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).
The latest from Jesse Gary
3 shot in south San Jose; police investigation underway
Police say an unidentified suspect fled before officers arrived to the scene.
Suspects scatter after Milpitas jewelry store owner fires warning gunshots
Business owners in two Bay Area cities used weapons to open fire at would-be robbers. Experts say the reliance on firearms is a reaction to an increasingly violent American culture.
San Bruno continues to heal 15 years after deadly PG&E pipeline explosion
The city of San Bruno is marking a painful part of its past. 15 years ago, a ruptured Pacific Gas and Electric pipeline sparked a deadly explosion and fire that destroyed an entire neighborhood.
Woman on electric scooter killed in San Jose hit-and-run, driver sought
A woman riding an electric scooter was killed Monday morning in a San Jose hit-and-run, police said.
Catastrophe! San Jose cat shelter closed after 2-car collision damages sanctuary
Nearly a dozen South Bay cats are resting comfortably in various adoptive homes after a near catastrophe. This, after a two-car collision sent one vehicle into an exterior wall of a pet sanctuary.
San Jose police has a 100% homicide clearance rate
The San Jose Police Department's homicide unit is touting a 100% clearance rate over the last 3.5 years, and it's on pace to solve every case in the city for a fourth consecutive year.
South Bay celebrates opening of new drug addiction clinic
South Bay leaders on Thursday cut a ceremonial ribbon in celebration of the soon-to-open "Compassionate Addiction Services & Support clinic.
UC Berkeley named 'hostile' to Muslim students by CAIR
A prominent Bay Area university has a dubious distinction — UC Berkeley was placed on a list of centers for higher learning deemed "hostile" to Muslim students.
San Jose charters new path for homeownership by allowing ADU condo sales
With the stroke of a pen, San Jose city leaders on Thursday staked their claim as the first California city to allow accessory dwelling units to be sold as condos.
School officials prepare for potential ICE presence on campuses
School officials in the South Bay are preparing to welcome back students, but they're also contemplating how to plan if ICE agents try to conduct enforcement actions on their campuses.