Father Bob Reed has long entertained a keen interest in the full use of television and new media for an effective, entertaining and truthful sharing of Catholic Faith and life. A priest of the Archdiocese of Boston and the President of the CatholicTV® Network, Father Reed was born in Boston and currently lives in the historic West End of the city. He was educated at St. John’s Preparatory School and he prepared for the priesthood at the Pontifical North American College in Rome. Father Reed also studied Broadcast Administration at Boston University's School of Communication.
After having been ordained a Catholic priest in 1985, Father Reed served in parishes in Quincy, Malden, Norwood, Dorchester, Haverhill and most recently as pastor of Holy Ghost Parish in Whitman, Massachusetts. He was appointed director of CatholicTV in May, 2005. He now hangs his hat most hours of the day and night at the national headquarters of the network, the Monsignor Frank McFarland Center. Reed oversees the production, acquisition and broadcast of increasingly-diverse and high-quality Catholic programs from across the nation. In addition, CatholicTV also boasts of one of the finest network television websites with a 24-hour live stream and over 1,400 full-length videos available for viewing and embedding: Your Catholic Broadband Network, CatholicTV.com.
In addition to his administrative responsibilities at America’s Catholic Television Network™, Father Reed is also host of the game show WOW: The CatholicTV Challenge; the reality series House+Home; he prays The Rosary with the television audience three times daily from various locations around the world; co-hosts the network's signature talk show, This is the Day; and celebrates Daily Mass many times throughout the month. Father Reed also provides commentary for various national and international events from installations, ordinations and papal events.
Father Reed is also the Director of Radio Programming for the Archdiocese of Boston and assists on weekends at the Church of Saint Bonaventure in Plymouth, Massachusetts.