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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Head Start programs are getting another round of federal funding this year, but there is still some uncertainty around future funding. -
Nearly 450 scientists who study the ecology and evolution of infectious diseases recently attended a conference at Virginia Tech. -
This summer, volunteers have been helping preserve the Settlers Museum, a historic farmstead from the 1800s in Smyth County. -
North America's largest salamanders are in trouble. Researchers in Virginia are helping them surviveThe number of hellbender salamanders has been declining for decades, but researchers in Virginia have now made a breakthrough that may help them survive. -
Ticks appear to be spreading into more areas. With them comes an increase in concerns like Lyme disease, alpha gal, and other tick-related viruses. -
Scientists on the Eastern Shore are keeping tabs on how changes in the environment may affect some migratory shore birds, including a federally threatened species called red knots. -
The New River Valley now has an indoor play gym that's designed to be inclusive for children with autism or other developmental or physical conditions. -
West Virginia is all-in on coal while neighboring Virginia is moving away from it. But the same utility serves both states, making it hard to lower bills for customers.
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At Tuesday’s Virginia Tech Board of Visitors meeting, members elected a new rector to replace John Rocovich. -
The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors has backed away from a move that would have eliminated most of its Living-Learning Programs.
