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Julie’s work was recently honored with several prestigious national awards including the Gracie Award for Best Investigative Feature, Society of Professional Journalists SDX Award for Public Service, The National Headliner Award for Business and Consumer Reporting and The National Press Club’s award for Consumer Journalism.
She has also been recognized with more than a dozen regional Emmy®, Associated Press and Edward R. Murrow Awards—including the Emmy® and AP Awards for Best Reporter.
2017
Investigative Feature: Toxic Safety
Gracie Award
Public Service: Toxic Safety
Society of Professional Journalists – Sigma Delta Chi Award
Consumer Journalism: Toxic Safety
National Press Club Award
Business and Consumer Reporting: Toddler Has A Credit Card
National Headliner Award
Informational & Instructional: Why Doctors Don’t Prescribe EpiPen Alternative
Emmy Award – National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
2015
Consumer Journalism: “UN-Covered California”
National Press Club Award
Continuing Coverage: “UN-Covered California”
Emmy Award – National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
2014
Governors’ Award
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
2013
On-Camera Talent – Reporter: “Julie Watts Reporting”
Emmy Award – National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Continuing Coverage: “Supermarket Shocker”
Emmy Award – National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Continuing Coverage: “Fool’s Gold”
Edward R. Murrow Award
2012
Reporter of the Year: Julie Watts
Associated Press Television/Radio Association Mark Twain Award
Best Serious Feature: “ID Theft Secrets from Behind Bars”
Associated Press Television/Radio Association Mark Twain Award
Best Serious Series: “High & Dry – Capitola Flood Investigation”
Emmy Award – National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
2011
Best Light Feature: “Outsourced: Silicon Valley Students in India”
Associated Press Television/Radio Association Mark Twain Award
Best Spot News Story: “Palo Alto Plane Crash – Watts Reporting”
Associated Press Television/Radio Association Mark Twain Award
Specialty Reporting: “ConsumerWatch Investigates”
(RTNDA) Radio-Television News Directors Association Award
Video Journalist / Multi-Media Journalist
(RTNDA) Radio-Television News Directors Association Award
2010
Best News Anchor
Associated Press Television/Radio Association’s Mark Twain Award
Excellence in Science Reporting by a Broadcast Meteorologist
(AMS) American Meteorological Society Award
2009
Multi-Media Reporting: “Surviving Kenya: Through His Lens”
Emmy Award – National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Cultural Programming: “From Sacramento to Sierra Leone”
Telly Award
Documentary: “From Sacramento to Sierra Leone”
Telly Award
2006
On-Camera Talent – Weather Anchor: “Show Me the Weather”
Emmy Award – National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
(AMS) Seal of Approval
American Meteorological Society
Student Honors & Awards
Graduate Student of the Year, University of Southern California 2003 – Annenberg School of Journalism
National Press Photographers Foundation Scholarship 2002 – Broadcast Television Journalism Award
Associated Press Television/Radio Association Award 2001 – Clete Roberts Memorial Award
Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Award 2001 – Television Feature Photography
Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Award 2000 – Television Feature Photography