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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A chance visit to a remote nation in the South Pacific when he was young has resulted in a life-long mission for Mark Palm. -
On Midwest Week, school districts across Iowa are trying to decide whether students, teachers, and staff should be required to wear masks.
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The sun will soon generate half of the electricity used by the Quad Cities International Airport. Thursday it held a ribbon cutting to celebrate the installation of more than 4,400 solar panels on the roof of the terminal and carports in the parking lot.
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The coronavirus has killed several more residents of the Quad Cities. During the past week, Scott County has reported four deaths while Rock Island County reports one additional death yesterday.
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Three months after it was sold, the Jumer's Casino and Hotel in Rock Island has a new name. As of Wednesday it is Bally's Quad Cities Casino & Hotel.
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Even though it's been in use since last January, the new physical education facility at Moline high school will be dedicated Wednesday night.
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With help from Washington, the United Township School District will try to recover from the pandemic.
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The derecho last year damaged or destroyed an estimated 7 million trees in Iowa. That's according to a study done by the Iowa DNR.
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GovernmentScott County and some of its union workers have agreed to extend their contracts. Instead of expiring next June (2022), the contracts with three bargaining units will not expire until June, 2023.
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GovernmentHoping to make sure it spends millions of federal dollars wisely, Rock Island will call in some outside help.
