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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Republicans have signaled opposition to the new safety rules in the past and now the party has control of Congress and, soon, the White House. -
In Bluefield, West Virginia, a bar called the Shamrock was once a beacon of safety and community for many gay people in the Coalfields. The bar closed in 2001, and last year the building where it stood was torn down. But stories about the Shamrock, and the woman who owned it, are being preserved in a museum. -
Scientists estimate we recycle only nine percent of the plastic that’s produced around the world. A chemistry professor at Virginia Tech has discovered a way to use waste plastic to produce an ingredient that could be used to make soap. -
In April 1977, a part of Appalachia that’s about the size of Connecticut was flooded. Congress authorized a major rebuilding project and the town of Grundy in Buchanan County was moved. -
The number of people who are food insecure tends to be higher among families with children. This can have negative impacts on physical as well as mental well-being.A Virginia Tech researcher has been working to learn more about the links between food insecurity among moms and mental health. -
A team of engineers and veterinarians are developing a device that can destroy brain cancer tumors in dogs, and eventually, they hope to adapt the technology to use the method to help humans too. -
The town of Marion in Southwest Virginia is working to market itself as the birthplace of Mountain Dew. The story of the soft drink began in Tennessee, said Marion’s economic director, Ken Heath. -
The Eastern Hellbender’s habitat is shrinking, but Southwest Virginia creeks give the animal valuable refuge. Biologists are also studying whether Hurricane Helene hurt Hellbender populations. -
Residents in Southwest Virginia who were hit by flooding during Hurricane Helene may still have months, even years, of rebuilding ahead, even if they were approved for FEMA aid.A different flood, three years earlier in Buchanan County, left dozens of residents without federal assistance from FEMA. -
Netflix recently released a new 16-episode series, based on the novel “One Hundred Years of Solitude.” The book, by Spanish writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez, explores love, sex, politics, family, and magic.
