Carlos Suarez is a CNN correspondent based in Miami. Since joining the network, he has extensively covered the impact of Hurricane Ian on the southwest coast of Florida after it landed as a catastrophic category 4 storm, as well as the sentencing trial for the assailant in the deadly mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, and the arraignment of the FTX founder in a courtroom in Nassau, Bahamas after his indictment on eight criminal charges from the US Southern District of New York.

Suarez joined CNN from NBC 6 South Florida, where he anchored both weekend newscasts and in the field for the station’s coverage of the tragic condominium collapse in Surfside. He covered Hurricane Dorian, and the response to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic in the South Florida community.

Prior to that, Suarez was an anchor and reporter for WPLG Local 10 in Pembroke Park, Florida, where he won a regional Emmy Award for his coverage of the deadly mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. He covered the pedestrian bridge collapse at Florida International University, and Hurricane Irma. He reported from Port-au-Prince, Haiti following the death of former dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, and he reported from New York City for the official visit of Pope Francis to the United States. He was also a reporter for WINK-TV in Ft. Myers, Florida.

Suarez graduated from Florida International University where he earned a degree in Political Science and International Relations. Born and raised in Miami, he is fluent in Spanish.