Rebecca Smith

Anchor/Reporter

Rebecca Smith joined the WQAD team in July of 2010. She anchors News 8 on the weekends and also reports during the week.

Previously, Rebecca worked as a reporter and fill-in anchor in Tulsa, OK and Jonesboro, AR. Before that, she was an associate producer in Memphis, TN. She graduated in 2003 from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville with a degree in Broadcast Journalism.

Rebecca's hometown is Memphis, where her family still lives.

She's excited to be in Quad Cities and is looking forward to getting to know all that the QC has to offer. When she's not giving us the news, she likes to spend time with her friends, run, work out, paint and listen to music.

If you'd like to drop her a line, her email is rebecca.smith@wqad.com.

Recent Articles

  • Scam Alert: “storm chasers” on the hunt

    Posted on: 4:23 pm, May 21, 2013, by , updated on: 06:48pm, May 21, 2013

    The Better Business Bureau has a warning- beware of “storm chasers.” Business booms after severe weather for companies like All...
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  • Medical marijuana: Quad Citians speak out

    Posted on: 4:28 pm, May 20, 2013, by , updated on: 04:36pm, May 20, 2013

    The issue of medical marijuana is close to Diane Bennett’s heart. In the past, her fiancé used it quite frequently....
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  • Business takes a bullet with ammo shortage

    Posted on: 9:25 pm, May 15, 2013, by , updated on: 10:19pm, May 15, 2013

    Business is down for one local gun shop, where concerns over the ammunition shortage have actually discouraged some would-be gun...
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  • Bar-goers react to NTSB’s suggestion of lowering BAC

    Posted on: 8:53 pm, May 14, 2013, by

    Responsible drinkers like Matt Carter have a plan in place before ever setting foot inside the bar. “I already plan...
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  • Council votes to overturn Audubon’s “landmark” designation

    Posted on: 9:38 pm, May 13, 2013, by , updated on: 08:38am, May 14, 2013

    Rock Island City Council members don’t want the Audubon school building, located at 2617 18th Ave. to be designated as...
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  • New system gets the vote from Dixon

    Posted on: 5:04 pm, May 7, 2013, by

    Voters in Dixon, Iowa hit the polls Tuesday with a new tool aimed at making the process faster and more...
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  • Local companies focus on safety after fatal limo fire

    Posted on: 4:02 pm, May 6, 2013, by , updated on: 04:16pm, May 6, 2013

    The investigation continues into what caused a deadly limo fire that killed a bride and four others in San Francisco....
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  • Cell phones driving to distraction

    Posted on: 5:30 pm, May 1, 2013, by

    Cell phones are driving us to distraction. More than 70 towns in Illinois have some restrictions on the use of...
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  • “Recess for Life” helps kids give back

    Posted on: 3:45 pm, April 30, 2013, by

    Some kids in Biggsville, Illinois got to live out a dream and it left their principals with pie on their...
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  • How to get in: admissions standards for college

    Posted on: 4:49 pm, April 29, 2013, by , updated on: 08:28am, April 30, 2013

    One can argue it was easy for Becky Lankford to land the college of her choice through the admissions process....
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  • Airport sees delays from furloughs

    Posted on: 5:49 pm, April 24, 2013, by

    It’s not just the weather that’s causing flight delays across the country. Furloughs for air traffic controllers are putting the...
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  • Flood cleanup underway

    Posted on: 3:29 pm, April 23, 2013, by , updated on: 04:07pm, April 23, 2013

    Even though most of the floodwater is receding, cleanup continues for flood victims across our area. The Red Cross is...
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