Chip Reid
Charles "Chip" Reid (born Charles Henry Reid, Jr.) was named CBS News National correspondent in June 2011. Prior to his current position, he was the Chief White House Correspondent for CBS News. He assumed that position on January 5, 2009. Previously, Reid was the network's congressional correspondent. Prior to his association with CBS, he was employed by NBC News, where he covered politics and Capitol Hill.
Personal life
Reid was born Charles Henry Reid, Jr. in Wilmington, Delaware, to Charles H Reid Sr. and Norma Reid. He and his wife Nina Black live in Washington, D.C..
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
Legal
Reid practiced law, as a Counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee from 1982 through 1986. He then served as a specialist in litigation, and lobbying, for a major Washington, D.C. law firm from 1986 to 1988.
