowans; check out our new survey to give us some Lede feedback; and more! Leave us a voicemail at 803-563-7169 to share your thoughts about the topics covered on the show or just whatever's on your mind! You can subscribe to South Carolina Lede in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also follow the show on Twitter @SCLedePod. -
On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for January 9, 2024: our legislative preview for the 2024 legislative session, featuring guests Seanna Adcox, editor of the SC Daily Gazette, and James Pollard, Report for America corps member working with the Associated Press.Leave us a voicemail at 803-563-7169 to share your thoughts about the topics covered on the show or just whatever's on your mind!You can subscribe to South Carolina Lede in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also follow the show on Twitter @SCLedePod. -
On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for January 6, 2024: a recap of the last few days, including the latest campaign trail moves for both the Republicans and Democrats; a look at who is spending what on ads and where; and former SC Governor Nikki Haley’s biggest SNAFU to date; and more!Leave us a voicemail at 803-563-7169 to share your thoughts about the topics covered on the show or just whatever's on your mind!You can subscribe to South Carolina Lede in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also follow the show on Twitter @SCLedePod. -
On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for January 2, 2024: it’s our 9th episode looking at the upcoming 2024 Republican presidential primary. We are wrapping up the history portion of our series by looking at the 2016 race, the last recent competitive Republican presidential primary; we look at how real estate billionaire and reality show TV star Donald Trump took the race, and world, by storm; and more!Leave us a voicemail at 803-563-7169 to share your thoughts about the topics covered on the show or just whatever's on your mind!You can subscribe to South Carolina Lede in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also follow the show on Twitter @SCLedePod. -
On this year end special episode of the South Carolina Lede for December 27, 2023, host Gavin Jackson and producer A.T. Shire discuss what's in and what's out in 2024.
