Jay Reeves

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Jay Reeves

Jay Reeves is an Associated Press correspondent, covering the Birmingham area since 1993.

Reeves is a graduate of Troy State University. His son, Alan, a former Thompson High School quarterback, attended Harvard University.

Reeves reported on the massive April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak; the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico; multiple hurricanes, including Katrina; and the mass shooting at Florida’s Pulse nightclub. Reeves also has reported extensively on civil rights, and he worked on AP’s Divided America project.

References

  • Reeves, Jay (February 6, 2008) "From Alabama to Harvard, a tale of an odd recruiting journey." International Herald Tribune