Whether it’s hard hitting investigative reporting, long-form storytelling, anchoring the news or accountability interviews, Vicky Nguyen’s skills as a journalist are showcased in her broad portfolio of work.
NBC News Now Special Report
The documentary was the first of its kind by the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit, premiering January 12, 2019. The 30 minute, commercial free special is based on a 15 month continuous investigation into allegations of sexual abuse and reports that victims’ reports were covered up by the leadership of a Catholic girls school in San Jose.
This 2019 duPont-Columbia award-winning series exposed the alarming rise in violent attacks against AC Transit drivers in the Bay Area and led to safety changes at the local level. The reports also prompted California Congress members to introduce federal legislation to protect public transit operators nationwide. See the “Behind the Scenes” video featuring Vicky and investigative producer Kevin Nious.
NBC Bay Area's Vicky Nguyen tells the story of how her family was sponsored to the United States and supported by generous, kind, incredible strangers. The three-report series first aired in 2015, the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. Written and reported by Vicky Nguyen, shot and edited by Mark Villarreal. The reports were honored with a regional Emmy for News Writing.
