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
Lingering VTA strike impacting those most in need as talks with union resume
Members of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265 on Thursday held a rally outside the headquarters of the Valley Transportation Authority.
Foreign-born workers now two-third of South Bay tech workforce: study
Research by a South Bay think tank finds the percentage of foreign-born workers in Silicon Valley is now two-thirds of the total. Experts say this reflects the continuation of a 30 year trend.
Bay FC head coach under investigation for 'toxic' environment, NWSL confirms
The National Women's Soccer League has confirmed it's investigating Bay FC and its head coach for fostering a "toxic" environment, according to two former players.
Local educators brace for fallout from Trump’s ‘dismantling’ of US Department of Education
Many educators said the most vulnerable are bearing the burden of ordered cuts, and will suffer disproportionately if the department, established in the 1970s under President Jimmy Carter, becomes an historical footnote.
Trump threatens free speech on college campuses, arrest of 'agitators'
A social media post by President Donald Trump on Tuesday raised alarm and concerns on college and university campuses across the country.
South Bay county cancels Cal Fire service contract for parts of rural areas
A change in fire service providers for some Santa Clara County residents is set to take effect later this year, just as the region moves into the teeth of fire season.
San Jose kicks off 'reunification' program to connect unhoused people with home communities
The plan will assist the unhoused with reconnecting with family and loved ones, by providing them with train or bus tickets so they can return home.
Trump's executive order aims to eliminate elements of historic Presidio Trust in San Francisco
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Wednesday night targeting the Presido Trust, saying certain elements of the historic national park in San Francisco with sweeping views of the Golden Gate Bridge should be "eliminated" because they are "unnecessary."
Alameda County court workers strike; judge says state budget won't allow for salary increases
Hundreds of Alameda County court workers walked off their jobs Wednesday morning, though the presiding judge said the state budget won't allow for salary increases because of state budget cuts.
Concord police fatally shoot man who allegedly stabbed father
Concord police detectives on Tuesday investigated a fatal police shooting following a family altercation and stabbing in the 1900 blk of Natoma Dr.