Luis Carlos Vélez
Luis Carlos Vélez Marroquín (October 6, 1977 in Bogotá, Colombia) is a journalist and news executive. In 2018, he joined RCN Radio as a news director and anchor of La FM.
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| Born | October 6, 1977 Bogotá |
| Nationality | Colombia / USA |
| Occupation | Anchor and reporter for CNN International based in New York |
Early life
Born in Bogotá, Vélez earned a degree in Economics from the Universidad de los Andes. He also earned undergraduate credits at the London School of Economics and a Certificate in Administration and Management from Harvard University in Massachusetts. Vélez speaks Spanish and English.
Career
Vélez started his professional career in finance and he worked for Enron Corporation in Texas. Prior to 2012, Vélez was anchor/reporter for CNN International based in New York. Vélez joined CNN International from sister network CNN en Español where he was an anchor and supervisor of the network's business programming.
He was part of special assignments for the CNN News Group. In 2010, he was sent to Haiti to cover the massive earthquake and to Colombia, where he accompanied the Colombian military forces in their operations against the terrorist group FARC. Vélez has interviewed most recent Latin American Presidents and the US President Barack Obama.
From 2012 to 2015, Luis Carlos was Anchor and News Director in Caracol TV Colombia. In that role he supervised all editorial content for Caracol News across its multimedia platforms and anchored Ultima Edición. Under his leadership, Noticias Caracol became Colombia´s TV news leader reaching its highest ratings since its launch in 1998.
From 2015 to 2017, he worked at Telemundo / NBCUni as Executive Vice President of News at Telemundo Network. As EVP, Velez was responsible of all editorial and production of the network's news division including multiple time Emmy Award winner productions: Un Nuevo Dia, Al Rojo Vivo and Noticiero Telemundo. Since 2013 Velez is also an Op/Ed writer for El Espectador..
Honors
In 2007, Vélez was named one of the 10 “Leaders of the Future” in Colombia. In 2015, Vélez received an Emmy for best Breaking News Coverage in Spanish TV as Executive Producer.
Personal life
Luis Carlos, his wife Siad and baby Hannah, live in Miami.
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