Caresse Jackman
Consumer Investigative Reporter
Caresse is based in Washington, D.C. with Gray Television’s InvestigateTV as a national consumer investigative reporter. Prior to InvestigateTV, she was a Consumer Investigative Reporter at WSMV-TV in Nashville, TN. She has prior reporting experience at WWL-TV in New Orleans, WJRT in Flint, MI and WCBI in Columbus, MS. Caresse’s work has contributed to her stations winning multiple Emmy and Edward R. Murrow awards. She started her career behind the scenes as a producer at WJTV in Jackson, MS. Caresse is a graduate of the University of Georgia and is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists, Investigative Reporter and Editors, the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting, and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
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