Jim Watkins Biography
Jim Watkins is an American journalist and television news anchor. Watkins formerly worked at WPIX-TV from October 26, 1998 to October 9, 2011, where he was the evening anchor for PIX11 News at Ten for 11 years.
Jim Watkins Age
He was born James Raymond Watkins on October 21, 1956, in the United States of America. Jim is 67 years old as of October 2023.
Jim Watkins Education
He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee.
Jim Watkins Wife
Watkins is happily married to his wife and has three children, including a teenaged son with autism.
Jim Watkins Career
Watkins formerly worked at WPIX-TV from October 26, 1998 to October 9, 2011, where he was the evening anchor for PIX11 News at Ten for 11 years. During his 14-year career as a New York City news anchor, Watkins also worked for WNBC-TV on weekends and alongside WPIX’s Kaity Tong. Watkins was honored with three Emmy Awards and an Edward R. Murrow Award for Broadcast Excellence while at WPIX. Watkins served as the principal anchor for Tribune Broadcasting’s live television coverage on 9/11 for five days straight. In 2014, his memories of the catastrophe, beginning the day before the World Trade Center attack, were featured in the NatGeo documentary “9/10: The Final Hours.”
His TV news experience includes work at WPHL Philadelphia (anchor), the syndicated FOX Los Angeles “Entertainment Daily Journal” (correspondent), WBZ Boston’s “Evening Magazine” (co-host), and WTVF-TV Nashville (anchor). Watkins hosts a television program at the Hispanic Day Parade every year, which takes place on the second Sunday in October. Watkins, an Ohio native, was a former anchor and reporter for CBS affiliate WTVF in Nashville, Tennessee. He writes pieces for AM New York, a free weekday newspaper distributed throughout New York City. He also maintains a blog for the television station’s news show. Watkins announced his retirement from WPIX in 2014, eventually joining News 8 WTNH-TV in New Haven, Connecticut. On August 19, 2015, Watkins left WTNH News 8.
Watkins Net Worth
Jim has an estimated net worth of 1 million dollars.