Veronica Volk
Senior producerVeronica Volk is a senior editor and producer for WXXI News.
Previously, she reported on environmental and economic issues facing the people and wildlife of Lake Ontario for Great Lakes Today.
Veronica produces Ear Shot, a weekly podcast that brings you on-demand stories, interviews and other tidbits of what's happening around Rochester and the Finger Lakes.
She is also the producer of Exited, a podcast about young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities transitioning into life after public school, and producer and co-host of the true-crime podcast Finding Tammy Jo along with Gary Craig of the Democrat and Chronicle.
Veronica got her start as a reporter in the Bronx for WFUV Public Radio, and later rose to senior producer of their weekly public affairs show Cityscape. She is originally from the Jersey Shore, which is nothing like how it is portrayed on MTV.
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Developers have begun construction on an ambitious, multi-year plan to build up a challenged Rochester neighborhood.
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Some people with disabilities report a lack of trust and comfort in relationships with their primary care physicians. One program hopes that training doctors can make a difference.
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Rochester's Central Library is brimming with books and other items that people check out each day, but we look deeper and find some real treasures.
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There have been a lot of local debates around library books recently, specifically books that address sexuality and sex education for young kids. It reflects a national trend of book banning efforts in schools and children's libraries. We talk to a local librarian about some of the books being labeled as problematic.
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In this podcast, Racquel Stephen reports on a fatherhood program that offers community and support for dads in Rochester.
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For more than a decade, children of all ages have made a point each Halloween of visiting a particularly decked-out house in the 12 Corners area of Brighton.
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Rochester and the Finger Lakes are becoming a hub for all kinds of inclusive activities – like biking and kayaking. But some people with disabilities, particularly those in the city, are still being left behind.
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An unlikely duo uses their platform to cover local high school sports. Plus, for decades, a volunteer user has welcomed music lovers to the Eastman Theatre, and now she’s being ushered into the spotlight herself.
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For 30 years, this lacrosse team has been called the Iroquois Nationals. Now they're playing as the Haudenosaunee, in a symbolic move toward rejecting colonialism, and honoring the indigenous origins of the game.
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Development projects underway in the Neighborhood of Play include retail space and apartment buildings, but also, dragons. Plus, Danielle Ponder's star continues to rise with the release of her debut solo album, "Some of us are brave."