Joy-Ann Reid
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About
First rose to fame as a national correspondent for MSNBC and as a liberal political commentator. She gained notoriety as an author in 2015 when she released the book Fracture: Barack Obama, the Clintons and the Racial Divide.
Before Fame
She began her career as a journalist and blogger, starting with The Reid Report political blog before becoming a columnist for the Miami Herald. She got her start as a host in 2006 on the radio show Wake Up South Florida.
Trivia
In 2014, she hosted her own short-lived afternoon talk show called The Reid Report. She has accumulated more than 1.1 million followers on Instagram.
Family Life
Her father is from the Congo and her mother is from Guyana. Her husband, Jason Reid, is a documentary filmmaker for the Discovery channel. Together they have three children.
Associated With
Her defunct MSNBC show The Reid Report took the former slot of NewsNation with Tamron Hall.
