Media Career
After leaving football, Watts went on to have a successful career in radio and television. Over 30 years he worked for various television and radio stations and was a popular comedian. John wrote most of his own material and would go on to write jokes for famous comedians such as Bob Hope and Harry Secombe and published magazines and joke books.
Watts would host TVW 7's first televised Football Panel and World of Sport segments for many years. He would also present the Football and Sports review on Channel 7 News and was a regular entertainer and panelist on TVW 7's Telethon.
He also contributed articles to various Perth Newspapers on Sport and would also "ghost write" several sport-related articles. He was also a popular commentator for Football matches both on radio and television.
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