Michelle O'Neill
WVIK News EditorOfficially, Michelle's title is WVIK News Editor which really just means she wears many hats, doing everything there is to do in the newsroom and around the radio station. She's a multimedia journalist and serves as Assignment Editor, reporter, radio news producer, copy editor, announcer, news anchor/host, and photographer. She also writes and produces content for WVIK.org and social media.
In recent broadcast journalism contests, Michelle's work contributed to WVIK winning various awards for excellence in both Illinois and Iowa.
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When not working, Michelle snuggles & plays with her puggle, reads, watches TV & movies, spends time with family and friends, crochets, and plays drums at church.
Petey the Peanut Puggle (left) came to live with Michelle during the flood in 2019. He's an adult rescue dog and an excellent companion!
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The east side of the Figge Museum of Art has been restored to its original appearance. Very early in the morning of June 6th, gun shots fired from a parking garage across the street broke ten of the building's exterior windows. -
Genesis is hosting Flu Free Quad Cities again this year. It hopes to continue a trend from last year, when cases of the flu were few and far between.
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Today, John Deere union workers will learn the details of a tentative contract before voting on Sunday.
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This month, people who live in the Quad Cities can help study plastic pollution in the Mississippi River. It's phase two of a study by the Mississippi River Cities and Town Initiative and its partners.
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This month, the National Flood Insurance Program is changing the way it calculates how much homeowners pay for coverage.
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The author of "Everett the Incredible" and the Glory Days Garage Band will help Henry County residents learn about mental health and bullying.On Sunday afternoon in Cambridge, the county's Mental Health Alliance will host "One Incredible Day, a Mental Health Celebration."
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EconomyA group of seniors will have new places to call home next year in Wilton. On Wednesday, an Ohio-based development company called Woda Cooper broke ground on Chandler Pointe apartments.
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On Friday, the Rock Island County Health Department will start giving third Pfizer injections to those who are eligible.
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The Quad Cities River Bandits are the big winners in their first season as an affiliate of the Kansas City Royals.
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Enrollment at the Quad Cities campus of Western Illinois University continues to decline.
