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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A food bank in the Southside community of Halifax County is celebrating the opening of a new building, which will serve as the headquarters for their operations. -
To help support early educators, Virginia Tech and other partners across the region are hosting a free symposium for childcare workers on September 25 in Blacksburg. -
The federal agency that regulates airplane safety recommended 52 safety improvements following a fatal collision last year. An aerospace expert says she's concerned about delays implementing them. -
Virginia Tech celebrated the ribbon cutting of a new facility that will develop technology that can detect and destroy hostile drones. The U.S. military is funding the research. -
Researchers and farmers in Southwest Virginia are trying to figure out how wool from sheep could be used to insulate houses.
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Enrollment numbers at universities aren’t finalized until mid-fall, but early projections show 16% fewer Ph.D. students at Virginia Tech this year compared with 2024. The decline is even sharper among international Ph.D. students. -
The ongoing drought is still causing damage to farmers and small business owners across Virginia this summer. There are low-interest loans available from the federal government to help. -
A Radford University alum recently launched a new electric vehicle company in the New River Valley to build maintenance vehicles for college campuses, golf courses and other facilities. -
Virginians who are able to get away from city lights and rain clouds Wednesday night may get one the best glimpses of the Perseid Meteor shower of our lifetime. -
The Mountain Valley Pipeline is seeing increasing opposition from residents, local officials and advocacy groups.
