Victor Agreda describes himself as a "rare blend of crazy idea guy and business savvy" on his linkedin.com profile.  His resume attests to this. 

He has made the move from blog commenter to blog manager for America Online.  Agreda is currently the program manager for the AOL Tech network of blogs, where we manages The Unofficial Apple Weblog and Download Squad.  He also manages the Spanish version of Engadget and Autoblog for AOL.

Agreda will be among the featured panelists at the University of Tennessee's Public Conversations on Web Journalism conference.  The conference will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Howard Baker Center for Public Policy.

"My day-to-day is pretty varied, as blogs are a fluid medium," Agreda said.

My day-to-day is pretty varied, as blogs are a fluid medium.
-Victor Agreda

"On any given day I might spend an hour looking through feeds, an hour or two in email triage - I get around 100 emails a day - an hour or two reading other blogs, and the rest is admin stuff or focusing on reviews and research for The Unofficial Apple Weblog or Download Squad."

Agreda was featured in the 2007 book Blogging Heroes: Interviews with 30 of the World's Top Bloggers.  In his chapter, Agreda speaks to the importance of following your passions and staying to true to them.

He has followed his own advice. His particular love for all things Apple goes back to his father purchasing an Apple II at a bicycle shop when he was six years old.

"Bloggers are passionate about our topical areas," Agreda said. "I think there's room for passion in journalism. In fact, it is needed more now than ever. Don't just fall into sport journalism or tech journalism - seek those areas you are interested in as your niche and you will come to the floor with authenticity and deep knowledge."

Agreda's background is varied. A UT alum, he began his collegiate career as a journalism student, only to graduate with a degree in English.  He also attended Watkins Film School and the Art Institute of Pittsburgh.  In addition to his work in the "blogosphere," he has worked as an IT director and taught collegiate technology and English classes.