FOX News Channel Signs Charles Watson as Correspondent
23 July 2020 - 3:53AM
Business Wire
FOX News Channel (FNC) has signed Charles Watson as an Atlanta
based correspondent, announced Suzanne Scott, CEO of FOX News
Media. Watson will transition from his current role as one of the
network’s multimedia reporters to the new position.
In making the announcement, Scott said, “We have watched Charles
grow and excel in high-pressure situations guiding viewers with a
calm demeanor and sharp focus during coverage ranging from tornado
destruction to major flooding in the Midwest. His storytelling has
impressed us from the start and we are excited to have him join our
exceptional reporting team in Atlanta.”
Watson has served as a multimedia reporter for the network based
in Jackson, Mississippi since December 2018. In this capacity, he
has covered a number of national breaking news events, including
the deadly tornadoes in Beauregard, Alabama and the 2019 mass
shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. A member of the 2018 class
of the FOX News Multimedia Reporter program, Watson has spent the
past two years receiving an immersive training across FOX News
Media’s broadcast, digital and radio platforms.
Founded in 2011 and currently led by Sharri Berg, Executive Vice
President of News Operations for FNC and Chief Operating Officer of
FOX Television Stations Group, the Multimedia Reporter program
provides a select group of journalists with mentorship and
technical instruction to support their development as skilled
multimedia professionals. Watson joins nine fellow alumni of the
program who now serve in full-time roles with the network,
including FNC correspondents Garrett Tenney and Matt Finn and FOX
Business correspondent Hillary Vaughn.
Previously, Watson worked as a general assignment and multimedia
reporter for independent television station WRNN-TV’s FiOS1 News in
New York. In this role, he covered a wide range of events including
the 2016 New York and New Jersey pipe bombings, the 2017 New York
City mayoral election and then-Governor of New Jersey Chris
Christie’s “Beachgate” scandal. Watson began his career at NBC
affiliate WRDE-TV in Rehoboth, Delaware, where he served as a
reporter, morning anchor and producer.
Watson obtained a Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Temple
University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Prior to graduating, he
was a member of the Temple Association of Black Journalists (TABJ)
and an anchor for the school’s student-run newscast, Temple
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