Brad Watson Email & Phone Number

Irving, Texas, United States

Brad Watson is director of community affairs at Vistra, a premier, integrated, Fortune 350 energy company based in Irving, Texas, providing essential resources for customers, commerce, and communities. Vistra combines an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail with safe, reliable, diverse, and efficient generation from its fleet of more than 50 power plants.The company brings its products and services to market in 20 states and the District of Columbia, including six of the… Show more Brad Watson is director of community affairs at Vistra, a premier, integrated, Fortune 350 energy company based in Irving, Texas, providing essential resources for customers, commerce, and communities. Vistra combines an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail with safe, reliable, diverse, and efficient generation from its fleet of more than 50 power plants.The company brings its products and services to market in 20 states and the District of Columbia, including six of the seven competitive retail markets in the U.S. and markets in Canada and Japan, as well. Serving nearly five million residential, commercial, and industrial retail customers with electricity and gas, Vistra is the largest competitive residential electricity provider in the country.Vistra is the parent company of generation subsidiary, Luminant, and leading retail electric brands TXU Energy, Dynegy, Homefield Energy, USG&E, Ambit Energy, Public Power, Brighten Energy and Energy Rewards. Watson and the community affairs team oversee the company's relations with local governments, chambers of commerce and community groups and also manage Vistra's Corporate Giving Policy. Show less

Dallas-Fort Worth

Prior to joining Vistra, Watson worked as a television journalist. In his 34 years with WFAA-TV, the ABC affiliate in Dallas-Fort Worth, Watson anchored the station's top-rated weekend newscasts from 1992 to 2000. He covered major stories across Texas, the nation, Mexico and Latin America. His later assignments included covering Dallas city government and politics as well as hosting the station's "Inside Texas Politics” program.

Peoria, Illinois, United States