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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CommunityA group founded in Rock Island more than 20 years ago to stop violence finally has found a home of its own. On Friday, Positive Brothers United held an open house at its new community hall.
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Monday afternoon, the Rock Island School District will celebrate the completion of nearly 11 million dollars in renovations at the high school.
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EnvironmentMidAmerican Energy has announced a new five-year plan designed to save money for both the company and its Iowa customers. It filed the plan this week, and the Iowa Utilities Board has until the end of the year to approve it.
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A new federal grant will help Monmouth College continue preparing teachers for rural communities.
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CommunityThis weekend the ice at the Vibrant Arena wil be decorated with more than just the names of sponsors of the Quad City Storm.
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GovernmentThe Russian invasion of Ukraine is being felt in Dubuque. The city is in the process of re-naming a park that had for years been named in honor of its sister city in Russia.
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EconomyUnemployment in the Quad Cities fell again in December to 3.7 per cent, down from 4.1 per cent a year ago.
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EconomyA company based in Iowa City is part of an experiment that might help solve the housing shortage in the US and around the world. Alquist 3D is using 3D printing to build houses.
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CommunityRock Island has hired someone to help it work with refugees and immigrants who've recently settled in the city. Monday night, the city council approved a contract with a "cultural liaison."
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GovernmentWith help from the state, Metro Link will buy more electric buses. On Tuesday the governor and Illinois DOT announced grants for downstate transit providers totalling more than $113 million dollars.