Jacque Reid

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Jacque Reid
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Jacqueline Elaine Reid

Occupation(s)Television host, journalist

Jacqueline Elaine "Jacque" Reid is an American television and radio personality and journalist. She was the lead news anchor of The BET Nightly News from 2001 to 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. [1]

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Early career and education

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. After her stint in Houston, she anchored the morning news at CNN Headline News.

Reid attended the University of Georgia before transferring to Clark Atlanta University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in print journalism and a Master's degree in Broadcast journalism from Northwestern University in 1991.[ citation needed ] She is an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists. She is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.

Personal

Reid was raised in Atlanta, Georgia, [2] graduating from Southwest Dekalb High School in 1985[ citation needed ] and is a health and fitness enthusiast. She has said that she would like to have children. [3] Reid maintains a busy work schedule that includes the public speaking circuit.

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References

  1. "Jacque Reid". nbcnewyork.com. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  2. "Jacque Reid Jumps Into Reality TV" Archived 2010-07-30 at the Wayback Machine , by Isoul H. Harris, January 2010, 944 Magazine . Retrieved 2011-09-21.
  3. News Journalist Talks About Sex With New Reality Show Archived 2010-07-02 at the Wayback Machine . Black Voices Newswire, January 7, 2010