Ben Watson

Reporter

Title: Reporter

Professional Experience: My career began in News Radio. During the past fifteen years I've worked as a Radio Reporter and Anchor, TV Reporter, Anchor, Photographer, Editor, and Producer, and as a Newspaper Reporter.

Awards/Recognition: The Gabriel Award for outstanding news reporting, The National Association of Black Journalist Award for excellence in news reporting. The Hal Walton Journalism Award from the American Cancer Society.

Education: B.S. Fine Arts - Journalism - Central Michigan University: Poynter Institute Graduate: International Radio and Television Society, New York City Graduate:

Hobbies and Interests: Church, Sports, Traveling, Photography

Community Involvement: NAACP, Omega Psi Phi, National Association Of Black Journalist. School Speaker Series. Church Announcment team.

Favorite Book: The Bible

Favorite Movie: Imitation of Life

What I Love most About Memphis: People and Weather

Most Interesting Assignment: Million Man March

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Students on spring break help out in Hickory Hill posted on Thursday, April 11, 2013 - 6:00pm MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - A group of college students is using spring break to sing, cook, and comfort senior citizens dealing with Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Students from an organization... read more...
Memphis church uses new app to rate preacher posted on Sunday, April 7, 2013 - 10:21pm MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - A Hickory Hill area church has a new app and a new way of communicating with members. Many members think it is making it the church of the future. Minutes after Sunday... read more...
Easter service remembers murdered teen posted on Sunday, March 31, 2013 - 9:23pm MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - A University of Memphis sophomore who fell victim to a fatal stabbing outside of Mexican restaurant was remembered at his church during Easter services Sunday. The tragic... read more...
Memphis Fire Department conducts smoke detector blitz posted on Monday, March 11, 2013 - 6:11am MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - The Memphis Fire Department took advantage of the daylight saving time switch to kick off a massive smoke detector blitz Sunday. On many Memphis streets firefighters went... read more...
Mid-Southerners 'fed up' with crime posted on Monday, February 11, 2013 - 1:17am MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - Many Mid-Southerners are looking forward to a special town hall meeting that is aimed at bringing the community together to fight crime and violence. "You know kids (aren'... read more...
Anti-crime meeting to honor Dr. Martin Luther King posted on Sunday, January 13, 2013 - 10:10pm Words of non-violence Dr. King spoke in Memphis nearly 50 years ago, and it will ring out again in Memphis when hundreds show up for a town hall meeting on crime.The national holiday celebrating Dr.... read more...
Mid-South Food Bank desperately needs donations posted on Monday, April 16, 2012 - 3:05pm MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - Visit the Mid-South Food Bank and you'll see empty shelves and other signs that the agency is in trouble and all this comes at a time when the need for donated food is... read more...
Check engine lights costing Memphis drivers posted on Monday, March 19, 2012 - 3:15pm MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) – New Memphis car inspection rules are leaving many people in a bind, including some politicians. They're hitting a road block when they take in a car with its check... read more...
Churches go purple for Alzheimer's awarenss posted on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 - 2:50pm Churches around the country are teaming up to take on the fatal brain disease that destroys memories.The event is called Praise in Purple and it's a grassroots effort to generate awareness about... read more...