WSBE Rhode Island PBS Hires Broadcast Journalist Pamela Watts for Its News Magazine
Former News Anchor Joins ‘Rhode Island PBS Weekly’ as Reporter and Co-Host
Pamela Watts, two-time Emmy® award-winning broadcast journalist and communications professional, has joined the Rhode Island PBS Weekly team as reporter and co-host. The announcement was made today by WSBE Rhode Island PBS President David W. Piccerelli.
“We are thrilled to welcome Pamela to Rhode Island PBS Weekly,” said Mr. Piccerelli. “She is a familiar face and voice in local media, and brings her many years of experience as a credible and seasoned journalist. Pamela has a keen ability to connect with people from all walks of life, making her a trusted interviewer and high-profile communicator. She is a welcome addition to the program and we are glad to have her.”
As a television news anchor, Ms. Watts wrote and reported on politics, crime, sports, and arts and entertainment, as well as live coverage of breaking news. Ms. Watts was an anchor and reporter at WLNE-TV ABC6 for 15 years. She helped launch WRNI-AM as Rhode Island’s first public radio station (now “The Public’s Radio”) in 2000. She was an anchor and reporter at WPRI-12 Eyewitness News before turning her skills and enthusiasm to development and fundraising for Day Kimball Healthcare in Putnam, CT, in 2010, and most recently was the Philanthropy Officer for Major Gifts at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence.
During her broadcast career, Pamela won several awards, including first-place awards from the Associated Press, Pro-Max, the Rhode Island Commission on Women, and the National Federation of Press Women, as well as Emmy® nominations for best breaking news coverage, sports, and feature stories reporting.
Passionate about journalism, Pamela returns to television as reporter and will co-host Rhode Island PBS Weekly with reporter Michelle San Miguel. Ms. Watts will research, write, and report long-form stories.
“I’m honored to be a part of this exciting new chapter of public television in Rhode Island,” Ms. Watts remarked. “There are so many remarkable stories to tell. I am grateful to be able to report them.”
Rhode Island PBS Weekly takes a fresh approach to regional journalism with its long-form and in-depth reporting of important local stories behind the headlines. The producers and reporters employ reflective investigative journalism and narrative storytelling to explore the whole story and provide needed context. These are stories that matter. The news magazine also includes recurring features about the environment, arts and culture, “Kids Want to Know,” snapshots of historical sites and significant dates in Rhode Island history, and commentary. Rhode Island PBS Weekly airs Wednesdays at 7 p.m. and encores Sundays at 7:30 p.m. Individual story segments and full episodes are available on-demand after broadcast.
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