Herb Trix
Former News DirectorA 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 produced 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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Officials in three eastern Iowa school districts are going to have to find another way to pay for buliding improvements. On Tuesday, voters in Bettendorf, Calamus-Wheatland, and Durant all rejected bond issue requests. -
EnvironmentMidAmerican Energy has started an experiment to find out if it could switch to electric vehicles for its heavy-duty fleet. Tuesday it unveiled three all-electric utility bucket trucks to help service its electric system. -
The Moline school board will soon be asked to choose the next big project. -
One day after Genesis Health System joined forces with another medical group, UnityPoint Health says it may do the same. -
CommunityThanks to some farmers in western Illinois, more food will be available to feed people who are hungry. -
Sarah Kolb's attempt to have her murder sentence reduced has been rejected. -
Genesis Health System, based in the Quad Cities, has joined with MercyOne, a statewide health system in Iowa. -
One year after it started, participants in a program to keep children out of jail and the juvenile justice system think it's been very successeful. -
EnvironmentThanks to heavy rain during the past week, the Rock River is rising and will soon go above flood stage. -
GovernmentHoping to control future garbage costs and bring back recycling dropoff centers, Moline is working with a private company to open a transfer station.
