David Nelson - KWQC-TV6 News and Weather For The Quad Cities -

David co-anchors Quad Cities Today on KWQC weekdays from 4:30 to 7:00 AM.  He began his broadcasting career in radio before landing his first TV job as a news writer at WSMV in Nashville.  Before coming to KWQC, David was a morning anchor at WFSB-TV in Hartford, Connecticut and a main anchor at WAVY/Fox 43 in Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Virginia.

David's journalism received national recognition when his September 7, 2012 interview with Ann Romney made headlines across the country.  David's questioning of Mrs. Romney about her views on women's issues was reported by more than a dozen national news outlets including NBC, CNN, ABC, CBS, the Washington Post, and Huffington Post. 

David's reporting also made national headlines in 2009 when he broke the story of a local McDonald's that continued to serve customers for several weeks after the health department noted one of its employees had contracted Hepatitis A.  David uncovered that the restaurant was not shut down until after a second employee and multiple customers had started becoming ill.

The week before his Ann Romney interview, David broke the story of a local library that was throwing thousands of unwanted books in garbage bins.  David's investigation found that libraries across the country have done this and industry guidelines advise librarians to conceal the practice from the public.  Viewed thousands of times and drawing more than 500 online comments, David's reports led to calls for new protocol and legislation to stop the destruction of library books.

David has covered national and local stories across the country, including presidential campaigns, wildfires, tornado touchdowns, Hurricane Isabel and the 9/11 attacks in New York.  He grew up near Nashville, Tennessee and graduated from Middle Tennessee State University.

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