Cornerstone Donors: Jeffrey Reid

Jeffrey Reid
Executive Producer
CNN Productions

Jeffery Reid, a veteran broadcast journalist with more than 28 years of experience, is an executive producer for CNN Productions. In that role, Reid oversees the editorial content for the network's long-form programming that appears in programs including CNN Presents and CNN: Special Investigations Unit. He is based in CNN's world headquarters in Atlanta.

Reid's last projects, Black in America I and 2: took a hard look at the myths, the facts, the stereotypes and the realities of being Black in America. Reid also produced Martin Luther King: Words that Changed a Nation. This documentary gave viewers a rare look inside the U.S. civil rights movement and used King's own writings to explore his philosophy and theology. Words that Changed a Nation and Black in America were both nominated for an NAACP Image Award. Reid's other documentary work for CNN includes programs about the Virginia Tech massacre, the Iraq war, the Oklahoma City bombing, among other topics. Reid along with Soledad O'Brien was just recently named to Ebony Magazine's Power 150. Among the 15 named in the media category Reid and O'Brien ranked third behind Oprah and Tavis Smiley.

Since joining CNN in 1996, Reid has served in a variety of production roles, including executive producer for Lou Dobbs' Moneyline and Inside Politics. He's also worked on breaking news, including the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster and the war in Iraq. Before joining CNN in 1996, Reid served for three years as executive producer at WXIA-TV in Atlanta, where he won five Emmy awards. He began his career at WTVC-TV in Chattanooga, Tenn., and worked for nine years at WISH-TV in Indianapolis.

Reid earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from Middle Tennessee State University.