Veronica Volk
Executive Producer & Director of Podcast StrategyVeronica Volk is executive producer and director of podcast strategy for WXXI Public Media.
Veronica has previously worked as a senior producer and reporter, and covered beats like environmental and economic issues facing Lake Ontario for Great Lakes Today.
She also produced Exited, a podcast about young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities transitioning into life after public school, and produced and co-hosted 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. She is originally from the Jersey Shore, which is nothing like how it is portrayed on MTV.
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A New York woman with metastatic breast cancer is fighting for faster access to federal disability and Medicare benefits as a bipartisan bill stalls in Congress. -
The law means a one-time shortened term length for town supervisors, clerks, council members, and other town offices elected in odd-numbered years. -
As all 20 living Israeli hostages have now been freed under a mediated ceasefire agreement, local and state officials issue statements of relief and solidarity. -
When President Donald Trump claimed that babies are receiving “80 vaccines” in doses “like you give to a horse,” it left some Rochester physicians stunned. -
ConnectionsDuring "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 10/10/25, we talk with Dr. Bill Valenti about his long career in HIV research and treatment. Then, the team from CITY Magazine on the October issue, "Home." -
The University of Rochester has a new brand identity at a time of financial strain and an ambitious fundraising campaign. The response on social media has been largely critical. -
Severe drought grips Monroe County as rainfall falls far below average. Officials urge residents to conserve water and prepare for restrictions. -
Authorities confirm skeletal remains found in Steuben County are Doh Soe, Burmese refugee missing from Rochester since 2011; police seeking tips. -
Officials say the incidents reflect a form of “swatting,” a trend in which false threats are made in an attempt to provoke a law enforcement response.
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A looming government shutdown could ripple through Rochester, pause paychecks for workers and cause aid uncertainty for families.
