Jarriel began his career at
KPRC-TV in Houston. During most of that time, Jarriel anchored the 15-minute bulletins ABC aired late nights on Saturday and Sunday, until those broadcasts were cancelled in 1991; he was also the most frequent anchor of the daytime ABC News Brief updates that aired during the era. He also served as substitute anchor on
World News Tonight. Jarriel retired from broadcasting in 2002, but briefly returned the following year to contribute to ABC's coverage of the
Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. ==Awards and honors==