Jimmy Nesbitt is a reporter at Employee Benefit News, where he covers the evolving landscape of workplace benefits, healthcare, retirement, financial wellness and related policy issues. His career has spanned more than two decades and taken him all over the world. He started out as a public safety reporter at a regional newspaper in western Kentucky in 2002, and has since held writing and editing positions at publications in Indiana, Beijing, South Dakota, Massachusetts and South Carolina. Nesbitt most recently served as editor of The Post and Courier Columbia in South Carolina before joining Employee Benefit News in October 2025.
Nesbitt has been recognized for excellence in journalism with multiple awards, including honors in headline writing from the South Dakota Newspaper Association and the Associated Press Great Plains Newspaper Contest, and accolades for community affairs and public service reporting, feature writing, and news coverage from the Indiana Associated Press Managing Editors, Hoosier State Press Association, Kentucky State Press Association, and The E.W. Scripps Company. Most recently, he was awarded the Most Impactful Reporting Award for 2025 from Employee Benefit News.