Dee Dee Gatton is a television anchor and reporter associated with Sinclair’s The National News Desk. Her professional profile lists her in the national role from 2022 onward, and Sinclair named her among its anchors in an August 2025 announcement. Before that, she worked in newsrooms in Oregon, Arizona, Illinois, and North Carolina. The available professional record provides a clear account of her work, education, and a documented award.
Where does Dee Dee Gatton work?
Gatton’s talent agency identifies her as an anchor and reporter for The National Desk in the Washington, D.C., area. Its profile labels the position “2022–present.” Sinclair’s 2025 announcement uses the program name The National News Desk and includes Gatton in its anchor lineup. Together, these sources support describing her as associated with the national program as of this review in September 2026; they do not establish a fixed daily broadcast schedule.
Sinclair says The National News Desk draws on its local stations for national, regional, and community coverage. Gatton’s background fits that format: by the time she joined the national desk, she had worked as an anchor, reporter, producer, and special projects journalist in several local markets. The dates and job titles below come from the résumé published by her agency.
Dee Dee Gatton’s career, from local news to a national desk
| Period | Newsroom and role |
|---|---|
| 2013 | KPIC, Roseburg, Oregon — weekday anchor and multimedia journalist |
| 2013–2014 | KVAL, Eugene, Oregon — weekend anchor and reporter |
| 2014–2015 | KLSR, Eugene, Oregon — anchor and producer |
| 2015–2016 | KPNX, Phoenix, Arizona — anchor and reporter |
| 2017–2020 | WICS/FOX, Springfield, Illinois — primary anchor and special projects reporter |
| 2020–2022 | WBTV, Charlotte, North Carolina — bilingual anchor and special projects reporter |
| From October 2022 | The National Desk — anchor and reporter |
The progression shows more than a change of cities. Her early Oregon jobs combined presenting with reporting and production. In Springfield, her résumé describes both primary anchoring and special projects work. At WBTV, her role again mixed on-air duties with reporting.
A July 2020 WBTV Investigates report shows the consumer side of her work. Gatton described a Charlotte couple’s dispute over a car with serious engine problems. WBTV said the seller offered a full refund after the newsroom contacted the company; the reported purchase price was nearly $40,000. The story offers a concrete example of her reporting away from the anchor desk, following a viewer complaint through the company’s response.
Education, languages, and a documented award
Gatton’s published résumé lists a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the College of William & Mary, with summa cum laude honors. Her agency profile describes her as fluent in Spanish and conversational in Tagalog. Those are professionally supplied biographical details, rather than conclusions drawn from her name or appearance.
One specific award can be checked independently: Sinclair’s station awards record lists “Saint’s Flight” as a first-place Best Light Feature winner in the 2019 Illinois Associated Press awards and credits Gatton as anchor. That record supports naming the project and category precisely. It does not require assigning her every award won by a newsroom or a wider reporting team.
What is publicly established about her personal life?
Gatton’s agency biography, résumé, and the Sinclair announcement document her work but do not establish an exact birth date, a current spouse, or private finances. Those sources do not provide enough evidence to state these details as fact, so this profile does not present an age, husband, or net-worth figure. The absence of those details from professional records does not prove any particular relationship status.
Frequently asked questions
When did Dee Dee Gatton join The National Desk?
Her published résumé dates the start of her anchor and reporter role to October 2022. Her agency’s current profile continues to list the position.
Where did she work immediately before that?
She worked at WBTV in Charlotte from March 2020 to October 2022, according to the same résumé.
Is Dee Dee Gatton married?
The primary professional sources reviewed for this article do not verify her current marital status or identify a spouse. It would be inaccurate to turn that gap into a claim that she is single, married, or has never married.