Pamela Watts

Reporter/Co-Host

Pamela Watts is a veteran journalist and native Rhode Islander who has served the public on local airwaves her entire career. In 2021, she became host/reporter of the news magazine program, “Rhode Island PBS Weekly,” where she was honored with a New England Emmy Award for reporting and producing.

Pamela began her professional journalism career at age 19 on WPRO Radio, followed by stints at WBZ and WRKO in Boston. She first appeared on television as an anchor and reporter for the ground-breaking Local Cable News, owned by The Providence Journal. In broadcast television, Pamela was an anchor and reporter for WLNE-TV in Providence where she was twice awarded the Emmy for best anchor in all of New England. Pamela also helped launch Rhode Island’s first National Public Radio (NPR) station, WRNI as an anchor reporter for One Union Station. In addition, she was a morning anchor and reporter for WPRI-TV 12 in Providence.

Other awards include first-place honors for reporting from The Associated Press, the National Federation of Press Women, and the Massachusetts Medical Society. Pamela received the Rhode Island Commission on Women’s Hope Award for leadership, URI’s Distinguished Achievement Award, and the EMMY Silver Circle Award from NATAS. She was also inducted into the Rhode Island Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

Recently published
New documentary chronicles Rhode Island artist Michael Townsend’s audacious plan to turn abandoned mall space into a hidden home, as seven friends lived in secrecy for four years—until they were discovered
Veterans, including Army Scout Ty Smith, bring real-life experiences to the stage, sparking conversations about the lasting impact of war on both soldiers and the community
The writings describe the accounts of John Swanson Jacobs and how he escaped slavery twice
How the Tynietoys company helped save holiday cheer during WWI