Keyris Manzanares
Multimedia Journalist, City of RichmondKeyris Manzanares is a dedicated bilingual multimedia journalist with experience in visual, digital and audio storytelling. A two-time Emmy Award winner, Manzanares has built a reputation as a rising star in public media, earning multiple accolades for reporting excellence and impact.
Manzanares joined VPM News in 2021 to support the launch of VPM News Focal Point, a weekly half-hour multi-platform news magazine program covering news, politics, and cultural events in Virginia. Manzanares has produced in-depth reports on topics such as Virginia’s ICE detention centers, migrant farmworkers, the mental health crisis in Richmond’s Latino community and restorative justice.
In 2024, Manzanares was named “Rising Star in Public Media’ by Current, “Persona de Poder’ by Radio Poder 1380 (WPTK, Richmond’s Spanish radio station) and was a finalist for an Ñ Award from National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ).
Manzanares also earned the ‘Outstanding News Series’ award from the Virginia Association of Broadcasters (VAB) for her 2-part feature collaboration on the state of mobile home parks, which also received a Capital Emmy nomination.
Before joining VPM, Manzanares worked as a digital reporter at WRIC-ABC 8 in Richmond. There she launched, anchored and produced “Hoy en RVA,” a Spanish-language news digital-first initiative – aimed at informing Central Virginia’s Latino community.
Manzanares graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2018 with a degree in mass communications with a concentration in broadcast journalism.
Email Keyris: [email protected]
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Two teachers were injured a day after the state’s top inspector announced an audit. -
The division head is proposing about $14M in cuts to balance spending.
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Public meeting highlights in Central Virginia for the week beginning May 5.
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Problems included over 150 checks sent for parcels that did not exist.
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Experts say solving the staffing crisis is just the start.
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Reporter Keyris Manzanares wants to learn about your experiences.
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Issues playing out at the Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center are part of a national trend.
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Two panels met this week to discuss fires, room restrictions and education issues at the state-run facility in Chesterfield County.
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Chesterfield fire responded to 45 calls from the youth facility during a 12-month period.
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The mayor’s proposal includes pay increases, rate hikes and program cuts.
