Catie Beck talks with Todd “Parney” Parnell, the longtime face and former CEO of the Richmond Flying Squirrels.

Parnell, a native of small-town North Carolina, arrived in Richmond more than 15 years ago, helping bring baseball back to the River City. He almost immediately became a local celebrity, and a 24-7 champion for this community.

But he admits his passion for his job– and in particular the years-long fight to get a new stadium built for the Squirrels – took a toll on his health, leading him to make a career change two years ago.

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Catie Beck talks with Todd &ldquo;Parney&rdquo; Parnell, the longtime face and former CEO of the Richmond Flying Squirrels.
Parnell, a native of small-town North Carolina, arrived in Richmond more than 15 years ago, helping bring baseball back to the River City. He almost immediately became a local celebrity, and a 24-7 champion for this community.
But he admits his passion for his job&ndash; and in particular the years-long fight to get a new stadium built for the Squirrels &ndash; took a toll on his health, leading him to make a career change two years ago.
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Untold is a one-hour journey into the previously unheard stories of the people in charge of making big decisions, generating conversations, and sometimes causing controversy in Richmond, Virginia and beyond.

Untold is a one-hour journey into the previously unheard stories of the people in charge of making big decisions, generating conversations, and sometimes causing controversy in Richmond, Virginia and beyond.

Untold – A WTVR Podcast

Todd “Parney” Parnell

John Reid returns to Untold to discuss his recent campaign for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, highlighting the challenges he faced as an openly gay Republican candidate.

John Reid returns to Untold to discuss his recent campaign for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, highlighting the challenges he faced as an openly gay Republican candidate.

John Reid returns after Virginia lieutenant governor run

Chaz Nuttycombe, 26, has taken the election prediction world by storm, becoming one of the most talked about and sought after forecasters in the country.

He’s quick to share the credit.

“When it comes to my job as a forecaster, and now a pollster, I work with a brilliant polling committee,” Nuttycombe told Catie Beck during an appearance on the most recent episode of ‘Untold – A WTVR Podcast.’

And for good reason. Nuttycombe and his teammates at the nonprofit operation State Navigate were stunningly accurate when it came to calling the outcomes of the various 2025 Virginia contests.

“We did pretty well this year, especially in our polling,” said Nuttycombe. “There was only one other pollster by margin of victory, YouGov, that did better than us for the governor race. They had Spanberger by 15, we had 13 in both of our surveys….Of every pollster that asked about the races here in Virginia for governor and lieutenant governor and attorney general, we did the best.”

After high school, the western Hanover native took his growing passion to Virginia Tech, where he honed his craft and created an election prediction company called CNalysis, a sort of predecessor to State Navigate.

Chaz Nuttycombe,&nbsp;26, has taken the election prediction world by storm, becoming one of the most talked about and sought after forecasters in the country.
He&rsquo;s quick to share the credit.
&ldquo;When it comes to my job as a forecaster, and now a pollster, I work with a brilliant polling committee,&rdquo; Nuttycombe told Catie Beck during an appearance on the most recent episode of &lsquo;Untold &ndash; A WTVR Podcast.&rsquo;
And for good reason. Nuttycombe and his teammates at the nonprofit operation <a href="https://statenavigate.org/">State Navigate</a>&nbsp;were stunningly accurate when it came to calling the outcomes of the various 2025 Virginia contests.
&ldquo;We did pretty well this year, especially in our polling,&rdquo; said Nuttycombe. &ldquo;There was only one other pollster by margin of victory, YouGov, that did better than us for the governor race. They had Spanberger by 15, we had 13 in both of our surveys&hellip;.Of every pollster that asked about the races here in Virginia for governor and lieutenant governor and attorney general, we did the best.&rdquo;
After high school, the western Hanover native took his growing passion to Virginia Tech, where he honed his craft and created an election prediction company called CNalysis, a sort of predecessor to State Navigate.

Chaz Nuttycombe

Brad Bradley returns to give host Catie Beck an exclusive update on all the recent developments that have occurred concerning the case of his sister, Amy, who vanished aboard a cruise ship in 1998.

Brad Bradley returns to give host Catie Beck an exclusive update on all the recent developments that have occurred concerning the case of his sister, Amy, who vanished aboard a cruise ship in 1998.

Todd “Parney” Parnell

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