Jacqueline Elaine "Jacque" Reid (born January 31, 1975, in

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"Jacque Reid Jumps Into Reality TV"
, by Isoul H. Harris, January 2010, ''

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''. Retrieved 2011-09-21.) 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.

Early career and education

Reid began her journalism career as an anchor/reporter for WBSG-TV in

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. Later, she joined

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

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. Reid attended the University of Georgia before transferring to Clark Atlanta University where she earned a

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from

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in 1991. She is an active member of the

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. She is also a member of

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sorority.

Personal

Reid was raised in

, graduating from Southwest Dekalb High School in 1985, and is a health and fitness enthusiast. She has said that she would like to have children.News Journalist Talks About Sex With New Reality Show
Black Voices Newswire, January 7, 2010 Reid maintains a busy work schedule that includes the public speaking circuit.

References

External links

Official Site
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