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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Many Virginians who live in rural communities have a local fire and rescue department that’s staffed entirely by volunteers. One big challenge for many of them is how to pay for equipment. At Virginia’s highest elevation, the Mount Rogers Fire and Rescue Squad has found creative ways to fundraise. -
We visit an orchard where researchers are breeding Chestnut trees they hope will one day fight off a fungus that's been killing the iconic American tree for more than a century.
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The story of Johnny Cash is being told in a musical play at the Barter Theatre, in Abingdon, called “Ring of Fire,” which opens April 12. -
Being a new parent is a learning experience. But accessing resources and help isn’t easy for everyone. A program in Virginia is helping families build stronger relationships, by visiting with parents and kids in their own homes, -
The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors agreed to increase tuition and fees for the 2024-2025 school year. Not long after those increases were decided, 12 student protestors interrupted the meeting, asking the university to take a stand in the Israel and Hamas war. -
Monday, April 8 marks the last time for the next two decades that a solar eclipse will be visible in Virginia. State parks across Virginia are planning watch parties, beginning around 2 pm. -
A new abortion clinic opened in Danville in February. Reporter Laura Morel with the investigative radio show Reveal, spent six months following the clinic’s owner. Morrel talked with Roxy Todd about this reporting. -
Vegg Inc., a company in Pulaski, recently celebrated the harvesting of their first lettuce, which was grown using an innovative technology that uses recycled carbon. -
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has issued fines to the Mountain Valley Pipeline for environmental violations. The fines total $34,000 for 29 different violations along the pipeline construction route through Virginia. -
Genealogist Karice Luck-Brimmer has spent decades researching her family’s history and uncovering other stories from the African American community in Danville. She’ll be a featured guest Thursday March 28th at the Lyric Theatre in Blacksburg — part of an event sponsored by the Christiansburg Institute to honor women’s history month.
