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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It’s been nearly six months since a man shot and killed six of his colleagues at a Chesapeake Walmart. The store reopened in mid-April. Dr. Laura Wilson talks about the aftermath of this kind of event for survivors and the broader community. -
Short, intense rainstorms are becoming more common due to climate change.
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While biking has become a popular mode of transportation, safety concerns remain.
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In the U.S. immigration detention is civil detention, yet people detained are in facilities that mirror the country’s criminal incarceration system. Virginia is home to two immigration detention centers.
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Immigrant and refugee families separate for a variety of reasons. The Catholic Charities Diocese of Arlington is helping families reunite.
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Legend has it they were among Cpt. John Smith’s first Virginia meals.
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‘Going farther back, Floyd County has a history of people coming here who were alternative-minded people,’ says owner of The Blue Ridge Clinic for Chinese Medicine.
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In Focus: Narissa Rahaman and Dr. Erica Anderson discuss school policies in Virginia for LGBTQ youthIn Virginia the debate about school policies regarding LGBTQ+ students continues to divide communities. VPM News’ Keyris Manzanares discusses these issues with Narissa Rahaman, executive director of Equality Virginia and Dr. Erica Anderson, a clinical psychologist – who is a transgender parent and the former president of the U.S. Professional association for transgender health.
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The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) went into effect on Jan. 1, 2023. This gives Virginians more power back when it comes to protecting their personal data.
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For Joel Jones, educating gun owners is a step toward combating firearm misuse.
