Carleth Keys

Carleth Revete, known professionally as Carleth Keys (pronounced car-LET), is a Venezuelan news anchor and reporter and former print journalist and television program host.

Carleth Keys
Born	Carleth Revete Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela
Occupation	News Anchor for NY1 Noticias

Early life

Keys was born and raised in Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. She attended the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, where she studied mass communications.^[1] In 2000, she immigrated to the United States, residing in Tampa, Florida. In 2007, she moved to New York City.^{[citation needed]}

Professional background

Print journalism

Keys started her journalism career reporting for El Nacional newspaper in Caracas, Venezuela. In 2000, after immigrating to the US, she wrote for a trilingual newspaper in Ybor City, Florida, called La Gaceta.^[1]

Television journalism

Keys has served as the news anchor and managing editor for Bay News 9 En Español, which broadcasts in the Tampa Bay area.^[1]

She moved to New York in 2007, where she was a prime time news anchor for NY1 Noticias,^[2] a 24-hour local cable news channel that broadcasts in New York City. She was also the host for the fashion and celebrity show De Moda, a Spanish language Webcast that is broadcast in Yahoo! en Español.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

In 2004, Keys appeared as a Spanish news anchor in The Punisher.^[2][3]

Honors and awards

• 2003: Hispanic Media Woman of the Year as named by the Tampa Hispanic Heritage Committee^[1]
• 2004: Suncoast Chapter Emmy nomination for best series^[1]
• 2004: Finalist for the Tampa Bay Business Journal's Business Woman of the Year Award in Media^[1]
• 2006: AP Florida Awards winner of the best short hard feature^[1]
• 2008: One of the most outstanding Venezuelans abroad by El Universal newspaper, in its 99th anniversary edition^[4]