Carleth Keys
Encyclopedia
Carleth Keys is a journalist
, news anchor
/reporter, and a TV host in New York, New York, USA. She was born and raised in Venezuela
.
for NY1 Noticias
, a 24-hour local cable news channel that broadcasts in NYC.
She's also the host for the fashion and celebrity show De Moda, a Webcast in Spanish that runs in Yahoo!
en Español.
Before moving to NY, Keys was the news anchor
and managing editor
for Bay News 9 En Español
which broadcasts in the Tampa Bay
area.
Print
Keys started her journalistic career as a reporter for El Nacional
newspaper in Caracas
, Venezuela
.
Once in the US, she wrote for a trilingual newspaper in Ybor City, Florida
, called La Gaceta
.
newspaper, in its 99th anniversary edition.
She has also been nominated and has won several awards:
, Venezuela. In 2000, she moved to Tampa, Florida
, and in 2007, she moved to New York City
.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, news anchor
News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
/reporter, and a TV host in New York, New York, USA. She was born and raised in Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
.
TV News
Carleth Keys is a prime time news anchorNews presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
for NY1 Noticias
NY1 Noticias
NY1 Noticias is a 24-hour Spanish language cable news television channel, serving New York City's five boroughs. It is available to customers on channels 95 and 801 on Time Warner Cable DTV: Digital Television and DTV en Español and first went on the air at 8:01pm on June 30, 2003.NY1 Noticias...
, a 24-hour local cable news channel that broadcasts in NYC.
She's also the host for the fashion and celebrity show De Moda, a Webcast in Spanish that runs in Yahoo!
Yahoo!
Yahoo! Inc. is an American multinational internet corporation headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, United States. The company is perhaps best known for its web portal, search engine , Yahoo! Directory, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Groups, Yahoo! Answers, advertising, online mapping ,...
en Español.
Before moving to NY, Keys was the news anchor
News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
and managing editor
Managing editor
A managing editor is a senior member of a publication's management team.In the United States, a managing editor oversees and coordinates the publication's editorial activities...
for Bay News 9 En Español
Bay News 9
Bay News 9 is a cable news television network located in St Petersburg, Florida. It currently serves the Tampa Bay Area including Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee, Polk, Pasco, Hernando, and Citrus counties...
which broadcasts in the Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is a large natural harbor and estuary along the Gulf of Mexico on the west central coast of Florida, comprising Hillsborough Bay, Old Tampa Bay, Middle Tampa Bay, and Lower Tampa Bay."Tampa Bay" is not the name of any municipality...
area.
El Nacional
El Nacional is a Venezuelan publishing company under the name C.A. Editorial El Nacional, most widely known for its El Nacional newspaper. It, along with Últimas Noticias and El Universal, are the most widely read and circulated daily national newspapers in the country, and it has an average of...
newspaper in Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
.
Once in the US, she wrote for a trilingual newspaper in Ybor City, Florida
Ybor City, Tampa, Florida
Ybor City is a historic neighborhood in Tampa, Florida located just northeast of downtown. It was founded in the 1880s by cigar manufacturers and was populated by thousands of immigrants, mainly from Spain, Cuba, and Italy...
, called La Gaceta
La Gaceta
La Gaceta is a weekly newspaper in Tampa, Florida, founded in 1922. Published in English, Spanish, and Italian, it is the only trilingual newspaper in the United States....
.
Other work
She played herself as a Spanish news anchor in the 2004 movie The PunisherThe Punisher (2004 film)
The Punisher is a 2004 American comic book action film, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, starring Thomas Jane as the antihero Frank Castle / The Punisher and John Travolta as the villain Howard Saint, a money launderer who orders the death of Castle's entire family...
Awards and recognition
In 2008, Carleth Keys was portrayed as one of the most outstanding Venezuelans abroad by El UniversalEl Universal (Caracas)
El Universal is a major Venezuelan newspaper, headquartered in Caracas with an average daily circulation of about 150,000. The online version carries news, politics, sports, economy and more....
newspaper, in its 99th anniversary edition.
She has also been nominated and has won several awards:
- AP Florida Awards 2006 winner of the best short hard feature
- 2003 Hispanic Media Woman of the Year as named by the Tampa Hispanic Heritage Committee
- 2004 Suncoast ChapterSuncoast ChapterThe National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences , which gives presents the coveted Emmy among sectors of the television industry in several award ceremonies...
Emmy nomination for best series - Finalist for the Tampa Bay Business Journal's 2004 Business Woman of the Year Award in Media
Background
Carleth was born in Puerto OrdazPuerto Ordaz
Puerto Ordaz is a planned city which, together with the older settlement of San Felix, forms Ciudad Guayana in Bolívar State, eastern Venezuela. Puerto Ordaz is located at the confluence of the Caroní and Orinoco Rivers and is the site of the Llovizna Falls. There are bridges across the Caroni and...
, Venezuela. In 2000, she moved to Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
, and in 2007, she moved to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.