Venevision Correa began his career on
Venevision at age 21, on the show
Ritmo y Juventud. His popularity soon earned him the position of being an announcer and host of numerous events. In 1969, Correa was hired to host
De Fiesta Con Venevision a variety show which lasted through 1983. Throughout the 1980s, Correa often filled in for
Amador Bendayan on the variety show
Sábado Sensacional. By 1988, Bendayan's health was deteriorating and was forced to retire from the show. Bendayan died shortly after Correa took over as host. On Saturday of that week, a special edition of
Sábado Sensacional aired in which Correa read Bendayan's last will. In 1990, the show was renamed
Súper Sábado Sensacional and focused more on multitudinary events, generating higher ratings. In 1996, future host
Daniel Sarcos hosted a new game show segment called
Mega Match Sensacional. Correa stepped down as the main host of
Súper Sábado Sensacional in favor of Sarcos, who would host the show for the next twelve years. Correa eventually left the network that same year. Correa reappeared on
Súper Sábado Sensacional numerous times (the first being in 2007, celebrating the late Ricardo Pena's 30 years of producing the show). Correa returned again in 2009 to participate in a tribute to Amador Bendayan presented by Daniel Sarcos. In March 2011, Correa returned once again to
Súper Sábado Sensacional to co-host the episode celebrating Venevision's 50th anniversary alongside former host Leonardo Villalobos. In 2013, Correa, along with several of Venevision's current and former personalities, returned to participate in a tribute dedicated to the late Joaquin Riviera, who served as general production manager of the network from 1986 until his death in April 2013.
After Súper Sábado Sensacional After leaving
Súper Sábado Sensacional in 1996, he worked with
Televen hosting
Flash, a news magazine show. In 2002, he hosted a variety show called
El Momento de La Verdad (
"The Moment of Truth"), which also aired on Televen. Correa continued hosting the Miss Venezuela pageant regularly from 2002 until 2003. In 2006, Correa guest-hosted the pageant alongside then-host Daniel Sarcos. Currently, Gilberto Correa can be seen as a spokesperson in numerous commercials for numerous companies, including
Telcel and Multinacional de Seguros. ==Personal life==