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 AEW Collision returns to Berglund Center tomorrow night Web Staff July 10, 2026 Roanoke Valley enters Step One voluntary water conservation as drought drains reservoirs Ian Price July 9, 2026 LewisGale debuts new sim center for training Gene Marrano July 8, 2026