Caresse Jackman 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.

Jackman briefed National Press Foundation fellows in March 2024: Extracting Data That Illuminates the Past. She briefed fellows in December 2024: Say Yes to the Camera: Building Confidence in Journalism. She also briefed fellows in February 2025: Investigative Reporting Tips from Gray Television’s Caresse Jackman.