Richelle Carey

Carey attended Smith College in Massachusetts but later graduated from Baylor University in Texas, where she earned a bachelor's degree in telecommunications.[1][2]

Carey started her television career as an intern at KPRC-TV in Houston, Texas. She was later promoted and became an associate producer at the station. After leaving KPRC, Carey worked as a reporter and anchor in Texas, Nevada, and Missouri. She later moved to Atlanta to work for HLN, where she was responsible for the covering women and children affected by violence. During her time here, she has interviewed a number of women who have gone through trials and tribulations. She has interviewed women such as Mary J. Blige, Janet Jackson and Chaka Khan.[1] Carey hosted the weekly segments on HLN, "What Matters," where she talks about issues the African-American community is facing. She's most well known for her coverage of Fort Hood in Texas along with the week she spent in Bosnia where she covered the work of soldiers in the 1st US Cavalry stationed there.[2] On July 11, 2013 she was announced as one of the first news anchors at Al Jazeera America.[3] After closure of Al Jazeera America in April 2016 she became a presenter at Al Jazeera English in Doha, Qatar and one of the few Al Jazeera America personnel retained. In October 2020, she became the temporary host of UpFront on Al Jazeera English after the departure of Mehdi Hasan until Marc Lamont Hill was chosen as the permanent replacement.

• VP of the Board of Directors of Men Stopping Violence[4]
• Board of the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta[1][2]

• Emmy award-reporting consumer features at KMOV[1][2]
• Emerging Journalist - Houston Association of Black Journalists[2]

Carey is an advocate for teen girls and women, specifically the sexualization of young girls and women's rights.[1]

Carey's mother is a nurse who works with teenagers in poverty-stricken neighborhoods.[1]She comes from a black-mixed ethnicity.