Veronica Canales is an Associate Producer and Weekend Overnight Producer at WTOP.

She was born and raised in D.C. Having grown up in a multi-cultural city encouraged her to pursue journalism to tell stories of all communities.

Prior to joining WTOP in 2022, she graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, with a double major in both Journalism and French.

In college she interned at local media outlets, a children’s hospital and did some news reporting for Capital News Service.

In her free time, Veronica enjoys going for walks, watching movies, trying new recipes and spending time with her two cats.