Nigel Manuel was born and raised in Jackson, TN. He graduated from Madison Academic Magnet High School in 2008 and went to Union University. At Union, he studied Media Communications with a minor in Computer Science. While at Union, Nigel worked on the television show “Jackson 24-7,” a local television show. There, he held multiple positions from director and technical director to producer and audio operator. He also interned at Jackson’s NewsTalk 101.5FM. During his senior year, he obtained an internship at CNN in Washington D.C. Nigel graduated from Union with honors with his bachelors degree. He has made three films and two documentaries. He has also created multiple commercials for both television and internet distribution.Following his time at Union University, Nigel went on to be a digital news producer at NewsTalk 101.5 FM WNWS. There, he covered 7 different cities for online and on air. Nigel began graduate school at the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. His main focus was short form video/television though he gained skills in multiple avenues such as animation, writing for print, and editing both print and video. After graduate school, Nigel went on to Reuters where he was the NABJ Fellow based out of the San Francisco office. He was responsible for web editing, video production, and other editorial duties.