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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Union City family loses life savings in home burglary
A Union City family lamented their misfortune after their home was burglarized Wednesday morning. Kelvin Ling says his parents life savings, and expensive possessions were taken by a trio of criminals who can be seen committing the crime on neighbor's surveillance video.
Non-binary South Bay teacher placed on leave over gender-identity material
A Cupertino school board met for hours, Thursday, to, in part, consider how to incorporate gender identity material into the classroom for children as young as four-years-old.
Top contenders in Fremont mayoral race trade jabs as contest tightens
Accusations and assertions are flying fast and thick in an East Bay mayoral race and with three weeks to go, the field is tightening.
49ers' Ricky Pearsall practices for first time since shooting
The San Francisco 49ers face their biggest test of the young NFL season Sunday. But the Red & Gold could soon see reinforcements join the 53 man roster. This, as rookie wide-receiver Ricky Pearsall has been cleared to practice.
Santa Clara supervisors to consider reappointing fired education superintendent
A three-person panel on Thursday considered foundational changes to the way Santa Clara County's Office of Education is run. This, as a county supervisors said he and his colleagues will consider reappointing the fired superintendent of the Office of Education.
Social workers press Santa Clara County supervisors to address system failures
After a tumultuous year filled with controversies and tumult, on Tuesday, at the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors meeting, members of SEIU local 521 pressed board members to take action against the leadership of the beleaguered Department of Family and Children’s Services.
High heat continues sizzling the Bay Area
Bay Area residents, on Saturday, sought shelter and relief from high heat. As the first week of October came to an end, most endured 100 degree heat.
San Jose police investigating councilman accused of soliciting child sexual abuse material
Embattled San Jose city council member Omar Torres said he’s the victim of “entirely false" accusations. This, after San Jose police detectives launched a criminal investigation into the first-term Dist. 3 rep.
Revelation of San Jose State trans volleyball player sparks forfeits from opponents
San Jose State University officials said via an emailed statement, that the school is in-line with Mountain West and NCAA rules relating to the participation of a reportedly trans athlete on the school's women's volleyball team. So far, three schools have declined to compete against SJSU, instead having the matches either listed as cancelations or forfeitures.
Gov. Newsom bill aims to lower gas prices for consumers
A bill making its way through a special session of the California legislature could, if passed into law, help lower the price of a gallon of gasoline at the pump.