Who is Julie Watts?
Julie Watts is an Australian consumer investigative reporter who is a national-award-winning journalist. She works for CBS News & CBS affiliate stations around the country as well as KPIX in San Francisco and KCAL/KCBS in Los Angeles. Along with being a meteorologist (AMS), she also anchors news.
She founded NewsMom.com and is a well-known blogger and digital journalist off-air. Julie takes great satisfaction in her innovative use of social media and her online audience to improve her reporting.
Julie Watts Date of Birth / Age
Watt’s age is not yet accessible although she is in her late thirties. However, more information will be updated once available.
Julie Watts Height
Watts is about 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs about 70 kilograms.
Julie Watts Parents and Siblings
Julie grew up with her mother, who worked at a used book store. Her parents’ data are scarce, though, and it’s unclear if she has siblings.
Julie Watts Spouse / Husband
Watts got married to her long-term partner, whom she originally married after meeting while working in Sacramento.
Julie Watts Kids / Children
Watts is the creator of NewsMom.com and has two children and also has a dog. On social media, Julie goes as NewsMom, and she uses her experience as an investigative reporter to provide tools and expertise that help her as a mother. Julie takes satisfaction in researching items and issues that most mothers would look into if they had the means to do so. She does this by combining her Instagram photos with #MomLife and her Facebook posts with #NewsYouCanUse.
Julie Watts Education
Watts graduated with a broadcast journalism bachelor’s degree and an online journalism master’s degree from the University of Southern California. She received the Graduate Student of the Year award during her USC commencement ceremony.
Julie Watts Career
Before taking on the job of investigative reporter and anchor at CBS in Sacramento, Julie worked for ten years as the Consumer-Investigative Reporter at CBS in San Francisco. She also contributed to CBS News, where her stories were shared with CBS stations around the nation.
At KPIX, Julie worked as an AMS and a news anchor. Her work as anchor and host of the KPIX Saturday morning program earned her the title of Best News Anchor by the Associated Press, and during her tenure there, she was honored with the American Meteorological Society’s renowned “Excellence in Science Reporting by a Broadcast Meteorologist” award.
Julie received her meteorology credentials (AMS Seal) from the American Meteorological Society and worked at KCRA 3 in Sacramento prior to that. She hosted the “KCRA Noon Show Live from the Arden Fair Mall,” where she discussed anything from cookery segments to scary animals in addition to the weather for the weekend.
Julie was a national host of TLC’s “Designing Spaces” and worked in Los Angeles for BBC & Reuters-TV as an entertainment reporter/ producer. As a reporter, traffic anchor, and weather anchor, Watts began her career in media at CBS-47 in Fresno. She also voiced the traffic and morning news for the Central Valley’s Clear Channel radio stations.
How Much Does Julie Watts Earn?
Watts receives compensation of between $33,774 and $112,519 each year.
How Much is Julie Watts Worth?
Watts has amassed a net worth ranging from $1 million to $5 million through his work as a reporter.