Roxy Todd
New River Valley Reporter at WVTF-FM (Roanoke, VA)
New River Valley Reporter for @WVTFRADIOIQ. Tweets are my own opinion/ observations and don't necessary reflect my employer.
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6 days ago |
wvtf.org | Roxy Todd
High prices motivated many voters in last year’s presidential election. The cost of diapers is propelling a group of progressive voters in Roanoke to collect diapers for moms in Southwest Virginia — all in honor of Mother’s Day. Dozens of politically-motivated volunteers in Roanoke formed a group, called Do Good Virginia, in response to Donald Trump’s policies that they say take funding away from low-income families.
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1 week ago |
wvtf.org | Roxy Todd
Metallica’s song “Enter Sandman” became the official entrance song for Virginia Tech 25 years ago. Now, the heavy metal rock band is headed to Blacksburg to play in Tech’s Lane Stadium Wednesday night. There’s a behind-the-scenes story about how one of Metallica’s songs became rooted in Hokie culture.
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1 week ago |
flipboard.com | Roxy Todd
CBS writer claims former Virginia Tech QB is part of one of the worst QB rooms in the NFLThe former Hokies signal caller is a veteran presence for a former first-round pick with the Jets. Since being drafted in the sixth round of the 2011 …
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2 weeks ago |
wvtf.org | Roxy Todd
Over a hundred federal research grants have been terminated or issued stop work orders across Universities in Virginia under the Trump administration, and funding for these grants represents over a hundred million dollars. That’s based on what research universities across Virginia have reported to radioIQ. Virginia Tech is seeing the largest number of affected grants, followed by the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.
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2 weeks ago |
wvtf.org | Roxy Todd
Seven months after Hurricane Helene ripped apart the New River shoreline, what’s changed inside the New River Trail State Park? One addition is a new birding trail along a portion of the park in Wythe County, where visitors can explore the sights and sounds of springtime. This time of year, birds are in full spring mode, nesting and singing to attract mates.
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MVP says it hasn’t yet completed construction on their pipeline through WV and Va, and has set their new in-service target date to early June. The pipeline company had earlier planned to be in service by the end of this month. https://t.co/ystn5uHQ1n https://t.co/Tdu8G0kJw1
Earlier this month, a rare sighting of the Aurora Borealis was visible in Virginia and across the south. Will another sighting come anytime soon? Researcher says, it's possible. https://t.co/MSpP846rbu
150 years ago, American Chestnut trees provided food for people and animals throughout the eastern United States, as well as lumber. Then a fungus from Asia nearly wiped them out. Researchers have been working to bring them back. https://t.co/cW2w0Gq0km