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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Nvidia's San Jose GTC Conference 2024 keys in on AI chips as stock skyrockets
Some of the world’s greatest scientists and engineers have converged on Downtown San Jose for the next four days. This is as Nvidia holds its GTC Conference 2024.
Mountain View cold case to see third trial after court ruling
A three-justice California appellate court ruled on Thursday that a third trial for the man accused of murdering a Mountain View woman more than three decades ago can proceed.
Mold, wage theft complaints plague SJ affordable housing construction site
An affordable housing construction site which is slated to open this summer has been impacted by mold, and complaints of wage theft. San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan says the city will ensure any new construction is up to code, and that workers are fairly compensated.
2 alleged copper thieves busted for stealing VTA wires
Santa Clara County sheriff's deputies arrested two suspected copper thieves accused of stealing wires from Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail platforms.
Family separated for 5 years reunited in emotional embrace at SFO
A Nicaraguan political refugee, separated from his wife and two sons, was reunited with his family in an emotional gathering at San Francisco International Airport.
San Jose police sets goal of 30% women officers by 2030
Experts say women may actually outpace men at some aspects of policing. As a result, many municipalities across the country, including the City of San Jose, have set a goal of increasing the number of female police officers to 30% of the force by 2030.
San Jose fire house burglarized 2 times, prompting calls for security
A San Jose fire station has been hit by thieves two times, prompting fire officials to highlight the need for enhanced security at city buildings.
Facing deadline, San Jose to move 1,000 unhoused residents from waterways
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and others on Friday morning stood along the debris- and trash-strewn banks of Coyote Creek, surveying unhoused encampments that could result in potential financial tidal waves of fines hitting the city next year.
SJ mayoral race running under-the-radar ahead of Tuesday's primary
Matt Mahan poised to win election to 4-year term; could be in office most of the decade.
Mountain lion spotted in Livermore neighborhood
Home surveillance video shows a mountain lion walking across the front lawn of a home in Livermore Sunday. Experts said the animal is a juvenile male, likely looking for food and to establish its own territory. They said sighting in the East Bay are rare.