Joy Reid
Television Host, Political Commentator, Author

American New York City, U.S.

Quick Info

Profession	Television Host, Political Commentator, Author
Nationality	American
Date of Birth	08/12/1968
Age	57 years
Birthplace	New York City, U.S.

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Bio/Wiki

Full Name	Joy-Ann M. Lomena-Reid
Known for	Being the host of the news shows The ReidOut, The Reid Report, and AM Joy; first Black woman to host a primetime cable news program

Physical Stats & More

Height	5' 6" (167 cm)
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University	Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Degree	Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Visual and Environmental Studies (1986-1991)

Personal Life

Religion	Methodism
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	27/02/1997

Family

Father	(engineer)
Mother	(college professor and nutritionist
Siblings	Brother - Oren Lomena, Sister - June Carryl (American actress)
Spouse	Jason Reid (documentary film editor)
Children	Son - Winsome Reid, Daughters - Jmar Reid, Miles Reid

Career

Awards	New York Black Media Legends by McDonald's (2013) Media Leadership Award by World of Money (2014) President's Award by NAACP, Brooklyn (2015) Women's Media Center's Carol Jenkins Visible and Powerful Media Award (2016) 2022 NAACP Image Award for The ReidOut 2003 Knight Center for Advanced Journalism fellow Emmy nomination GLAAD Media Award nomination Two prior NAACP Image Award nominations
Notable Roles	Host for The Reid Report on MSNBC (February 2014 - February 2015) National Correspondent at MSNBC (February 2015) Host of AM Joy, a political weekend morning talk show (May 2016) Host of The ReidOut on MSNBC, becoming the first Black woman to anchor a primetime cable news show (July 2020) Anchor at WSVN, Channel 7, and CBS Morning Show in Miami, Florida (1997) Online news editor for NBC affiliate WTVJ in Miramar, Florida Talk radio producer and host for Radio One Freelance columnist for Miami Herald Editor of political blog The Reid Report Managing Editor at theGrio.com Host of The Reid Report on MSNBC (February 2014 - February 2015) Co-host of MSNBC's The Culture Is Host of podcasts Reid This, Reid That (with Emmy-winning journalist Jacque Reid) and What to Reid
Publications	The Man Who Sold America: Trump and the Unraveling of the American Story (2019) Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America (2024) Fracture: Barack Obama, the Clintons and the Racial Divide (2015) We Are the Change We Seek: The Speeches of Barack Obama (co-edited, 2017)
Career Milestones	Worked as a political columnist for the Miami Herald Served as a co-host and producer at Radio One's Wake Up South Florida Managed editor roles at The Grio and MSNBC Florida deputy communications director for the 527 'America Coming Together' initiative during 2004 presidential campaign Press aide in President Barack Obama's Florida campaign in 2008 Taught at Syracuse University Hearst Visiting Professor at Howard University, teaching a course on the impact of race and gender on political coverage

Style Quotient

Public Presence	Often featured on magazine covers, known for her professional attire and no-nonsense commentary.

Social Media

Instagram	https://www.instagram.com/joyannreid/
Facebook	https://www.facebook.com/joyreidofficial/
Twitter	https://x.com/Joyannreid
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/in/joyannreid/

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Joy Reid was raised in the Methodist faith.
2. She faced backlash for old blog posts that reappeared, containing insensitive remarks.
3. Reid apologized for her past views and stated that she has grown since then.
4. She initially worked as an internet news producer/editor at NBC News.
5. Joy Reid created the term ‘KHive’ for supporters of Kamala Harris.
6. She often teaches a class at Syracuse University on race, gender, and the media.
7. She is the daughter of immigrants who met at the University of Iowa.
8. She was initially a pre-med student at Harvard University before pursuing broadcast journalism.
9. She and her husband own a documentary film production company.

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