Well, this might make "one of THOSE people" out of me, but I blame my dad for raising me in a sort of a constant competition to use language more correctly...
I hear this one used by young people in the TV news business more or less constantly.
Verbal pet peeve time --
The word "reticent" is NOT A SYNONYM FOR THE WORD "RELUCTANT"!
I see this SO often, people looking for something other than "reluctant", an alternative word to add interest to their writing, especially in the media biz.
But... "reticent" means, specifically, RELUCTANT TO SPEAK. It has the same root as "retain", and contains the idea that you retain your potential communication rather than releasing it. It means not saying something that maybe should be said but has consequences you don't want to endure. So you stay quiet, when perhaps you ought to speak. You are reticent.
"Reluctant" is UNIVERSAL. You can be reluctant to say or do ANYTHING.
But "reticent" means RELUCTANT TO SPEAK, not reluctant in general.
Needless to say, "reticent to speak" is a redundancy. The "to speak" part is contained within the definition of reticent. If you say "reticent to speak", it shows you don't know what reticent MEANS. You are literally saying "reluctant to speak to speak".
If you want a synonym for "reluctant", try "hesitant".
Pass it on.