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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Roughly 1 in every 10 Virginia residents is Latino. -
In December, Charlottesville’s City Council unanimously approved a zoning ordinance change. It has been opposed by several residents concerned about population density, capacity and preserving the city’s charm.The new zoning ordinance calls for higher density, requires buildings with 10 or more units to make 10% of them affordable – defined by 60% of the area median income – and eliminates all single-family residential zoning.
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House of Bread offers skills training to women in the Roanoke area who were previously incarcerated, under-resourced.
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The Restorative Suspension Center focuses on conflict resolution, repairing past harm and healing relationships.
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Civil forfeiture laws give police the authority to seize property allegedly involved in illegal activity. To get the property back, the burden of proof typically falls on the owner, who must demonstrate innocence. Over the years, Virginia has made efforts to reform these laws to provide more protection for property owners. Yet, the Insititute for Justice, a non-profit law firm based in Arlington, gives the state a D- grade for its forfeiture laws.
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What is cash stuffing? A viral TikTok trend helped a Virginia woman cut down her college debt.
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Lindsay Webster has never thought of herself as anything other than White. But after taking an at-home DNA test, she’s discovered one percent of African ancestry. Do these tests have the power to challenge racial identity?
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Language is one way we connect to our family, our culture and our traditions. Across the nation, Indigenous communities are reclaiming their native tongues. In Virginia, three women are working to bring back their ancestral language – Algonquian. Their language revitalization efforts are just beginning but they are weaving together the past and the present to restore their linguistic heritage.
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Stress, anxiety and social isolation can compound financial difficulties.
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Public schools have been treading a fine line when it comes to freedom of speech and historic symbols.
