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Joy-Ann Reid
Born
Joy-Ann M. Lomena

(1968-12-08) December 8, 1968 (age 55)
NationalityAmerican
EducationA.B., Harvard University (1991)
OccupationPolitical commentator
Employer(s)NBCUniversal, Comcast
TelevisionAM Joy
The Rachel Maddow Show
SpouseJason Reid
Children3

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 political commentator.

Career

Joy Reid hosts AM Joy, a political weekend-morning talk show from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on MSNBC.[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 an MSNBC national correspondent.[5]

Reid was 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 (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, New York, to a Congolese father and a Guyanese mother, and was raised in Denver, Colorado.[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]

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. ^ Brian Steinberg (April 29, 2016). "Joy Reid Gets Weekend Slot on MSNBC". Variety. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  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.
  7. ^ 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.