Background
Reid was born Charles Henry Reid, Junior. in Wilmington, Delaware, to Charles H Reid Senior and Norma Reid.
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Education
Reid attended Vassar College, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in psychology in 1977. He then attended Princeton University in 1982, graduating with a Master"s of Public Affairs degree. Reid also received a law degree from Columbia Law School.
Reid gave the commencement address to the Vassar College Class of 2011.
Career
Prior to his current position, he was the Chief White House Correspondent for Columbia Broadcasting System News. He assumed that position on January 5, 2009. Previously, Reid was the network"s congressional correspondent.
Prior to his association with Columbia Broadcasting System, he was employed by National Broadcasting Company News, where he covered politics and Capitol Hill.
Legal
Reid practiced law, as a Counsel to the United States. Senate Judiciary Committee from 1982 through 1986. He then served as a specialist in litigation, and lobbying, for a major Washington, District of Columbia law firm from 1986 to 1988.
Journalism
= American Broadcasting Company Reid began his network journalism career at American Broadcasting Company News as a field producer in Washington. He worked for American Broadcasting Company from 1988 to 1989.
= television Reporter Reid began his journalism career working for WTTG-television in Washington from 1990 to 1993.
He then moved to WJLA-television for 3 years from 1994 to 1996. = National Broadcasting Company From 1996 through 2000 Reid was based in Washington, District of Columbia for National Broadcasting Company. Covering among other beltway stories, First Rate (at Lloyd's) Gore"s 2000 Presidential campaign, voting irregularities of the 2000 Presidential election, and the impeachment process of then, President Clinton.
Starting in 2001, Reid began working for the Los Angeles base of National Broadcasting Company, spending 7 weeks with a United States. Marines lead unit during the initial invasion of United States troops from Kuwait to Baghdad. After September 11, 2001 attacks, Reid reported from Ground Zero and from the Pentagon, as well as covering stories on the war on terror from Afghanistan, Israel, Uzbekistan, Egypt, and around the world.
He continued reporting in this capacity through 2003.
Reid began covering the Senate and the House of Representatives for National Broadcasting Company News in the fall of 2004. And, he served as a political coverage anchor for Microsoft and National Broadcasting Company, as well as a reporter for all the major National Broadcasting Company News broadcasts. = Columbia Broadcasting System Reid joined Columbia Broadcasting System News in 2007 as Capitol Hill Correspondent, extensively covering the 2008 presidential campaign.
He also traveled with Senator.
John McCain during much of the campaign.
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