Jacque Reid

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Jacque Reid is a television and radio personality. She was the lead news anchor of The BET Nightly News from 2001-2005.

[edit] Early career

Reid began her journalism career with anchor/reporter jobs at 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. From her stint in Houston, she moved on to anchor the morning news at CNN Headline News Network. In addition to her anchor duties, she is also very active on the public speaking circuit.

[edit] Education

Reid earned a B.A. degree in print journalism from Clark Atlanta University, a Master's degree in broadcast journalism from Northwestern University and is active member of the National Association of Black Journalists. She is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

[edit] Radio career

Reid was a co-host on the Steve Harvey Morning Show on New York's WBLS. She has been replaced by Harvey's former co-host Shirley Strawberry. Strawberry was a member of Harvey's morning show team from LA's 100.3 The Beat before the show was cancelled in 2004. Jacque is currently a news correspondent on the Tom Joyner Morning Show.