Joy Reid Biography
Joy Reid who was born Joy-Ann M.Lomena-Reid is an American cable television host, MSNBC national correspondent, and political commentator. The Hollywood Reporter described Reid as one of the political pundits “who have been at the forefront of the cable- news conversations this election season.”
She also wrote a book on the recent history of the Democratic Party, called Fracture: Barack Obama, the Clintons, and the Racial Divide. Joy also hosted the weekly MSNBC morning show AM Joy and in 2019 published the book, The Man who sold America: Trump and the Unraveling of the American Story. MSNBC announced on July 9th, 2020 that Reid would host The Reid Out, a new Washington-based weeknight show in the 7 pm Eastern time slot vacated in March by Hardball host Chris Matthews’ retirement.
Joy Reid Age and Birthday
The talented journalist, Joy-Ann M. Lomena-Reid, was born on December 8th, 1968 in New York City, New York, United States. She is 52 years old as of 2020. She celebrates her birthday on December 8th every year.
Joy Reid Height
Reid is a stunningly beautiful and amazingly talented journalist. Joy measures a standing height of 5 feet 5 inches which is equivalent to 1.65 meters. She also weighs 121 lbs which is equivalent to 55 kilograms. Joy-Ann has beautiful dark brown eyes and hair.
Joy Reid Family
Joy-Ann is an American-born journalist. She is the daughter of a Democratic Republic of Congo father and Guyana college professor, and a nutritionist mother. Reid was raised mostly in Denver, Colorado, until at the age of 17, when her mother died of breast cancer. Reid was raised Methodist and has one sister and one brother.
Joy Reid Husband and Children
Joy is a married wife to her husband Jason Reid. The couple got married in 1997. Her husband is a documentary film editor for the Discovery Channel. The lovely couple has three children. They have not revealed the identity of their children. This information will soon be updated.
Joy Reid Education and Career
Education
Joy-Ann Lomena is a graduate of Har vard University. She graduated in 1991 with a concentration in the visual art and documentation form, film.
Career
In 1997, Joy began her journalism career. She left her job at a business consulting firm in New York so as to begin working in South Florida for a WSVN Channel 7 morning show. Reid left journalism in 2003 to work with the group America Coming Together to oppose the Iraq War and President George W. Bush.
Later she returned to broadcasting as a talk radio host and worked on Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. From 2006 to 2007, Joy-Ann 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 also served as managing editor of The Grio (2011-2014), a political columnist for Miami Herald (2003-2015). She was also the editor of The Reid Report political blog (2000-2014).
Joy Reid MSNBC
Reid is an MSNBC national correspondent and political commentator. The Hollywood Reporter described Reid as one of the political pundits “who have been at the forefront of the cable- news conversations this election season.”
She also wrote a book on the recent history of the Democratic Party, called Fracture: Barack Obama, the Clintons, and the Racial Divide. Joy also hosted the weekly MSNBC morning show AM Joy and in 2019 published the book, The Man who sold America: Trump and the Unraveling of the American Story. MSNBC announced on July 9th, 2020 that Reid would host The Reid Out, a new Washington-based weeknight show in the 7 pm Eastern time slot vacated in March by Hardball host Chris Matthews’ retirement.
Joy Reid Net Worth and Salary
The American born journalist, Reid, has advanced in her journalism career and her fortune has raised. Joy has an estimated net worth of $2 million. Her annual salary is currently under review.