Brad Watson is a veteran WFAA reporter and anchor.His current assignment is covering general assignment and breaking news.

Watson started at WFAA in 1979 and since then has reported on stories across Texas, the nation, Mexico and Latin America.

Some of the prominent stories he covered over the years are the Vernon and Wichita Falls tornadoes in 1979, the Delta Flight 191 crash at DFW International Airport in 1985, the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama, the 1993 assault by U.S. agents on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco and the 2000 presidential election and Florida recount.

Watson anchored WFAA's top rated weekend newscasts from 1992 to 2000 and won awards for his on air work and reporting.

He's a graduate of Iowa State University with degrees in journalism and political science.