(Gabrielle Union)

Perri Reed is the senior crime reporter at The Beacon. Although she's something of a knee-jerk skeptic because she is rooted in the real world and follows her natural instincts, she is not necessarily entirely closed-minded.

She has a natural drive to get to the truth, an innate willingness to help others, and a skill at getting what she wants from other people. However, she is still not entirely certain as to how far she can trust her new colleague, Carl Kolchak.