Veronica Volk
Senior producerVeronica Volk is a senior producer and editor for WXXI News.
Previously, she reported on environmental and economic issues facing the people and wildlife of Lake Ontario for Great Lakes Today.
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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Rochester’s combined sewer system means heavy rains could push untreated runoff and sewage into the lake.
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Goat grazing has become popular because goats can navigate the steep terrain, eradicate poison ivy, and leave behind natural fertilizer. -
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ConnectionsIn the second hour of "Environmental Connections" on June 27, 2025, we talk to "Common Ground" author Eileen Flanagan about her new book and her history of climate activism. -
ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Environmental Connections" on June 27, 2025, our guests discuss a recently failed Senate bill that would have banned the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer on New York farmland. -
ConnectionsDuring "Environmental Connections" on June 27, 2025, host Jasmin Singer explores the heated debate over sewage sludge on New York farmland — and why environmental coalitions matter now more than ever. Then, author and activist Eileen Flanagan on building unlikely alliances for climate justice. -
The schooner was commissioned by Gen. Patton just before World War II, and now tours Great Lakes ship festivals. -
ConnectionsIn the second hour of "Connections" on June 26, 2025, guest host Racquel Stephen leads a discussion on the use of cannabis to treat chronic conditions among older adults. -
ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections" on June 26, 2025, guest host Racquel Stephen and her panel discuss the stigma surrounding mental health for men and explore new ways to provide assistance.
