Joy-Ann Reid
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Born | Joy-Ann M. Lomena 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 far-left political commentator.
Career
Joy Reid hosts AM Joy, a political morning talk show from 10 a.m. to Noon on Saturday and Sunday on MSNBC. MHP, hosted by Melissa Harris Perry had been in that time slot.[3]
From February 2014 to February 2015, Reid hosted her own afternoon cable news show, The Reid Report.[4] The show was cancelled on February 19, 2015 and Reid was shifted to a new role as a national correspondent.[5]
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.[citation needed] She is a 2003 Knight Center for Specialized Journalism fellow.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
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.
Personal life
Reid was born Joy-Ann Lomena in Brooklyn to a Congolese father and a Guyanese mother, and was raised in Denver.[7] 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.[citation needed]
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