Joy-Ann Reid

Joy-Ann Reid
Born Joy-Ann M. Lomena
(1968-12-08) December 8, 1968
Brooklyn, New York
Nationality American
Education B.A., Harvard University (1991)
Occupation Political commentator

Joy-Ann M. Lomena-Reid (born December 8, 1968),[1][2] also known as Joy Reid, is a national correspondent at MSNBC, American cable television host and liberal political commentator.

Personal life

Reid was born Joy-Ann Lomena in Brooklyn to a Congolese father and a Guyanese mother, and was raised in Denver.[3] Reid is a 1991 graduate of Harvard University, where she majored in film. She is married to Jason Reid, a documentary film editor for the Discovery Channel, and they have three children.

Career

Reid was formerly the managing editor of TheGrio.com (2011–2014), a political columnist for The Miami Herald (2003–2015) and the editor of The Reid Report political blog from 2000–2014. She is a 2003 Knight Center for Specialized Journalism fellow. From 2006–2007, Reid was the co-host of Wake Up South Florida, a morning radio talk show broadcast from Radio One’s then-Miami affiliate WTPS, alongside "James T" Thomas.

On January 27, 2014, MSNBC announced that Reid would host her own afternoon cable news show, The Reid Report, which replaced the 2pm slot[4] previously occupied by NewsNation with Tamron Hall. The show was cancelled on February 19, 2015 and Reid was shifted to a new role as a national correspondent.[5]

Joy-Ann Reid is the author of the book Fracture: Barack Obama, the Clintons and the Racial Divide,[6] published by HarperCollins on September 8, 2015.

References

  1. ↑ Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) (December 8, 2010). "On the downside, John Lennon died on my birthday...". Twitter. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ Intelius. "Joy Lomena in the United States". Intelius. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ Grove, Lloyd. "Joy Reid, MSNBC Anchor, on the Racism of the Tea Party, Family Dramas, and Why She Loves Boxing". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Alexis Garrett Stodghill (January 27, 2014). "Joy-Ann Reid to host new show on MSNBC". The Grio.
  5. ↑ Ariens, Chris. "MSNBC Shifts Ronan Farrow, Joy-Ann Reid; Thomas Roberts Returns to Dayside". AdWeek. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  6. ↑ "New book: Fracture, by journalist Joy-Ann Reid". HarperCollins PR.

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