Roxy Todd
New River Valley Bureau ChiefRoxy Todd is Radio IQ's New River Valley Bureau Chief. She previously worked for West Virginia Public Broadcasting, where she was a reporter and producer for Inside Appalachia, WVPB’s weekly podcast and radio show heard on stations across central Appalachia. She won a National Edward R. Murrow Award for a story on the demands faced by small farmers in Appalachia. She also won a National PMJA Award for her story about the history of John Denver's song "Country Roads." Roxy's stories, ranging in topics from food deserts to foster care, have aired on NPR and Marketplace. Before working for WVPB, Roxy worked for Allegheny Mountain Radio in West Virginia as an AmeriCorps VISTA, where she created a multi-media project and radio series called “Traveling 219,” about history, culture and foodways along US Route 219. That project won a national award from the Association for State and Local History.
Roxy lives in Pulaski, Virginia with her husband, daughter, dog and cat.
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In Blacksburg, the Historic Smithfield museum is hosting a series of events this weekend to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Smithfield house. Over 200 enslaved workers built and worked at a plantation here and their legacy is being honored at the anniversary.
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Studies have shown that taking breaks may help reduce some of those impacts, and teach our bodies to move better as we age. An exercise class at a retirement community teaches balance, posture and strengthening to elderly students.
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A former shelter dog is now an actor at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, playing Toto in "The Wizard of Oz.'
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Did you know there’s a type of bamboo that’s native to the United States? It’s called rivercane, and it once grew near most rivers and streams. A group made up mostly of volunteers is working to restore the plant in Southwest Virginia.
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Virginia Tech’s Helmet Lab is launching a new study to rate safety helmets for construction workers. It's the first time the lab has looked at helmets for workers.
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With the Fourth of July approaching, so is the season for fireworks. But fireworks can be triggering for people with post-traumatic stress disorder. A researcher offers suggestions for ways we can help.
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Clinch River State Park in Southwest Virginia is expanding, with 450 acres added this year. This comes after decades of work to bring rare species in the Clinch back from the brink of extinction, and those efforts are beginning to pay off.
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Some anecdotal evidence suggests there may be fewer fireflies than in years past, and these bugs are threatened by human development. There are ways to attract more fireflies to your yard.
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There have been plans to bring Amtrak’s passenger trains into the New River Valley for several years, but finding the right location and the right price has proved a challenge. Now, a new plan is on the table, to bring Amtrak to a historic station in Christiansburg.
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For decades, plastic pollution has ended up in rivers and the ocean. Students at Virginia Tech are working this summer to find answers about plastic pollution in the Chesapeake Bay.