Jacque Reid | |
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Born |
Jacqueline Elaine Reid January 31, 1975 Atlanta, Georgia |
Occupation | Television host, journalist |
Jacqueline Elaine "Jacque" Reid (born January 31, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American television and radio personality and journalist. She was the lead news anchor of The BET Nightly News from 2001-2005. Reid is currently one of the co-hosts of the NBC New York affiliate show called "New York Live." She has also guest-hosted The View several times, prior to joining NBC 4 New York.
Reid began her journalism career as an anchor/reporter for WBSG-TV in Brunswick, Georgia and at CBS affiliate WKYT-TV in Lexington, Kentucky. Later, she joined KPRC-TV, the NBC affiliate in Houston, Texas. From her stint in Houston, she moved on to anchor the morning news at CNN Headline News.
Reid earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in print journalism from Clark Atlanta University, a Master's degree in Broadcast Journalism from Northwestern University and is an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists. She is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.
Reid was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, and is a health and fitness enthusiast. She has said that she would like to have children. As Reid maintains a busy schedule, she is also very active on the public speaking circuit.