Nick Watt (CNN reporter)

Nick Watt is a Los Angeles, California based reporter for CNN, and an occasional anchor on CNN International. Prior to joining CNN in 2018, he was a producer and then a correspondent with ABC News for 20 years. He also hosted Watts World on the Travel Channel.[1][2][3] He is Scottish. Watt has won two Emmy Awards, one for his reporting from Fallujah, Iraq in 2004,[4] and another as a producer for work in Darfur, Sudan.[5] He is also the voice of Zito the elephant in the Disney series The Lion Guard.

Early life

Watt was born in Paisley, Scotland. He grew up in the Scottish Borders, Thailand, Malaysia, Turkey and South Africa. He has a master's degree in Modern History from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland with a focus on post-war U.S. foreign policy.[6]

Career

Watt began his career as a reporter for the Southampton Press newspaper[6] from 1995 until 1997.[7][8]

Watt started at ABC's London bureau in 1997 as a desk assistant and tape librarian. He spent 15 years based in London covering stories across the world, including wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Liberia along with the odd royal wedding. He moved to Los Angeles with ABC News in 2012.

Personal life

Watt lives in Santa Monica. He is married with children.[1] His wife was born in South Africa. His hobbies include cricket and rugby.[9]

References

1. "What Nick Watt Learned By Traveling the World". ABC News. 30 June 2015.
2. "CNN Profiles - Nick Watt - Correspondent - CNN". CNN.
3. "Nick Watt Joins CNN". www.adweek.com.
4. "ABC's Nick Watt Moving from London to Los Angeles".
5. "Nick Watt Official Biography". ABC NEWS. June 13, 2017.
6. "Nick Watt Official Biography". ABC News. 13 June 2017.
7. "Former Press Reporter Nick Watt Shoots Travel Channel's 'Watt's World' on East End".
8. "Nick Watt's Hometown".
9. "Travel Style: Nick Watt". 15 July 2015.

External links

• Profile at IMDb with a list of programs he's been in
• Video clips of Watt at TV Guide