Richelle Carey (born October 13, 1976) is an American

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. She is currently an anchor on

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and was previously an anchor for

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. Carey was previously a news anchor for HLN and correspondent for its Prime News broadcast, from May 2006 to June 2013; she joined HLN from KMOV-TV

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. Prior to joining KMOV in the summer of 2003, Carey was the morning and afternoon news anchor at the

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affiliate in Henderson-

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(

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Early life and education

Richelle Carey was born in

Houston, Texas Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 ...

on October 13, 1971. Carey's mother is a nurse who works with teenagers in poverty-stricken neighborhoods. She first attended

Smith College Smith College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts Women's colleges in the United States, women's college in Northampton, Massachusetts. It was chartered in 1871 by Sophia Smith (Smith College ...

but later graduated from

Baylor University Baylor University is a private Baptist Christian research university in Waco, Texas. Baylor was chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas. Baylor is the oldest continuously operating university in Texas and one of the fir ...

in her native

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, where she earned a bachelor's degree in telecommunications.

Career

Carey started her television career as an intern at

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. She was later promoted and became an associate producer at the station. After leaving KPRC, Carey worked as a reporter and anchor in

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, and

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. She later moved to

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to work for HLN, where she was responsible for the covering women and children affected by violence. During her time here, she interviewed a number of women who have gone through trials and tribulations. She interviewed women such as

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and

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. She hosted the weekly segments on HLN, "What Matters", discussing issues facing the African-American community. She was best-known for her coverage of

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and the week she spent in

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where she covered the work of soldiers in the 1st

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stationed there. On July 11, 2013 she was announced as one of the first news anchors at ''

''. After the closure of ''Al Jazeera America'' in April 2016, she became a presenter at Al Jazeera English in

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and one of the few Al Jazeera America personnel retained. In October 2020, she became the temporary host of UpFront on ''

'' until Marc Lamont Hill was chosen as the permanent replacement. Carey is an advocate for teen girls and women, specifically the sexualization of young girls and women's rights. She has served as a VP of the Board of Directors of Men Stopping Violence,Richelle Carey profile
HuffingtonPost.com. Accessed November 10, 2022. and served on the Board of the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta

Awards

*Emmy award-reporting consumer features at KMOV *Emerging Journalist - Houston Association of Black Journalists

References

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