Ivan Watson works as a senior international correspondent in Hong Kong for CNN. He got known for coverage of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the Arab Spring, Hong Kong’s Umbrella Revolution, etc. He has reported for the last 6 years on major news events from Hong Kong and the region, these events are such as the Thai cave rescue, Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, the Christchurch terrorist attack, the Sri Lanka Easter bombings, the spread of the novel coronavirus across Asia, the Lion Air plane crash, and the Hong Kong protests.

Ivan Watson Age

Ivan Watson was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the United States on Nov 25th, 1975. He is 46 years old.

Ivan Watson Height

Ivan stands at a moderate height of 5 ft 7 in/1.7m tall.

Ivan Watson Education

Ivan received a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations from Brown University in 1997.

Ivan Watson Family

Ivan was brought up together with his younger sister and brother by their parents, however, he hasnt mentioned their names to the public, deep research on this is being carried on and this segment will be filled out soon.

Ivan Watson Wife

Ivan is a married man to Rana Wehbe who is the Forbes senior editor, they exchanged vows at their local registry. More details on this are being checked out and this segment will be filled out soon.

Ivan Watson Career

Ivan Watson works as a senior international correspondent in Hong Kong for CNN. He got known for coverage of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the Arab Spring, Hong Kong’s Umbrella Revolution, etc. He has reported for the last 6 years on major news events from Hong Kong and the region, these events are such as the Thai cave rescue, Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, the Christchurch terrorist attack, the Sri Lanka Easter bombings, the spread of the novel coronavirus across Asia, the Lion Air plane crash, and the Hong Kong protests.

He was awarded as the Best Current Affairs Programme for his documentary “Borneo is Burning” by ContentAsia Awards in 2020, other honors include; Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, 2010 two Emmy awards for coverage of the Haiti Earthquake, as well as 2013 Royal Television Society’s Best News Coverage.

Ivan was based in Istanbul for a period of 12 years before he went to Hong Kong in 2014. He also worked in Russia for CNN as a producer, then he began working for NPR as a reporter.