About Carel

The birth of Carel Pedre, the journalist, began in 1995 as he took his first steps as a board operator at Melodie FM, a radio station in Port-de-Paix, Haiti. Knowing that he had what it took to move from behind the board, Carel pursued a position in front of the microphone. A year later he made his debut reporting the news as a DJ at Radio Etincelle, while still maintaining the experience he learned as an operator and flexing both biceps to do a little bit of everything, as a true professional should. In 1998, Carel’s hard work and perseverance made way for him to become the Program Director at Radio New Star, where he remained until 2000.

Relocating to the capital of Port-au-Prince to continue his education by majoring in Computer Sciences at L’ESIH, Carel’s aspirations of being a top-notch journalist never wavered. In April 2001, Carel was ecstatic to showcase his talent in another platform by hosting a myriad of shows at Radio Planet Kreyol, including Pawol Travay, translated Work Talk, Connexion, Generation X and Pulsations, all of which helped him earn a spot as a house hold name.

Further creating a public persona, Carel’s perseverance got him on one of the country’s more edgy and innovative radio stations, Radio One – 90.1, where his Morning Show ranked number one and led him to become Broadcasting Manager.

Walking proudly through several open doors, Carel flexed his muscles as a writer and editor of one of Haiti’s newest and youthful weekly newsletters, Spotlight Entertainment, which also guided him towards becoming the Artistic Director of Soley Sounds, a record label that has discovered the rawest, most popular talent in Haiti of the younger generation. Through all of this Carel has found the time to also lend a hand in promotion young talent as the Co-Producer and Host of Ayiti Deplogue, Haiti’s version of MTV Unplugged.

From Radio to Television Carel has done it all and in March 2007 he became the Ryan Sycrest of Haitian television as the host of Digicel Stars, a televised talent showcase that travels throughout Haiti to find hidden talents in all the crevasses of the nation.

Though everyone’s life changed after the devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake that claimed the lives of many and left Haiti gasping for air, Carel’s humanity resuscitated the country as he became the voice of Haiti by using the tools of new age technology like Twitter, Facebook and Skype to exhibit the plight of the country to the world only a few hours after the quake hit. For weeks after the catastrophe Carel utilized his media prowess to be interviewed by world-wide affiliates to continue spreading much needed information about aid and relief efforts throughout the country. Since, he has remained relentless to his civic endeavors as a vital part of the New Haiti Project, a collaborative effort to build a bigger, better, brighter Haiti.

Earning a plethora of accolades, including a Special Shorty Award by the Real-Time Academy of Short Form Arts & Sciences for his Humanitarian efforts, it is clear that the strength of mind, willpower and pure resolve that Carel has innately instilled within him will lead him towards greater things to come, as his wisdom, knowledge and flair for journalism continue to flourish.