WQAD, Tegna’s ABC affiliate in Moline, Illinois and serving the Quad Cities of Davenport and Bettendorf in southeastern Iowa, and Rock Island and Moline in Illinois, is excited to welcome Corey Spencer as news director, leading the News 8 newsroom. Spencer has local roots with vast regional experience in broadcast and digital news.
WQAD, Tegna’s ABC affiliate in the Quad Cities of Moline-Rock Island, Ill., and Davenport-Bettendorf, Iowa, has added Corey Spencer as news director.
He has local roots with regional experience in broadcast and digital news. Spencer was born in Moline, grew up in Bureau County, Ill., and graduated from Bradley University in Peoria.
He started his career as a producer and multi-skilled journalist at WEEK Peoria, Ill.
Spencer then moved to WHAS-TV in Louisville, where he produced coverage for one of the largest snowstorms in Kentucky history.
From there, he moved to KSDK St. Louis as senior producer on Today in St. Louis, an Emmy-winning newscast that was the most-watched morning news in the market.
Spencer was promoted to executive producer and then assistant news director at KARE Minneapolis, where he led his team through generational news stories including the COVID-19 pandemic and the murder of George Floyd.
Spencer says he’s thrilled to return home to the Quad Cities with his wife Kaylee and two cats Gracie and Ted. Outside of the newsroom, Spencer is an avid sports fan and enjoys golfing, craft beer, and hiking.
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