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Jesse Watters
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Watters in 2021
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Jesse Bailey Watters
July 9, 1978 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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| Education | Trinity College (BA) |
| Occupation | Political commentator |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Political party | Conservative Party of New York State |
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Noelle Inguagiato
(m. 2009; div. 2018)Emma DiGiovine
(m. 2019) |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Morton Shelley Bailey (great-great grandfather) David H. Watters (uncle) Harper Watters (cousin) |
Jesse Bailey Watters (born July 9, 1978) is an American political commentator and TV host. He works for the Fox News network. He is known for hosting shows like Watters' World, The Five, and Jesse Watters Primetime. Jesse Watters has also written two books.
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Jesse Watters' Early Life and Education
Jesse Watters grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Later, during his high school years, he moved to Long Island, New York. His father, Stephen Hapgood Watters, was a teacher. His mother, Anne Purvis, was a child psychologist.
Jesse comes from a family with interesting backgrounds. His maternal great-grandfather, Morton Bailey, Jr., published Better Homes and Gardens magazine. His great-great-grandfather, Morton S. Bailey, was a judge and politician in Colorado. Jesse's paternal grandfather was a heart doctor and professor. Jesse is also related to ballet dancer Harper Watters and New Hampshire state senator David H. Watters.
Jesse attended the William Penn Charter School for a while. He then moved to Long Island, New York. In 2001, he graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, studying history.
Jesse Watters' Career in Television
After college, Jesse Watters started working at Fox News in New York City. He began as a production assistant. In 2003, he joined the team for the show The O'Reilly Factor. By 2004, he started appearing on the show himself.
In 2014, Jesse Watters first appeared on the Fox News show Outnumbered. He sometimes filled in as a guest host. In 2015, he launched his own monthly show called Watters' World. On this show, he often did "man-on-the-street" interviews. He tried to make these interviews fun for everyone involved. In 2017, Watters' World became a weekly show.
Also in April 2017, Jesse Watters became a co-host of the popular roundtable show The Five. On this show, different hosts discuss current events.
In January 2022, Jesse Watters became the permanent host of a new primetime show. It is called Jesse Watters Primetime. This new show started on January 24, 2022. His show Watters' World ended its run shortly before this. However, Jesse continues to be a co-host on The Five. In June 2023, Fox News announced that Jesse Watters would also host the network's 8 p.m. EST hour.
Books Written by Jesse Watters
Jesse Watters has also become an author. In April 2021, HarperCollins announced his first book. It was titled How I Saved the World. The book was published on July 6, 2021. It quickly became a number one best-seller on The New York Times nonfiction list.
His second book, Get It Together: Troubling Tales from the Liberal Fringe, was published in March 2024. It was released by Broadside Books.
Jesse Watters' Family Life
Jesse Watters married Noelle Inguagiato in 2009. They had twin daughters together. They later divorced in 2019. In December 2019, Jesse married Emma DiGiovine. They have two children together: a son born in 2021 and a daughter born in April 2023.
See also
- New Yorkers in journalism
