Jackie Crea is an award-winning journalist and reporter/fill-in anchor with extensive experience covering breaking news, severe weather, investigative stories and major national events across some of the country's most competitive televisions markets.
Currently in San Diego, Crea has built a career defined by versatility in both anchoring and field reporting, with experience at NBC 7 San Diego, Denver7 in Colorado, KHOU 11 in Houston and KTSM Channel 9 in El Paso. She began her journalism career as an intern at NBC 7 — later returning to the station as a reporter and anchor.
Originally from the San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles, she started as an MMJ in El Paso, TX, living with her grandma. While at KHOU 11 in Houston, Crea covered some of the region’s most significant breaking news events and natural disasters, including the historic 2015 Memorial Day floods, when parts of the Houston area received more than 11 inches of rain in less than 24 hours. During the flooding, she reported live through the night after becoming stranded in a news truck on a bridge, alongside hundreds of motorists trapped by flooded streets. Her coverage during severe weather events in TX and CO, and fast-moving emergencies showcased her ability to deliver calm, accurate reporting under intense and unpredictable conditions.
Crea also covered major national stories, including the deadly ambush that killed five Dallas police officers in 2016, presidential visits to Texas, Super Bowl coverage, immigration and border issues, and military-related reporting in El Paso and San Diego. Her experience spans anchoring and field reporting across breaking news, public safety, community stories, and enterprise journalism.
She lives in San Diego with her husband Tom and her two kids: Jack & Eve.
The Latest
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Man accused of shooting at car with women, child on SR-52 pleads not guilty
A Fresno County man accused of shooting a woman during an alleged lane dispute on a San Diego freeway pleaded not guilty in a San Diego court on Tuesday.
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Ley que limita las tasas de urbanización busca reducir el costo de vivienda en San Diego
Tanto los legisladores estatales como los federales esperan que los proyectos de ley que acaban de aprobar hagan que la vivienda sea más asequible en todo el país, incluido San Diego.
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Bills limiting housing development fees aims to make San Diego housing more affordable
Both state and federal legislators hope their newly-signed bills make housing more affordable across the country, including in San Diego’s extremely expensive housing market.
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Aprueban proyecto inmobiliario en Otay Mesa a pese a oposición de propietarios privados
Un proyecto urbanístico de 5,100 viviendas en Otay Mesa sigue adelante a pesar de la oposición de propietarios privados.
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Escondido man arrested after couple found dead at Ramona military housing complex
The motive and circumstances surrounding the killings were under investigation, reports NBC 7’s Jackie Crea.
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San Diego approves Otay Mesa housing project despite landowner opposition
A proposed 5,100-home development in Otay Mesa is moving forward despite opposition from private property owners, some of them undeveloped parcels, within the boundaries of the proposed project. The landowners say a rezoning plan could reduce the value of their property and limit how it can be be used.
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Maps show which San Diego neighborhoods could get housing density projects under SB 79
A new California law aimed at addressing the housing crisis by streamlining development near transit stops has taken effect, and San Diego has released its first maps showing the neighborhoods that could be be affected by SB 79.
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San Diego launches $8.5M fund to keep rental prices affordable
San Diego city leaders and housing officials announced an $8.5 million Affordable Housing Preservation Fund aimed at helping keep existing rental homes affordable, saying preserving current housing is just as important as building new units.
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El proyecto urbanístico Southwest Village aportaría 5,000 viviendas a Otay Mesa
El proyecto urbanístico Southwest Village, propuesto para Otay Mesa, añadiría más de 5,000 viviendas, locales comerciales, parques y un futuro centro de transporte.
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Proposed Southwest Village community would bring 5,000 homes to Otay Mesa
The proposed Southwest Village development in Otay Mesa would add more than 5,000 homes, retail space, parks and a future transit hub.
