View Post News Directors | ShopTalk Richard Kurz Named News Director at KWQC By Merrill Knox on Mar. 3, 2014 - 11:36 AM Richard Kurz has been named news director at KWQC, Media General’s NBC affiliate in Davenport, Iowa. According to TVNewsCheck, his appointment is effective March 4. Kurz has been an executive producer and special projects ma ...
View Post News Directors | ShopTalk KWQC News Director Beth Marsoun Steps Down By Merrill Knox on Jan. 6, 2014 - 4:26 PM Beth Marsoun has stepped down as news director of KWQC, the NBC affiliate in Davenport, Iowa, general manager Ken Freedman confirms to TVSpy. After working as an intern at KWQC in college, Marsoun officially began her career at th ...
View Post ShopTalk | Viral | Weather KWQC Meteorologist Fights Off Laughing Fit After Depends Joke By Merrill Knox on May. 9, 2013 - 1:28 PM KWQC meteorologist Greg Dutra fought off a fit of laughter on the air after he made a “Depends” joke during his forecast, which aired immediately after a commercial for the adult diapers (video above). “Well, you ...
View Post Mornings | ShopTalk Melissa Smith Joins KWQC as Morning Co-Anchor By Merrill Knox on Mar. 6, 2013 - 3:36 PM Melissa Smith is joining KWQC, the NBC affiliate in Davenport, Iowa, as morning co-anchor. Smith moves to the Quad Cities from Traverse City, Mich., where she is currently the morning anchor at NBC affiliate WPBN. “Melissa i ...
FOX Affiliates | NBC Affiliates | ShopTalk KWQC Expands Reach in the Quad Cities By Kevin Eck on Oct. 5, 2012 - 2:58 PM KWQC, the NBC affiliate for the Quad Cities, will begin producing the nine p.m. news for KLJB, the local FOX affiliate, starting December 31. In a statement posted to the KWQC website, Kathy DeBoeuf, assistant general manager of ...
NBC Affiliates | ShopTalk Davenport’s KWQC Names General Sales Manager By Kevin Eck on Sep. 21, 2012 - 2:01 PM John Mann will join KWQC, Davenport’s NBC affiliate, as the general sales manager. “John has a consistent track record of helping stations turn in exceptional sales performances and I am excited to have him join us, ...
Politics More Local Interviews for President Obama By Merrill Knox on Jul. 9, 2012 - 10:56 AM President Obama is sitting down for another round of local interviews at the White House today. Obama will be interviewed by Karen Swensen of WWL in New Orleans; Vicki Dortch of WLKY in Louisville (pictured); Gary Metivier of KWQC ...
NBC Affiliates | News Directors | ShopTalk Beth Marsoun Named News Director at KWQC By Merrill Knox on Jul. 2, 2012 - 5:04 PM Beth Marsoun has been named news director at KWQC, the NBC-affiliate in Davenport, IA. Marsoun has been serving as the station’s interim news director since March. Her appointment is effective immediately. “Beth has distin ...
Anchors | ShopTalk Longtime KWQC Anchor Paula Sands Announces Cancer Diagnosis On-Air By Andrew Gauthier on May. 13, 2011 - 11:39 AM Paula Sands, who anchors KWQC‘s 5 and 6 p.m. newscasts in addition to hosting the daily lifestyle show “Paula Sands Live,” announced to viewers on Thursday that she has Stage II ovarian cancer. Sands has been awa ...