Joy-Ann Reid
| Joy-Ann Reid | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Joy-Ann M. Lomena Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | A.B., Harvard University (1990) |
| Occupation | Political commentator |
| Employer | NBCUniversal, Comcast |
| Television |
AM Joy The Rachel Maddow Show |
| Spouse(s) | Jason Reid |
| Children | 3 |
Joy-Ann M. Lomena-Reid (born 1968), also known as Joy Reid, is a national correspondent at MSNBC, American cable television host and political commentator.
Reid was born Joy-Ann Lomena in Brooklyn, New York. Her father was from the Congo and her mother from British Guiana; the two met in graduate school at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Reid grew up in Denver, Colorado, then attended Harvard University, where she studied documentary filmmaking in the Visual and Environmental Studies department.
Reid began her journalism career in 1997, leaving New York and her job at a business consulting firm to begin working in south Florida for a WSVN Channel 7 morning show.
Reid was 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. She served as managing editor of The Grio (2011–2014), a political columnist for The Miami Herald (2003–2015), and the editor of The Reid Report political blog (2000–2014).
From February 2014 to February 2015, Reid hosted her own afternoon cable news show, The Reid Report. The show was cancelled on February 19, 2015 and Reid was shifted to a new role as an MSNBC national correspondent.
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