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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After months of debate, hearings and contentious drafts, Virginia’s Board of Education adopted new K-12 history standards Thursday. -
Roanoke is getting a boost of federal money to replace a problem bridge.
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Speaking at Washington & Lee University, former Vice President Mike Pence said he feared an indictment would only further divide the country.
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The Environmental Protection Agency proposed new limits in drinking water for six PFAS compounds, including GEN-X. If the new EPA rules go into effect, all water systems in Virginia would be required to test for PFAS, and might be required to reduce contamination in their water.
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Doctor Cynthia Morrow, director of the Roanoke City-Alleghany Health District, says a lot has changed since those early days of the pandemic.
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Balow's tenure was marked with some significant controversies, including a Department of Education error that shortchanged the state’s public schools hundreds of millions of dollars and a contentious, contorted process to update K-12 history standards.
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In the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s, vital parts of Roanoke’s historically Black Gainsboro neighborhood were ripped out and replaced with infrastructure projects like Interstate 581 and the Roanoke Civic Center.
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Key dates and events as the station evolved from an early NPR affiliate to a network of signals and programs covering two-thirds of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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The Virginia Board of Education voted to advance a controversial draft of new K-12 history standards Thursday. But they’re still a long way from being used in the classroom.
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In his address late Wednesday afternoon, Governor Glenn Youngkin said Virginians want more progress and they want it faster.
