Jay Pearce
Retired, Former CEO, General ManagerJay H. Pearce became the station's general manager Oct. 3, 2011. More than half of his 40-year career in broadcasting has been in public broadcasting. He retired on Oct. 27, 2022.
A Detroit, MI native, Pearce grew up in the Chicago suburb of Winnetka, IL and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications and Fine Arts from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL. He has worked at radio and television stations up and down Illinois as well as in Missouri and Texas. Additionally, he taught broadcasting journalism at SIU and University of Illinois.
Pearce serves on several boards of directors including the Quad Cities Illinois Rotary Club; ONE Foundation, Bettendorf; Illinois News Broadcasters Association Foundation; and the Illinois Associated Press Broadcasters Association.
Pearce's wife, Melisse Trentz, is a Moline, IL native whose ancestors were some of Mercer County's early residents. He has a son, Dale; a daughter, Sara; and a stepdaughter, Mannon (yes, named after the Mercer County community).
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COVID cases and hospitalizations are down a bit in IA...It's the GOP's turn at the Illinois State Fair...An IA Dem congressional candidate says politics get in the way...IA needs poll workers..."unsung heroes" per the SOS...Sunny today :) then chances of rain through the weekend :(
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RI and Moline each get $3 million in state city center grants...Fixing up the RICO administrative building...Senate candidte Mike Franken takjs division on the IA State Fair Soapbox...Alternating Currents is set to begin...Some nice weather is upon us...
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Candidates take to the soap box at the IA State Fair...Moline tries to decide how to spend $21 million ARPA dollars...Another effort to save the RICO courthouse...A local game developor features local musicians that now live elsewhere...Partly sunny and 80 today!
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IA's Gov. seeks to lift abortion ban ban...JMTC graduates more machinists...A Stemwheeler championship watch party...It's time for Tugfest...Some of us may see some isolated or scattered rain...
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Nice weather...after all the rain...Mending racial fences in Iowa City...IL's Governor welcomes IN businesses after abortion ruling...An online program about New Philadelphia...Sunny and 80 today!
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IA ranks 9th and IL 23rd in a report on kids' welfare...RI considers a Special Service Area to pay for downtown improvements...The Feds will stop watching IL for patronage hiring...The River Bandits play the Field of Dreams tomorrow night...Rain this morning...a high of 80 today...
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A Heat ADVISORY will be in effect TOMORROW from Noon-9pm...Government Bridge will be CLOSED to Vehicles from 6a-2p tomorrow...Autopsy results are in from the Maquoketa Caves killings...The IA Board of Ed says a challenged book stays on the shelf...
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Five Quad Citizens die due to COVID...MidAmerican ups its green energy game...Bettendorf's school board is sued for blocking media from covering a meeting...The 51st Bix Memorial Jazz Festival begins today...It'll be sunny for the next three days!
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Davenport considers a deal with Canadian Pacific about increased trains...The IL Governor's race heats up already...QC Habitat's director plans to retire...How one small town benefitted from RAGBRAI...
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IL declares a public health emergency for monkeypox...Republicans turned out big in IL's 17th Dist. primary...RI employees evaluate public input on spending ARPA money...Thunderstorms this morning then a heat advisory this afternoon...