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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Tom Schultz, chief of the U.S. Forest Service, said the Virginia Creeper Trail rebuild is part of a massive recovery effort of national lands throughout Appalachia after Helene — with a price tag of $6 billion. -
Governor Glenn Youngkin’s term is set to end in the coming weeks, but a report he’s helping write for President Donald Trump could soon be released — potentially with big changes for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. -
The Mountain Valley Pipeline is hoping to build a new compressor station in Montgomery County. Friday, December 19th is the deadline for residents to submit their comments to federal regulators. -
A recent study found there is virtually nowhere in Virginia where you won’t find some traces of PFAS in the water, even in rural wells. -
To help protect native plants and animals, ecology students at Virginia Tech experimented cooking dishes that use invasive plants and animals as ingredients. -
This year’s National Christmas Tree is a red spruce from Highland County Virginia. Spruce are a rare species of trees in Appalachia. They suffered major damage in 2024 during Hurricane Helene. -
The voice of one of Virginia’s most loved and outspoken poets, Nikki Giovanni, is featured in a new multimedia art exhibit at Virginia Tech. -
If you’re not using humidifiers correctly, you may be breathing in toxic minerals, according to Andrea Dietrich, professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. -
Scientists in Virginia are seeing an uptick in bears with mange, a disease that causes bears to lose fur and can kill them. -
There are two deadlines coming up if residents want to submit a comment with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission about a new proposal to build a gas compressor station in Montgomery County.
