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.
-
April is “second chance” month, a national initiative to raise awareness around challenges that incarcerated individuals face after they are released. There are several programs inside Virginia prisons to teach inmates skills, including a welding course at a prison in Bland County. -
The federal government is pushing back a deadline to implement a new silica rule in mines. According to the rule which went into effect last year, coal mines were supposed to be in compliance by April 14. That’s now scheduled to take effect in August. -
Virginia Tech President Tim Sands held a special meeting Friday to discuss how changes ordered by the Trump administration are affecting the university. Sands spoke for nearly two hours and answered questions from students and faculty on a wide range of issues. -
As tariffs ordered by President Donald Trump go into effect, there are questions about the economic impacts and just how global supply chains will be affected. Youngkin weighed in after an announcement that Patton Logistics Group, which ships throughout the Southeast, it is expanding its warehouse in Pulaski County. -
There’s a chapter in Virginia’s Indigenous history that’s been largely untold. This Saturday, historic Smithfield museum in Blacksburg is hosting an event to remember the Cherokee War of 1776, and descendants from both sides of the conflict will share their perspectives. -
The Associated Press is reporting thousands of employees within the U.S. Health and Human Services Department received layoff notices Tuesday. Some are with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, which oversees health and safety for many workers, including coal miners. -
Both Governor Glenn Youngkin and the General Assembly have included $50 million in this year’s budget that would go to individuals affected by flooding last year during Hurricane Helene. The governor has proposed an amendment that would also open that money to people who were hit by another flood in February. -
The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors has voted to dissolve the university’s Office for Inclusive Strategy and Excellence — formerly known as the Office for Diversity and Inclusion. Students organized a march on campus to protest the board's resolution. -
The Trump administration has frozen funding for some federal grant programs that pay for research at universities. Radio IQ has been speaking with researchers at Virginia Tech, many of whom describe uncertainty around what may happen if federal funding for research continues to scale down. -
Fire ants have been in eastern Virginia for many years. A new type of fire ant has now been confirmed in parts of Southwest Virginia.
