CBS Stations has named a fifteen-year veteran journalist who has worked at its Sacramento and San Francisco broadcast TV stations to serve as the principal correspondent focused on Golden State politics and how it impacts their constituents.
The new initiative, “CBS News California Investigates,” sees Julie Watts serve in a role in which she’ll be tasked to “uncover and raise awareness of serious issues impacting Californians, hold local officials accountable and obtain answers for viewers and provide solutions.”
Segments hosted by Watts will air weekly on CBS-owned KOVR-13 and KMAX-31 in Sacramento, where she will be based; in San Francisco at KPIX-5 and KPYX-44; and in Los Angeles at KCBS-2 and KCAL-9.
“Together, Watts and the newsroom investigators across the state will conduct in-depth investigations into issues impacting these communities,” CBS says.
“We are taking a closer look at the intricacies and issues facing our local communities through a California legislative and accountability lens,” said Jennifer Mitchell, President of CBS Stations for the West Coast and Midwest. “With this dedicated investigative news role, we aim to uncover the stories shaping policies and impacting the lives of Californians. Julie is a well-known, award-winning investigative reporter in the region, and we have complete confidence she is the perfect journalist to delve into issues and hold government officials accountable.”
Watts was most recently an investigative reporter/anchor for KOVR. Before that, she was the consumer-investigative reporter at KPIX-5, where her Consumer Watch stories aired statewide.
