2021 Video Photojournalism Division Judge

Victoria Sanchez

Victoria Sanchez is an Emmy award winning journalist covering health stories in the Washington DC region. Before becoming the health reporter at WJLA, she covered a wide range of topics from Washington politics, professional sports, wildfires, mass shootings and human-interest stories. She joined ABC7/WJLA-TV in January 2018. Before heading to the East Coast, Victoria worked as a reporter and fill-in anchor for KUSA-TV in Denver, Colorado. Originally from California, Victoria reported and anchored for KEYT-TV in Santa Barbara and both KCOY-TV and KKFX-TV in Santa Maria. Victoria is a graduate from the University of Southern California with a bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism and Political Science. She also earned her master’s degree in Public Administration from California State University, Northridge. Before heading to a four-year school, she attended Santa Barbara City College in California where she continued to develop her passion for journalism. Victoria is a mom and wife who loves to spend time with her family. Fun facts: Victoria was on the Price is Right in college, has gone sky diving, trains in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and loves to cook.