John Sasaki

John Sasaki has been delivering the big news of the day to the Bay Area since 1996. He works primarily as a reporter for KTVU Channel 2 News at 5, 6, and 10, but also often joins the crew on Mornings on 2 and The KTVU Morning News as a fill-in anchor.

Sasaki started his career in journalism as an associate producer at KNSD, the NBC station in San Diego. From there he traveled east to become a reporter at NBC's KYMA in Yuma, Arizona. After a short stint there he moved to Reno, Nevada to become the weekend anchor at CBS affiliate, KTVN Channel 2. Then it was time to come back to the Bay Area.

A native of the East Bay, Sasaki graduated from Berkeley High School where, he is proud to say, he founded the Men's Lacrosse Team. He even still plays in the school's annual alumni game. Later, he graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in psychology.

Since returning to the Bay Area, Sasaki has covered some of the region's biggest stories. He was one of the first reporters to cover the disappearance of Laci Peterson. He's covered countless major wildfires, including the Angora Fire at Lake Tahoe in 2007, and he was also KTVU's first reporter to cover San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's decision to allow same-sex marriage. Sasaki has also covered countless major Bay Area sports stories. He went with the Oakland Raiders to the Superbowl in San Diego, followed the San Francisco Giants to the World Series, and reported as the Warriors electrified the Bay Area with its playoff run in 2007.

Over the years, Sasaki has garnered a number of awards for excellence in broadcast journalism. But the one that's most important to him came in 2004. That's when the readers of Diablo Magazine voted him Best Reporter, in the magazine's Best of the East Bay poll.

In his spare time, Sasaki works closely with numerous charities including The Special Olympics, The Muscular Dystrophy Association, Comfort for Kids, The Ronald McDonald House, and The Berkeley Athletic Fund. In his spare time, you can find Sasaki snow-skiing, snorkeling, or eating sushi.