Brie Jackson

Brie Jackson is an award-winning journalist. She works as a correspondent covering Capitol Hill and military related stories Before moving to the nation's capital, Jackson served as a weekend anchor and reporter in Roanoke, Virginia, reporting on government, politics and breaking news stories. She also worked in South Carolina where she won awards for investigative reporting and feature reporting. While there, she served as a panelist for congressional district debates and covered the 2012 Republican Party presidential debates. Jackson also worked as a general assignment reporter for WBOC-TV in Salisbury, Maryland and a video editor at WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C. Jackson holds a master's in journalism from the University of Maryland. As an undergrad, she served as a team captain for the Maryland women's basketball team. Go Terps! Jackson is an avid runner who enjoys participating in marathons to raise money for charity. She volunteers for organizations including the Boys & Girls Clubs. Jackson's mother, Patricia Jones-Jackson authored "When Roots Die", a book examining the Gullah culture along the Sea Islands. Her aunt Joycelyn Elders was the first African-American appointed U.S. Surgeon General.