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).
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San Jose firefighters press city leaders to prioritize public safety amid $32M deficit
San Jose firefighters are urging city leaders to avoid cutting emergency services in a bid to bridge a $32 million budget shortfall.
Trump administration probes California's sex education curriculum
The state of California faced greater oversight from the federal government on Tuesday over how it implements sexual education. The state must now comply with a federal request as part of a medical accuracy review.
'American Nightmare' attacker Matthew Muller sentenced to 2 life terms in South Bay home invasions
A Santa Clara County judge on Friday sentenced Matthew Muller, who kidnapped and sexually assaulted Denise Huskins in an ordeal that Vallejo police initially branded a hoax, to two consecutive life terms after he pleaded guilty to invading two South Bay homes many years ago.
Judge's decision effectively ends VTA strike
A judge's decision in court on Wednesday will effectively end a transit strike that has been affecting the Silicon Valley Transportation Authority for more than three weeks.
Former UFC champion Cain Velasquez sentenced to prison time for 2022 shooting
Velasquez pleaded no contest to the charges last August.
Protesters target Tesla, Elon Musk, Trump in East Bay march
Upwards of 1,000 protestors took to the downtown shopping area of Walnut Creek on Saturday to protest changes in government policy and institutions being made by President Donald Trump and DOGE head Elon Musk.
St. Mary's holds on in 1st round NCAA tournament win
The St. Mary's College men's basketball team overcame a 12 point disadvantage and withstood a desperate, end-of-game challenge from Vanderbilt, and cemented a 1st round, 59-56 win in the NCAA college basketball tournament.
Days left until Newark Macy's store closes doors for good
A slow stream of loyal Macy's customers made their way inside the store at NewPark Mall on Thursday to see what deals could be had days before the retail giant closed the door permanently.
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.