A native of Maryland, Victor Figueroa earned Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Communications from New York University, and a Master's degree in Journalism from the University of Southern California.
The production supervisor for USC Impact, the short-form documentary team at the university's journalism and communication school, he teaches audio and video editing workshops, and helps students create content in the school's state-of-the-art converged newsroom, and audio production for Impact's documentary news magazine. He's also worked or interned at a variety of places including Press Play, ABC News Radio, TPN, WOR Radio and CBS Weekend News.
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