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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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.
District 16 congressional race: Evan Low secures key endorsement
The November election is less than five weeks away, and on Thursday there was a hum of synchronized activity at the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, where workers are preparing one million voter guides for mailing.
VTA shooter owed coworker thousands in debt before fatal incident
The VTA bus driver accused of killing a coworker in San Jose hid behind his public defender during his first court appearance on Wednesday.
Redwood City fire injures construction worker
Firefighters on Tuesday raced to put out a destructive fire in Redwood City that injured one construction worker and forced residents to flee their neighborhood choking on the thick smoke.
VTA bus driver killed by coworker over unpaid debt: authorities
A VTA employee was killed by a coworker over an unpaid gambling debt at a San Jose bus yard, authorities said.
San Jose sees 14th pedestrian killed in traffic collision
There are familiar calls for increased safety on South Bay roads following the latest fatal collision with a pedestrian.
Tough Mudder sued after race participants sickened
One man filed a lawsuit against Spartan Race, Inc, the company responsible for the Tough Mudder race, after hundreds of people reported getting sick at its race in Sonoma County at the Sonoma Raceway last August.
San Pablo man stole, destroyed youth baseball equipment: police
An East Bay youth baseball team is trying to recover from a devastating crime and figure out how they’ll continue to play ball this fall.
Saratoga to spend $100K to mitigate noise from pickleball courts
A South Bay court battle is pitting neighbor against neighbor. One city thinks it has what could be a six-figure solution to the stalemate.