COLUMBIA, S.C. — Victoria Samuels is a multi-skilled journalist at News19 WLTX. She joined the team in June 2023.
Victoria is originally from Kingston, Jamaica which she calls YAAD. Growing up on the Caribbean Island nation prepared her for hot Midlands summers and lots of palmetto trees.
She graduated from the University of Tampa with her bachelor’s in Sport Management and then followed up at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications with her master’s in Sports Journalism. During her time in the valley, she anchored the sports show on Cronkite News/Arizona PBS and anchored the Los Angeles Cronkite News/Arizona PBS show. As a multimedia journalist, she has covered teams within the MLS, USL, NWSL, WNBA and MLB.
In her free time, Victoria loves being with friends, traveling, playing golf and going to the beach.
Victoria is thrilled to call Columbia her new home and she is excited to start her journalism career in the Capital City and considers herself apart of the community already and can’t wait to share engaging stories throughout the Midlands.
You can connect with her on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram. You can also email her at vsamuels@wltx.com