Ex-Tech journalism teacher recalls April 16, 2007 Gene Marrano April 13, 2017 1 minute read Where were you ten years ago this Sunday – when the news broke about a mass shooting at Virginia Tech? Roland Lazenby and his journalism students on campus were right in the middle of things, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: Share: Post navigation Previous: Author, filmmaker, political commentator Dinesh D’Souza in Staunton this weekendNext: VT researchers look into epidemic level prison population Related Stories Mill Mountain Zoo welcomes pair of Patagonian maras Web Staff June 19, 2026 Dr. Verletta White, Superintendent of Roanoke City Schools, to step down in one more year Gene Marrano June 18, 2026 Fire chief presents plan to replace 75-year-old Roanoke Fire Station No. 2 Ian Price June 18, 2026
