BET Networks
T. J. Holmes is an award-winning journalist and national television personality. Holmes recently inked a multi-platform talent deal with BET Networks that includes programming on BET, as well as, content on BET.com. Prior to joining BET Networks, Holmes was a news anchor and correspondent at CNN for more than 5 years. Holmes reported from the scene of numerous breaking news events, including: Joplin, MO, which was devastated by multiple tornadoes in May of 2011; New Orleans during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010; and Blacksburg, Virginia immediately after the shootings on the campus of Virginia Tech. Holmes is a graduate of the University of Arkansas.