Carlos Watson is a journalist, businessman, and television host.
Education
He attended Ransom Everglades School in Miami, then Harvard University. Watson graduated with honors with a degree in government from Harvard University in 1991. He then attended Stanford Law School, where he was editor of the Stanford Law Review and president of the Stanford Law School Student Government.
Career
He was also a contributor on Microsoft and National Broadcasting Company.
Watson was raised in Miami, Florida with three siblings. As a working-class family, they often struggled financially throughout his youth, regularly needing help from food stamps. Being labeled a problem child early in life, Carlos was asked to leave kindergarten in 1974, but entered first grade the next year.
During high school and college Watson wrote over 50 articles for the Miami Herald and the Detroit Free Press, and worked for Miami Mayor Xavier Suarez and Senator.
Bob Graham. He then worked as Chief of Staff and Campaign Manager for Florida Representative Daryl Jones and managed Bill Clinton’s 1992 Election Day effort in Miami-Dade County. After graduating from Stanford Law School in 1995, Watson began work at strategic consulting firm McKinsey & Company.
After two years at McKinsey, Watson left to co-found Achieva College Preparatory Service based in San Mateo, California. Watson sold Achieva in 2002 to competitor Kaplan, Incorporated.
In early 2009, Watson was named co-anchor of an hour-long Microsoft and National Broadcasting Company segment on Wednesdays and Fridays at 2pm with Contessa Brewer, while continuing to appear bi-weekly on Morning Joe.
Carlos’ most recent work includes the week-in-review news show "7 Days in America" alongside Arianna Huffington, making him the fourth Microsoft and National Broadcasting Company host with radio platform, after Rachel Maddow, Editor Schultz and Joe Scarborough. His Air America Media program ran every weekend, featuring Carlos and Arianna interviewing newsmakers about "what’s really going on behind the news."
Watson hosted a second interview show and was offered his own continuing interview show on Consumer News and Business Channel, before joining Cable News Network as a regular newscast contributor. Watson also hosted Meet the Faith on Black Entertainment Television. Watson was named one of People's “Hottest Bachelors” in 2004, as well as Extra television"s list of most eligible bachelors in 2008.
In September 2013, Watson launched Ozy Media, a daily digital news and culture magazine.
Politics
Watson began a television career in 2002 with guest appearances on Fox News and Court television as a political analyst. On Labor Day, 2003, Watson hosted a highly rated prime-time interview show on Consumer News and Business Channel featuring Howard Dean, Joe Montana, and Eva Longoria. Foreign two years, Watson appeared regularly as a political commentator on Cable News Network, most notably covering the 2004 presidential election with Wolf Blitzer, Larry King and Jeff Greenfield.
Also while at Cable News Network, Watson wrote a column on Cable News Network"s web site and hosted two airings of his own prime-time show interviewing Shaquille O"Neal, Barack Obama, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Heidi Klum.