Prior to coming to Moline, he worked at WAXX-FM/WAYY Radio in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, WEAU-TV Eau Claire, and WWMT-TV in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Steamwheeler wide receiver Jesse Schmidt is interviewed by WHBF Channel 4 sports reporter Jay Kidwell. She appeared on the noon newscast, which she also anchored, for the last time in early October from home. Elizabeth Goodsitt has left KWQC after 16 years. News Anchors in Green Bay, WI. Annie has worked at various news outlets in Washington, D.C., including covering the 2020 and 2022 election cycles for C-SPAN. A bench in Picks honor will be dedicated by a pond near the entrance to the Columbus Zoo, where she liked to visit with family. She leaves behind her parents and two sisters, the WREX website said. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}. . (Contributed photo). In lieu of flowers and cards, Pick requested this, according to an e-mail from family friend Miguel Perez: Dont wait. The Trustoria Professional Directory helps everyone get the best service provider for their latest project. The journalist is popular for anchoring "Dateline" for NBC, and from 1997 to 2011, she was news anchor on the network's "Today" show. I just get to bring the vast experience I've built up over the years doing sports, I'll get to bring that to news now.". You all made waking up at 3 a.m. actually fun! Partly Cloudy. Derek is a talented storyteller, who has shared some wonderful stories, both inspiring and heartbreaking, with our viewers, 13 WREX Vice President & General Manager Ed Reams said in a news release. failures of government agencies, product flaws and other transparency issues. McFarland, deputy national security adviser. 03/03/23 5:38 PM EST, Article I am humbled to work with such amazing people! WREX (channel 13) is a television station in Rockford, Illinois, United States, affiliated with NBC. Art Linkletter (deceased), KGB-AM radio, San Diego (1930s) Tom Llamas, WNBC-TV former ABC News and NBC News. [6] Though Gray will not have any direct ownership or control of WREX, one caveat of Allen Media's deal to acquire the station includes a 10-year agreement to carry WIFR-LD on a WREX subchannel, which would give WIFR full-market coverage for the first time since it went to low-power status in 2017.[7]. Philadelphia Phillies fan and WQAD Ch. Scotty is an investigative photojournalist based in Washington DC. Thats what drew people to him., BIG NEWS! "We are sorry to see him go, but I know this is a wonderful opportunity that will continue to grow his career. He was 52. Lee also works as an Evening News Anchor and Chief Investigative Reporter at WVUE. #bittersweet #imnotcryingyourecrying pic.twitter.com/eu840adF8k, On my last day at WQAD I think its time to tell you where Im going.Duke and I are headed to TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan! Reilly and Kassidy are identical. WREX began to air newscasts in high-definition on December 12, 2010, the second in the Rockford market after WIFR and the third in the Quincy Newspapers station group after KWWL and WKOW. Veteran reporter Chris Minor closes her eyes in anticipation as her husband, Marv Hubbell, gives her a kiss before she goes on air to announce her retirement. Daniel Heffner is a Special Projects Producer for NBC12. [5] However, on April 29, Gray announced that WREX would be divested to Allen Media Group in a $380 million deal that includes, among other Quincy-owned stations, WKOW, WXOW in La Crosse, and WQOW in Eau Claire. We are sure going to miss those bad jokes, but we know you're going to continue to do great things for folks in the Cedar Rapids area," the station said on social media. Quad-City television newscaster Don Rhyne, left with co-workers Eugenia D'Ambrosio and Andrea Zinga in the 1980s. Illinois where she began her on-air career as a weekend anchor at WREX 13 News. Allison Baker joined WJHG/WECP as a Weekend Anchor and multi-media journalist in June of 2021. This was because Rockford and Madison were sandwiched between markets where other VHF channels were already assignedChicago (channels 2, 5, 7, 9, and 11) to the east; Milwaukee (channels 4, 6, 10, and 12) to the northeast; Davenport, IowaRock Island, Illinois (Quad Cities) channels 4 and 6 (as well as 8 starting in August 1963) to the southwest; Cedar RapidsWaterloo (channels 2, 7, and 9) to the west in eastern Iowa; and La CrosseEau Claire (channels 8 and 13) to the northwest, leaving room for only one VHF license in each market. Ive accepted a position with UpNorthLive as the Evening Anchor for ABC 29 & 8. Caresse Jackman is a national consumer investigative reporter with a focus on exposing scams and digging into consumer concerns. But it was meteorology that captured his interest and drew him to the news business. Aug 4, 2021 0 (WREX) After about three years on the 13 WREX desk, James Stratton is set to say good-bye to Rockford. Bayne will also co-anchor the stations new 4 p.m. newscast, which is scheduled to launch in September. Jill is an investigative producer with decades of experience reporting on health, safety and corruption. Deffenbaugh was honored in 2019 and 2020 with a regional Edward R. Murrow award for Overall Excellence as a news producer. WQAD anchor Jim Mertens is leaving after 27 years at the Moline station. Here's the latest forecast from the National Weather Service. In July 2019, she left the White House for Trumps reelection campaign. Lauren anchors WITN News at Sunrise each weekday from 6-7 am and WITN News at Noon from 12-1 pm. Lee also works as an Evening News Anchor and Chief . Local Meteorologist Anthony Peoples poses for a photo sitting on his back patio at his home in Moline. He'll begin his new duties in August. Stratton, 29, announced Wednesday that he has accepted a job as chief investigative reporter and fill-in anchor at KCCI-TV, the CBS affiliate in Des Moines, Iowa. President and Former Vice President of Print She is an Illinois State University alum with a passion for storytelling. News Anchor WREX-TV Dec 2001 - Dec 2011 10 years 1 month . NEW YORK NBC News opened the new year Tuesday by appointing Hoda Kotb as co-anchor of the "Today" show's first two hours with Savannah Guthr. 2023 www.rrstar.com. Mosbacher, a Republican businesswoman and donor, longtime Trump friend, and a Fox News contributor, was nominated to be ambassador to Poland in February 2018 and confirmed by the Senate that July. 42F. Daniela is a bilingual investigative producer for InvestigateTV. Lauren Baker News at Sunrise and Noon Anchor- WITN News Greenville, North Carolina, United States 575 followers 500+ connections Join to view profile WITN-TV Northwestern University About I. Thank you @KWQCMorgan, @DavidNelsonNews, @wxphelps and EVERYONE behind the scenes for the kind words this morning. Stratton earned a Regional Murrow Award for Excellence in Writing" for his work on several different issues in 2020, including the COVID-19 pandemic, racial and social unrest and Rockford's record number of homicides. Dan Lewis, KOMO-TV News. Until Madison's WISC-TV (channel 3) signed on in 1956, WREX was the only VHF station for both the Rockford and Madison areas. WREX had a unique partnership with The Rockford Register Star, the city's daily newspaper. This hiring pattern speaks in part to Foxs longtime role as a comfortable landing spot for Republicans looking to get paid and build their brand with the networks conservative audience while keeping their options open to return to politics or government. Priscilla Huff is the Managing Editor for the Washington, DC Bureau. WREX shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 13, at 12:30p.m. on February 17, 2009, the original target date in which full-power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009). Scaramucci, a hedge fund mogul and a former Fox Business contributor and host, spent 10 days as White House communications director before his proclivity for giving expletive-laced interviews and publicly feuding with other White House staffers triggered his removal. Ryan graduated from The Florida State University in 2008 with a degree in Meteorology. DAVENPORT A Quad-Cities broadcasting fixture, KWQC-TV's Fran Riley, has announced plans for retirement. Susan is an award-winning reporter/writer at her favorite radio station. We will miss you so much. He started his career in Lynchburg, Virginia in 2010, and joined NBC12 in 2013. And the door opens both ways. Spoiler alert: Trouble ensued, Big stores see how we spend. You might want to rethink that as the interstate is closed in both directions near, A good Thursday to all. He now serves as Supervisor of Videography. Nicole Lapin, CNN, CNN Pipeline, HLN. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. After leaving her post as White House communications director, Hope Hicks became executive vice president and chief communications officer for Foxs parent company. [3], On January 7, 2021, Quincy Media announced that it had put itself up for sale. The station's digital signal is multiplexed: WREX formerly operated Stateline CW, a digital broadcast affiliate of The CW Television Network via The CW Plus. Jessica Foster is the Morning Anchor for NewsChannel 7 Today. Bayne and his wife, Monica, have a five-year-old son, Julian, and a one-year-old daughter, Mia. pic.twitter.com/uDdo118TWg, Today is my last day at @kwqcnews! AT THE MIKE -- President Reagan, formerly of WOC, chats with WOC News Director Mark Minnick. Mertens started his career in his high school years, at his hometown radio station, WFON Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, according to his biography on WQAD.com. It was NIU football's first victory over a Big Ten team. In Columbus, Ivanic said, he occasionally anchored morning shows. He is survived by two children and his longtime partner, Jenny Horn. Kyle Rogers is the News Director for 'Local News Live'. 03/03/23 5:43 PM EST, Article She coordinates content and produces stories with a particular passion for digging into government programs and waste, health care policy and education. By Andrew Carrigan. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Former WHBF-TV employee Kristin Palmer and her husband, Moline native Cap Godwin, pose with their quadruplet girls, from left, Madelyn, Quinn, Reilly and Kassidy. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday. Tom Vaccaro of KWQC-TV andLora Adams of WQPT-TV. John McEntee, personal aide to the president. She's also WNIJ's Perspectives editor, Under Rocks contributor, and local host of All Things Considered. Quad-City Times Photo Editor Kevin Schmidt, WQAD photographer Jenny Hipskind, WQAD meteorologist Terry Swails, his wife, writer Carolyn Wettstone, formerly of KWQC. Day in and day out the journalists at WREX strive to be the best that they can be and Im honored to have been one of them. McMaster in February 2017 following the revelation that Flynn had lied to the FBI and Vice President Mike Pence about whether he had discussed sanctions with the Russian ambassador during the presidential transition. A native of Nottingham, England, Conor joined 23 News in September 2021 after working behind-the-scenes on Gray Television's "Full Court Press with Greta Van Susteren.". Trump nonetheless nominated Brown to be ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa in April 2017, and he was confirmed that June. Stratton's departure comes about five months after Crowley, an eight-year veteran of the station, left 13 WREX for an investigative reporting job at WXIA-TV in Atlanta. A good Tuesday to all. Jon Decker is the White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor for Gray Television and has been a member of the White House Press Corps since 1995. I'll have more of a reach in the community, I think, in terms of being a leader and being someone people rely upon to bring them the news. 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Annie has worked at various news outlets in Washington, D.C., including covering the 2020 and 2022 election cycles for C-SPAN. Anchor. Marion Meginnis former manager of WQAD-TV. Shaw was 82. Born in Rockford and raised in Rockton, Zoe began as an intern in Summer 2020, until she worked her way up to anchoring weeknights. Former CNN anchor Bernard Shaw died Wednesday of pneumonia unrelated to Covid-19, Shaw's family announced in a statement Thursday. Ten current Trump administration officials previously worked at Fox, while six more officials worked at Fox before joining the administration but have since left, and the appointments of two other former Foxers are pending, according to a Media Matters review. He succeeds former 13 WREX News Director Audrey Moon, who left the station in August. Mark Hendersons first television appearance was on The Jerry Springer Show as a member of the studio audience. Peoples is leaving his Quad-Cities job for a move to Florida. Outside the administration, Trump hired Jay Sekulow to join his legal team because the president liked the way Sekulow defended him on Fox, and he nearly added the similarly credentialed Joseph diGenova and Victoria Toensing to the group as well. He subsequently faced a State Department inquiry after making inappropriate comments to a female server at an official event. Kelsie Passolt Age She was born on March 18, 1990, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the United States. Stephanie graduated in 2021, and working at WIFR 23 in Rockford is her first news job out of college. Matt Lauer, formerly of NBC News Today. Caresse Jackman is a national consumer investigative reporter with a focus on exposing scams and digging into consumer concerns. Editor's note: This post has been superseded by A comprehensive review of the revolving door between Fox and the Trump administration, first published July 22, 2019, and subsequently updated. Georgette Mosbacher, ambassador to Poland. Over a three-day period in early April, the State Department announced Morgan Ortagus as its new spokesperson, a role previously occupied by Heather Nauert; President Donald Trump said he wanted Herman Cain to fill a seat on the Federal Reserve Board, with Stephen Moore already nominated for a second vacancy; and Politico reported that Treasury Department spokesperson Tony Sayegh is resigning next month and could be replaced by Monica Crowley. WREX. Besides serving its immediate area, WREX attracted viewers early on in its history from parts of the neighboring Madison area. After a brief stint as a "Today" anchor, she left NBC News in . Im moving to Florida to pursue other opportunities. It was such an honor to work here with so many wonderful people. He was a vocal supporter of his city, but kept his Illinois ties strong as a diehard fan of the Cubs and his alma mater. Considering sale of company", "Gray Television Acquires Quincy Media For $925 Million In Cash", "Gray Sells Divestiture Stations From Quincy Media Transaction to Allen Media for $380 Million,", "FCC Monitor: More Low-Power TV Sales, Extensions,", "DTV: Step by step guide - WREX.com Rockford's News Leader", "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WREX&oldid=1118736453, In memory of Rex N. Caster, son of founding station president L. E. Caster, This page was last edited on 28 October 2022, at 15:42. My last story on @kwqcnews will be tonight. In March 2018, she was named acting undersecretary for public diplomacy and public affairs, replacing an official close to Rex Tillerson, who had just been ousted as secretary of state. That pretty much sums up the weather . Maggie Hradecky, news director at WREX, said Pick stood out, despite her small stature. 0. She was nominated as U.S. ambassador to the U.N. in December 2018, triggering stories about her lack of qualifications for the role outside of her Fox News connection. 8 sports director Mick Moninghoff talks with co-worker Kia Carter. His last newscast will be 10 p.m. Friday. WREX's studios and transmitter are located on Auburn Road just west of Rockford. Daniel Heffner is a Special Projects Producer for NBC12. In 2004, she discovered the cancer had returned and spread. John Ivanic, who anchored at WREX-13 with Pick for about three years, said today that in Picks death, he lost a kid sister. Pick was two years younger than Ivanic, who left WREX-13 in 1998 to become a weekend and fill-in news anchor at NBC-4 in Columbus. Nancy Loo, WFLD, former WABC-TV. Research/Study. Morgan Ortagus, State Department spokesperson. A Northern Illinois University football great and former Rockford TV anchor has died. Katie Bente joined WJHG/WECP as a multi-media journalist in December of 2020. Here are the weather details from the Natio. Fox hired McEntee as a production assistant in 2015. On April 4, 2013, WREX added MeTV, on digital subchannel 13.3. He really was a good dad and wanted to be a good dad, OHara said. She served only briefly in that position. In March, he left Fox for Sinclair Broadcast Group, whose stations now broadcast his bigotry around the country.