Jesse Gary
Jesse Gary is a senior KTVU reporter based in the station’s South Bay Bureau, in Downtown San Jose.
Originally from the New York City suburbs, Gary began his broadcast career after graduating from the University of Texas at Dallas. His first full-time TV news reporting job was in Lafayette, Louisiana, where he worked as a reporter and camera person.
After a few years, and a short stint as a junior reporter in Dallas, Gary landed a job at KWTV in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Gary was the first reporter broadcasting from the scene of the Murrah Federal Building domestic terrorist bombing in 1995. During the course of the following year, he was part of a team of reporters who profiled each of the 168 people who were killed that day.
After Oklahoma City, Gary worked in Philadelphia and then the Bay Area for 10 years. He left KTVU to accept a job working in Los Angeles, before returning to Philadelphia for the birth of his son. He returned to the Bay Area and KTVU in 2016.
Gary is the recipient of multiple regional awards, including two Emmy Awards, multiple Emmy nominations, and one Peabody award (team coverage).
The latest from Jesse Gary
Los Angeles fires: Incoming Santa Ana winds raise concerns
Fire and other first responders in the Los Angeles area warned of the return of Santa Ana winds, which has prompted a Red Flag Warning from Monday afternoon until Wednesday night.
Bay Area continues sending reinforcements to LA as wildfires rage
Two Bay Area fire departments sent crews south to LA to aide in the on-going battle of multiple wildfires that have destroyed thousands of homes and left tens of thousands homeless.
Bay Area mourns former president, driving force for Habitat for Humanity Jimmy Carter
Bay Area residents had an opportunity on Thursday to write a final farewell message to the late President Jimmy Carter. Habitat for Humanity had two locations, in San Jose and Oakland, where people could come and write on a door and wall frame.
Bay Area firefighters deploy to SoCal to help battle wildfires
At the San Jose Fire Department training center in the Rock Springs section of the city, a second Strike Team on Wednesday morning prepared to deploy to Southern California to help in the battle against four major wildfires burning the Southland.
California wildfires: Bay Area firefighters sent to help battle LA County blazes
The multiple wildfires burning in Los Angeles County are too large for one fire department to battle alone. Fire agencies from around the state and Bay Area are sending help.
San Jose to tow homeless RVs in this neighborhood after 2-week notice if not moved
Residents in a San Jose neighborhood say they have suffered for years over a persistent problem that has impacted their quality of life.
49ers clean out lockers, lament on 'frustrating season'
Members of the San Francisco 49ers on Monday began the process of boxing up personal belongings in their lockers ahead of the off-season.
Bay Area food bank races to meet holiday goal of funding 3 million meals
There was a flurry of activity inside a Concord warehouse on New Year's Eve.
Santa Clara County has 10K unhoused people; 200 died in last year
The National Weather Service said the cold weather hitting the Bay Area is dangerous for homeless and unsheltered people.
Smash-and-grab at Lucky's in Oakland's Montclair neighborhood
Several people broke into the Lucky's supermarket in Oakland's Montclair neighborhood on the day after Christmas by ramming their vehicle into the store.