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 group of residents in Russell County is fighting a proposal to build a private landfill on a former coal site. The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) has now joined them in opposing the landfill.
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A national dance group was in Blacksburg recently, and before their main performance at the Moss Arts Center they made a stop at a retirement community to teach dance to people with Parkinson’s Disease.
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Students applying to most colleges and universities in Virginia have until March 1 to fill out the federal application for financial aid, known as FAFSA, if they want to be considered in the priority category. But changes and delays at the federal level are throwing a wrench into the entire process.
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Researchers have been working to bring back American chestnuts, but a genetically modified chestnut program hit a snag last year, leaving many chestnut fans wondering, what’s next?
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A new project is working to get more native plant seeds into the market in the southern Piedmont area of Virginia.
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Developers of the Mountain Valley Pipeline announced they’re pushing back the targeted completion by several months to June 1.
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Half of all dogs over the age of 10 will get cancer, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association. Researchers at Virginia Tech have created a urine test that can detect cancer in dogs.
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Colby T Helms is a 21-year-old country musician from Franklin County, who says a family tragedy first made him realize his love for old-time music.
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As construction on the Mountain Valley Pipeline nears completion, nearby residents in Roanoke and Giles counties have reported several incidents of muddy water over the past month. In one case, pipeline workers allegedly drilled into an underground spring, causing what some believe to be permanent damage to a once pristine creek in Giles County.
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One in three teenagers will be in an abusive dating relationship before they graduate high school, according to the American Psychological Association. A tragic event in Blacksburg last year is leading school administrators, parents and other community members to ask, what are the early warning signs that a teen may be in danger?