Herb Trix
A 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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Five people are missing, and two of them thought to be still inside, a partially collapsed apartment building in downtown Davenport.
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Augustana College and Western Illinois University want to help students interested in sport management. Monday in Rock Island they signed an agreement that will allow Augustana graduates to earn a master's degree at Western in just one year.
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With help from a state grant and other fundraising, the Figge Art Museum in downtown Davenport will finally be able to achieve a long-held dream. Plans are in the works to light up the outside of the building with a "public light sculpture."
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A summer music series in western Illinois has been renewed. This week the Levitt Foundation announced grants for next year, including the Levitt Amp Music Series in Galva.
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Members of the military and their families will be able to take courses from Western Illinois University thanks to a new partnership. Civilian employees are also covered by the new agreement signed Monday at the Quad Cities campus in Moline.
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Brad Rowe has held type-ins or typewriter socials at both Monmouth College and nearby Knox College. He also calls these events "Snail Mail Socials," and provides real paper, envelopes, and stamps.
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To celebrate its 40th anniversary, the River Bend Food Bank in Davenport is planning a major expansion. Tuesday it announced construction could begin this summer with completion in a year.
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The list of Democrats running for Congress from Illinois's 17th District just got a lot more crowded. Two more people have announced their candidacy - Eric Sorensen of Moline, and Litesa Wallace from Rockford.
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A lifetime fascination has resulted in a new book. Chris Pio from Galesburg has just published "Gryphons, Gorloks, and Gusties: a History of the NCAA Division 3 Nicknames and Mascots."
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Time is running out for some small towns and villages in western Illinois. They haven't claimed the money they're due from the American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA, and the deadline is Thursday.