Ian Cull is an award-winning reporter who joined NBC Bay Area in June 2014. You can see his stories on the station's evening newscasts.
Prior to NBC Bay Area, Ian spent five years working in Washington as a "one-man-band" -- shooting, writing, voicing, and editing on his own every day. A proud graduate of Gonzaga University with a degree in Broadcast Media, Ian began his career as a news and sports anchor/reporter in Southern Utah. He has also worked as a reporter in Central Texas.
Ian has covered a wide variety of stories in the Bay Area. He has been on the front lines of historic wildfires and covered the first COVID-19 cases in the U.S. He was there for the San Jose Sharks’ push to the Stanley Cup Final. He also broke a story that garnered international attention when a woman accidentally recycled an Apple One computer worth $200,000.
Ian was part of the NBC team that won a national SPJ Award for public service in journalism along with the American Legion’s ‘Fourth Estate Award.’
Ian is married and has two children. As a native of the Central Valley, but raised in Washington state, he’s happy to be back in California.
He enjoys bodyboarding, fly-fishing, playing pick-up soccer, being a dad, and cheering his kids on at their sporting events.
If you have any story ideas, or just want to say "Hi," send Ian an email at: ian.cull@nbcuni.com. You can find him on Twitter at: @NBCian.
The Latest
-
Who takes over if Oakland mayor, Alameda County DA are recalled?
Here are some answers to questions about the Oakland mayor and Alameda County district attorney recall efforts as well as the San Francisco mayoral race.
-
Community members launch effort to recall embattled San Jose Councilman Omar Torres
Community leaders and residents on Friday launched a campaign to recall embattled San Jose Councilman Omar Torres.
-
South Bay family warns of firework danger during Diwali
Doctors and a local family are urging people to use caution during Diwali after a firework incident last year left a teenage girl badly burned.
-
Anderson Dam tunnel completed in South Bay
The Anderson Dam tunnel project hit a major milestone on Wednesday in the effort to protect the South Bay from the next major earthquake.
-
San Jose leaders excuse embattled councilman's absence, but calls to resign stand
The controversy surrounding embattled San Jose Councilman Omar Torres continues to grow.
-
Valley Water holds summit to address removing encampments along South Bay creeks
Santa Clara Valley Water held an unhoused people and environmental summit on Friday in an effort to better understand how to clear the unhoused out of South Bay waterways.
-
DACA recipients rally in San Jose while program is back in court
A case challenging DACA was heard in federal court Thursday.
-
Bay Area first responders head to Florida to help Hurricane Milton victims
Dozens of Bay Area first responders headed to Florida to help victims of Hurricane Milton after the storm left a path of destruction across the Sunshine State.
-
Mountain West schools forfeit women's volleyball matches against SJSU amid transgender controversy
A fourth school forfeited its match against San Jose State University’s women’s volleyball team due to an apparent protest against allowing transgender athletes on college sports teams.
-
Dozens of people storm shopping plaza in San Jose's Willow Glen neighborhood
Police are on the lookout for a large group of people that mobbed the entrance of a parking lot in San Jose’s Willow Glen neighborhood over the weekend.
