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Rebecca Smith

Anchor/Reporter
rebecca.smith@wqad.com

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

  • Bowl-A-Thon for Junior Achievement

    Posted on: 8:16 pm, February 23, 2013, by

    The cold temperatures had a lot of folks getting some indoor exercise Saturday. The 30th annual Junior Achievement Bowl-A-Thon rolled... Read More ›

  • Arsenal workers could take 20% pay cut

    Posted on: 4:07 pm, February 20, 2013, by

    All federal employees, including 8,000 Arsenal workers, will be required to take furlough days or unpaid time off if Congress... Read More ›

  • Selling jerky to help Haitians

    Posted on: 4:21 pm, February 19, 2013, by , updated on: 04:22pm, February 19, 2013

    It’s been three years since the country of Haiti was hit by a devastating earthquake. Aftershocks to the country’s inhabitants... Read More ›

    jerky

  • QC moms try to strike work/life balance

    Posted on: 3:56 pm, February 18, 2013, by

    An age-old debate for many moms is centered around the question of whether to work or stay at home with... Read More ›

    busy moms

  • Police: Don’t be a car burglary victim

    Posted on: 3:52 pm, February 18, 2013, by , updated on: 09:28am, February 19, 2013

    A rash of car break-ins has police in Bettendorf asking folks to lock up their stuff. Car burglaries have been... Read More ›

    car breakins

  • Budget cuts loom, Bustos concerned for Arsenal

    Posted on: 7:51 pm, February 17, 2013, by

    Leaders in Washington continue to sound alarm bells over budget cuts, set to go into effect in March. They’re the... Read More ›

    Government Officials

  • Money could be waiting for you

    Posted on: 7:38 pm, February 17, 2013, by

    A major tax break could be going ignored. This weekend, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn stopped by Truman College in Chicago,... Read More ›

    Finances

  • Braley to appear at Democrats dinner

    Posted on: 8:22 pm, February 16, 2013, by

    Iowa Congressman Bruce Braley makes his first appearance Saturday evening since announcing he’ll run for U.S. Senator Tom Harkin’s seat.... Read More ›

    Braley

  • Symposium Cafe to close its doors

    Posted on: 6:47 pm, February 16, 2013, by

    A Davenport restaurant will serve its last meal Sunday. Symposium Cafe, in Davenport, will close at 4 p.m. A new... Read More ›

    Symposium Cafe

  • Local Army Major shines light on military suicides

    Posted on: 5:31 pm, February 12, 2013, by

    A local Army man is speaking out on military suicides and getting national attention. People Magazine recently did a feature... Read More ›

  • Man killed in Knox County crash

    Posted on: 6:56 pm, February 10, 2013, by , updated on: 08:09am, February 11, 2013

    A man was killed in a car accident Saturday night, February 9, 2013 in Knox County. Investigators found the car... Read More ›

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  • Live Uncommon donates two checks

    Posted on: 8:31 pm, February 9, 2013, by

    Non-profit organizations were working together across the river Saturday in Bettendorf. Live Uncommon presented two big checks to Komen Quad... Read More ›

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