Victor Manuel Oquendo (born March 18, 1987) is an American Journalist based in Miami, Florida. He is a news Correspondent at ABC News. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Oquendo graduated from University of Miami in 2009 with a (B.A) in Broadcast Journalism. ^[1]

In summer of 2008 Oquendo had his Internship at CBS News Early Show. Next year, in summer 2009, he was an intern at CBS News. In January 2010, he joined WPLG as a Sports Anchor. Oquendo covered all of South Florida Professional and college teams, reporting on the Miami Heat during the LeBron James era including runs to the NBA Finals in 2010, 2011, and 2013. Oquendo also did a feature story on Miami Heat forward Chris Anderson, interviewing Anderson’s estranged mother. ^[3]

From 2014-2017, he worked as a News Anchor at WPLG. Oquendo traveled to Cuba several times to report on the thawing of relations between the United States and Cuba as well as Pope Francis's visit to the Island nation in September 2015. Oquendo covered Hurricane Mathew as it wreaked havoc on the East Coast. Oquendo also anchored the weekday evening newscasts from the station's Pembroke Park studio.^[7]

Since 2017, Oquendo has been a Correspondent at ABC News.^[1] Receiving his position at ABC News, he said:

In announcing his hire, ABC News president James Goldston said, "Victor knows Miami and the region intimately. I'm excited for Victor to bring his considerable talents and his true depth of Knowledge to our reporting."^[7]

Victor Oquendo is the son of award-winning broadcaster Teresa Rodríguez. He has a younger brother named Julian. His father, Tony Oquendo, was an executive for Univision. He died of a heart attack in 2008. ^[5]

Oquendo was featured as one of People en Español magazine's most beautiful people in 2009.^[7]