Herb Trix
News Director, Host All Things Considered and Midwest WeekA native of Detroit, Herb Trix began his radio career as a country-western disc jockey in Roswell, New Mexico (“KRSY, your superkicker in the Pecos Valley”), in 1978. After a stint at an oldies station in Topeka, Kansas (imagine getting paid to play “Louie Louie” and “Great Balls of Fire”), he wormed his way into news, first in Topeka, and then in Freeport Illinois.
While a graduate student in the Public Affairs Reporting Program at the University of Illinois at Springfield (then known as Sangamon State University), he got his first taste of public radio, covering Illinois state government for WUIS.
Here in the Quad Cities, Herb worked for WHBF Radio before coming to WVIK in 1987. Herb also produces the weekly public affairs feature Midwest Week – covering the news behind the news by interviewing reporters about the stories they cover.
Herb resides in Moline with his wife Diane, and their dog Augie.
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EconomyThe first cruise ship visit of the season to the Quad Cities is expected this weekend. The American Melody, from American Cruise Lines, is scheduled to dock in Davenport on Sunday at River Heritage Park. -
Unemployment continued to fall in the Quad Cities in May - from 5.3 per cent a year ago to 3.8 per cent last month.
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On Midwest Week, Davenport agrees to continue the school resource officer program, and assign police officers to several schools.
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The Rock Island County Health Department will soon start holding COVID-19 vaccination clinics for young children. It's just received its first pediatric doses from Pfizer and Moderna, designed for children, six months to four years old.
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After being hidden for decades, a new location may have been found in Moline to display the Sandbagger Memorial.
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CommunityA pastor in the Quad Cities will be the next bishop of the Northern Illinois Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. On Saturday the Reverend Stacie Fidlar was elected to a six-year term - currently she is pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church in Rock Island.
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A state grant will help train new teachers in eastern Iowa. Seven school districts, led by Davenport, will receive 3.7 million dollars from the Teacher and Paraeducator Registered Apprenticeship Pilot Program.
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Campaigns & ElectionsHerb Trix discusses the GOP primary with Dave McKinney.
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Campaigns & ElectionsOn Midwest Week, Illinois Republicans will make some important decisions later this month, when they choose candidates for governor and other offices.
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John Deere has been honored for being one of the most "community-minded," large companies in the country. It's included on the latest list of The Civic 50 top corporate citizens, as chosen by an organization named Points of Light.
