Earlier this year, WRVA morning host John Reid departed the station in an effort to run for Lt. Governor of Virginia. He did not win that race.
In the race against Ghazala Hasmi, a Democrat, Reid earned 44.2% of the vote. He garnered just under 1.5 million votes, while Hashmi secured nearly 1.9 million. Hashmi becomes the first Muslim woman elected to a statewide office in the United States.
Had Reid won, he would have been the first openly gay elected official to statewide office in the state.
Reid outperformed Republican counterpart, Winsome Earle-Sears, in the gubernatorial election, where she earned 42.3% of the vote in the race against Democratic candidate Abigail Spanberger.
Reid joined WRVA in 2017 and hosted The John Reid Show from 5:30-10 AM. Reid’s father, Jack, served as a state delegate from 1990 through 2007.
He has made no announcements about whether or not a return to radio or any other media endeavor could be in the cards for him after falling in the Lt. Governor’s race. He was replaced in the WRVA lineup by Rich Herrera.
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There’s no place for him at WRVA. Rich Herrera has settled in on the Morning News and Jeff Katz isn’t going anywhere.
I expect a podcast announcement – or maybe the Megan Kelly’s Ego channel on SiriusXM will sign him up…