Mark Sayre

Reporter

Mark Sayre joined KTVU in 2022. He brings more than a decade of experience covering the South Bay and the wider Bay Area and was on the front lines of many of the biggest recent stories including the pandemic, the construction and opening of both Levi’s Stadium and the eastern span of the Bay Bridge, the BART extension to Santa Clara County, wildfires, floods, elections and a wide variety of public policy programs and controversies.

Mark previously worked for KPIX, where he also covered the South Bay. He has also worked at KCBS/KCAL in Los Angeles and at two different stations in Las Vegas in a variety of roles including news anchor and investigative reporter. Mark has three individual local Emmy awards and was on the reporting team which won the Radio and Television News Association of Southern California award for best evening newscast in Los Angeles.

Mark is a Bay Area native and graduated from both U.C. Berkeley and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Mark worked in the news department at KALX-FM, the student-run radio station at Berkeley. Mark was also previously a news intern at KTVU.

Mark feels the Bay Area is an amazing place of rich diversity, opportunity and progress yet also has many challenges. He feels lucky to live here and to cover these significant longer-term issues.

Before embarking on his journey as a parent Mark traveled the world and has visited more than 50 countries. Seeing so many different places, cultures, and ways of life has made Mark even more appreciative of what we have here at home. Today he has become somewhat of an expert on traveling to a wide variety of youth sports venues and discovering the best deals at the snack bar during games.

The latest from Mark Sayre

New college graduates worried about job prospects with shaky market

Companies in a national survey say they still expect to hire about 4% more college graduates in 2023 compared to 2022, but they are less optimistic about the pace of hiring than they were late last year.

May 26

San Jose school expects surge in new immigrants after border restrictions relaxed

A change in immigration policy at the southern border is expected to quickly have an impact on a South Bay school that caters to the immigrant community.

May 19

Widespread Bay Area sideshows as Oakland considers new ordinance

In what has seemingly become a weekend tradition, sideshows hit three major cities in the Bay Area this past weekend.

April 17

Winter rains bring "superbloom" to Bay Area parks

This winter's record rainfall is creating another unique show from Mother Nature: A superbloom!

April 14

Demand at regional food banks soars as layoffs, food prices, increase

The primary food bank which serves San Mateo and Santa Clara counties is seeing rising demand only slightly below pandemic-era highs. Higher food prices and layoffs are citied. Leaders say more support is needed from cities and the private sector.

April 10

Levi's Stadium transformed into 9-hole golf course

There is some new and unusual play calling from inside Levi’s Stadium this week. Instead of NFL football, you might hear some golfers saying "fore." That’s because Levi’s Stadium has been transformed into a nine-hole golf course.

April 6

Half Moon Bay group extends help to Pajaro evacuees after recent tragedies

A bus which provides mental health services to farmworkers arrived at an evacuation center from the flooding in Pajaro — where people were evacuated nearly a month ago after a levee burst. The bus is based in Half Moon Bay, which also recently suffered tragedy with a mass shooting.

April 5