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

  • Muddy’s lives up to its name in Burlington

    Posted on: 5:11 pm, April 22, 2013, by

    One area restaurant is making the most of the flooding situation. “I thought I was on a cruise ship,” is...
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  • I-74 bridge/John Deere Rd. expansion gets IL money

    Posted on: 5:19 pm, April 17, 2013, by

    An ambitious plan is in the works to rebuild the I-74 bridge. It’s about quality of life to Denise Bulat,...
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  • Local man says he knows how to prevent identity theft

    Posted on: 5:59 pm, April 16, 2013, by , updated on: 09:18am, April 17, 2013

    Your credit card may be just as valuable to thieves as it is to you. Identity theft is on the...
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  • A photo worth a thousand “likes”

    Posted on: 5:08 pm, April 15, 2013, by , updated on: 11:00am, April 16, 2013

    Anything viral when you're pregnant is usually a bad thing, but that's not the case when it comes to one couple’s pregnancy photo.
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    Viral photo of pregnant couple
  • Smoke detector credited with saving woman

    Posted on: 5:16 pm, April 10, 2013, by

    You may have checked your smoke detector a few weeks ago when we changed over to daylight saving time. The...
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  • Groundbreaking for Clinton Middle School

    Posted on: 6:19 pm, April 9, 2013, by

    The Clinton School District broke ground on the new Clinton Middle School Tuesday. The historic significance of the Washington Middle...
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  • Rash of graffiti alarms neighbors

    Posted on: 5:15 pm, April 8, 2013, by

    Suspected gang-related graffiti showed up in seven locations in one neighborhood over the weekend.
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  • Homeless worries amid federal budget cuts

    Posted on: 4:08 pm, April 3, 2013, by

    Since January, when he first arrived at the Humility of Mary Shelter in Davenport, Alan Peterman has learned to live...
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  • City considers cutting off liquor licenses

    Posted on: 3:20 pm, April 2, 2013, by , updated on: 07:52am, April 3, 2013

    The City of Davenport considers cutting off businesses from getting new liquor licenses. The proposed moratorium would last for six...
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  • Davenport dentist gives glimpse into sterilization techniques

    Posted on: 3:15 pm, April 1, 2013, by

    Several hundred people lined up at the health department in Tulsa, Oklahoma this past weekend to get tested for HIV...
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  • Neighbor grieves for Mercer County fire victims

    Posted on: 5:35 pm, March 27, 2013, by , updated on: 05:56pm, March 27, 2013

    A pair of plastic binoculars and playground equipment are some of the only things remaining after a fire broke out...
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    Fire in rural Sherrard, Illinois 3-27-13 (WQAD Photo)
  • Mayor Gluba gives his State of the City address

    Posted on: 8:17 pm, March 25, 2013, by

    From cutting city crime in half to balancing the budget without increasing property taxes, Davenport Mayor Bill Gluba touted his...
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