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Jacque Reid is currently a news correspondent on the nationally syndicated radio program, The Tom Joyner Morning Show. Prior to that, Reid had served as co-host of the nationally syndicated radio show, The Steve Harvey Morning Show. Jacque came to radio from CNN Headline News and BET Nightly News, where she was known as the face of the former flagship evening news program.

As co-host of The Steve Harvey Morning Show, she served as the feminine mystique adding balance to the witty banter of her male counterparts, comedian’s Steve Harvey and “Nephew” Tommy Miles.

While the principal anchor of BET Nightly News, Reid brought a wealth of experience and talent along with a stylish, contemporary presence to a national cable newscast on a daily basis. She became one of the most celebrated journalists in the network's history. Jacque has interviewed luminaries such as Presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Patti LaBelle, Tom Cruise, Will Smith, Jamie Foxx and Beyonce. She served as co-host for TV One's 2008 Presidential election specials. In 2004, she served as a special correspondent and commentator for CNN's Larry King Live covering the 2004 Republican National Convention.

In 2006-07, Jacque also served as a regular co-host for ABC's The View, gracing the couch with the ladies on six different occasions. She had an opportunity to interview Ed Norton, Kerry Washington, Chris Rock, Cyndi Lauper and others.

Reid has also been an occasional fill-in anchor and featured correspondent for CBS News and had previously worked in those capacities on CBS’ The Early Show, providing reports on the day’s hot topics. In 2005, Reid also filed stories for the CBS Weekend Evening News and worked as a fill-in anchor for the CBS overnight news program, Up To The Minute.

Before joining BET, Reid anchored the morning news at CNN Headline News Network. Reid joined Headline News from KPRC-TV, the NBC affiliate in Houston, Texas, where she served as an anchor and reporter. Prior to that position, she was an anchor and reporter for the CBS affiliate WKYT-TV in Lexington, Kentucky and a reporter for WBSG-TV in Brunswick, Georgia.

Reid earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in print journalism from Clark Atlanta University, a Masters in Broadcast Journalism from Northwestern University and is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists. She is a health and fitness enthusiast who enjoys reading, arts and entertainment and participating in community service activities with children.


Maintaining a strong commitment to her faith and service, Jacque is passionate about women's issues and her community. Serving as a mentor, she speaks at universities and youth events around the nation. Jacque is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists, Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn, and the New York Alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., where she organized a panel discussion on African-Americans in theater at the historic Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Jacque has served on various boards, including Talbot's Scholarship Board, which provides funding to young women attending college and Uplift Jamaica, a non-profit organization which provides medical coverage and technology to Jamaican residents in need.