David Seidel
News DirectorDavid Seidel is proud to lead the journalists at Radio IQ and WVTF as news director. David joined the newsroom in May 2017 and brings more than 20 years of experience in broadcast journalism in Virginia. Prior to joining Radio IQ David was an assistant news director, assignment manager and producer at WDBJ Television in Roanoke. He also worked as a reporter for WHSV Television in Harrisonburg. David graduated from Washington and Lee University in Lexington with degrees in journalism and history. David and his family love to call the Roanoke Valley their home.
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Republican JD Vance rallied Republicans and attacked both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Monday evening in Radford.
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Sen. Tim Kaine called Joe Biden's decision to leave the race a "jolt."
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Known to her friends as Pat, her paintings often depicted rural landscapes, barns, and idyllic scenes of the American countryside.
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The order directs the Virginia Department of Education to develop guidance for local school divisions to implement restrictions or bans on cell phone use during instructional time. Local school divisions could adopt the rules before the end of this calendar year.
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Stream flows across the state are at low levels, and groundwater levels in the northern, central and eastern parts of the state are also declining.
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At a news conference Thursday, federal authorities said DNA testing conclusively links the murders of Lollie Winans and Julie Williams to a convicted serial rapist from the Cleveland, Ohio area.
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Carilion Clinic and DroneUp recently completed a second round of testing to see if drones can effectively move medical supplies around the health care provider's campus.
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The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority says it’s reopening negotiations with Norfolk Southern to use the railroad’s main line between Christiansburg and Roanoke for future passenger service.
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The film, called Dorothy Gillespie: Courage, Independence and Color, has its Virginia premier at Roanoke’s Grandin Theatre Wednesday night followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers and Gillespie’s family.
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Roanoke marked National Fentanyl Awareness Day Tuesday by dedicating a new substance abuse recovery house.