Joey Donia
Sports Director
Davenport, Iowa
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Joey has been proud to work for KWQC since 2014. Joey is an award winning sportscaster and loves telling the stories of what makes an athlete or team so special. Whether it's a story that can make us cry, or a story that can make us laugh, showing what makes the athletes, teams and people in the Quad Cities special are one of Joey's biggest passions. Joey previously worked as a sportscaster in Des Moines, Iowa and Albany, Georgia before coming to KWQC. Joey is grateful to his family, friends, and mentors who helped him live his dream of becoming a sportscaster.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2023 at 11:01 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Wilton volleyball star Kinsey Drake was voted TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the Week.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2023 at 10:57 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Watch highlights from Rockridge’s 2-0 win over United Township and Morrison’s 2-1 win over Alleman.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 11:54 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
4-0 Amboy will take on 3-1 Ridgewood in the Six Spotlight game.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 11:48 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Watch highlights from Wilton’s 3-0 win over Durant and Monmouth-Roseville’s 2-1 win over Sherrard.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 12:09 AM CDT
|By Joey Donia
The 3-1 Ridgewood Spartans will host 4-0 Amboy Friday in the Six Spotlight game.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 12:02 AM CDT
|By Joey Donia
With 4 goals in Kewanee’s 6-2 win over Streator, senior Cristian Cazares became the all-time scoring leader for the Kewanee soccer program.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 11:58 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Watch highlights from Mercer County’s 2-0 win over Galva.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2023 at 11:32 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Davenport West football star Jordan Tate was voted TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the Week after rushing for 216 yards and 4 touchdowns in a win over Cedar Rapids Washington.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2023 at 11:24 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Glenview 8th grader Tyrian Walls helped his injured opponent stand up and walk off the field.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2023 at 11:33 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Kewanee will visit Bureau Valley Friday in the Six Spotlight game. The Boilermakers are off to a 3-0 start under new head coach Matthew Taylor.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2023 at 11:26 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Watch highlights from Augustana’s 3-0 win over Wheaton in volleyball. The Vikings improved to 7-0 on the season.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2023 at 11:22 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Watch highlights from Kewanee’s 8-0 win over Riverdale in soccer and Annawan’s 2-0 win over Knoxville in volleyball.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2023 at 11:54 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
The top ranked North Scott football team will take on 7th ranked Assumption Friday in the Six Spotlight game.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2023 at 11:50 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Morrison freshman kicker Josh McDearmon made the game winning field goal against top ranked Princeton
Updated: Sep. 6, 2023 at 8:39 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Madi Ramirez was one of 12 pediatric patients of the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital chosen to be a kid captain for the Iowa football team.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2023 at 8:04 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Rock Island native Madison Keys defeated Marketa Vondrousova 6-1, 6-4 to advance to the semifinals at the US Open for the third time in her career.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2023 at 12:57 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
TV6 and Servpro surprised Christy Desmit with the Hometown Hero Award in recognition for her service to the Kewanee community through using her passion for yoga to serve others.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2023 at 11:28 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Princeton football star Casey Etheridge was voted TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the Week after rushing for 234 yards and 4 touchdowns in Princeton’s 40-0 win over Monmouth-Roseville.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2023 at 11:41 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Watch highlights from Muscatine’s 14-13 win over Central and Stillman Valley’s 49-7 win over Rock Falls.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2023 at 11:37 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Alleman tennis star Nicholas Patrick will play in the Junior US Open Doubles Tournament as a wild card. Patrick will head to New York Friday before the tournament begins Sunday at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2023 at 11:31 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Watch highlights from Newman’s 2-1 win over Bureau Valley.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2023 at 11:25 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
The Princeton football team is ranked #1 in Class 3A in this week’s Associated Press rankings.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2023 at 11:12 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Longtime Morrison assistant coach Nathan Vandermyde is off to a great start as head coach of the Mustangs.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2023 at 11:06 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Watch highlights from Kewanee’s 4-0 win over Peoria in soccer and Kewanee’s 2-1 win over Mercer County in volleyball.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2023 at 12:29 AM CDT
|By Joey Donia
As of Monday afternoon, 39,587 tickets had been sold for the Iowa women’s basketball exhibition game against DePaul at Kinnick Stadium on October 15th.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2023 at 12:12 AM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Iowa wrestling legend Dan Gable was in Davenport as the guest speaker Monday at the Grid Club luncheon.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2023 at 11:28 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Iowa basketball star Kate Martin and Iowa football legend visited the Public House in Davenport to help raise money for the Mollie Tibbetts Memorial Fund at The University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2023 at 11:21 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Kate Martin visited Central DeWitt high school with several of her teammates from Iowa women’s basketball to teach basketball skills to youth at her camp. The event sold out in a matter of hours after being announced Wednesday morning.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2023 at 11:57 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
The North Scott Lancers have great expectations this football season.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2023 at 11:51 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Watch highlights from Assumption, Clinton, Central DeWitt, Kewanee and Sherrard volleyball.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 11:15 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
he Davenport West football team went 7-2 last year in the regular season for the program’s first winning season in nearly a decade. Following the departure of Brandon Krusey, Dominique Nunn takes over as head coach after spending the last two seasons as an assistant.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 3:37 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Davenport native Roger Craig and Augustana legend Ken Anderson were not selected as finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s 2024 class. Both were among 12 semifinalists for the seniors category reserved for players who haven’t played in the NFL for at least 25 years.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 11:16 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
The Pleasant Valley Spartans have great expectations for the upcoming season with several key players returning from a team that finished 9-0 last year in the regular season.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 11:11 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
The Rock Island boys soccer team beat Streator 6-1 in the season opener.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2023 at 11:43 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Quad City United advanced to the Final Four beating West Michigan 96-83 in the Regional Championship.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2023 at 11:29 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
River Town hit a home run in the bottom of the 9th inning against Beloit on Sunday to give the River Bandits a 4-3 win.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2023 at 11:20 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
The Golden Warriors have new uniforms but the same goals this season.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2023 at 11:43 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Frank Bay has the best time ever at the Bix for a runner 80 years or older.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2023 at 11:31 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
The Western Big Six football coaches gathered for dinner in Rock Island at the annual kickoff banquet to look ahead to the upcoming season with fans.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2023 at 11:22 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
The Bettendorf football team hopes to turn things around in 2023 after finishing 3-6 in 2022.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2023 at 11:24 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Fritz Dieudonné is back at Rock Island after two seasons as the head coach at Alleman.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2023 at 11:38 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Mediapolis senior Drew Miller is the best punter in the Nation.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2023 at 11:35 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
The Quincy Gems beat the Clinton LumberKings 6-5 Sunday ending a great season for the LumberKings.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2023 at 11:42 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
It’s been another great season for the Clinton LumberKings. The team is heading to the playoffs and fans are packing the stands.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2023 at 11:00 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
The Clinton LumberKings beat the Burlington Bees 7-3 Wednesday night at NelsonCorp Field. Burlington will host Clinton for games on Thursday and Friday.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2023 at 11:56 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
In two years of high school Tennis Nicholas Patrick has been practically perfect. Patrick has fifty wins, zero losses and only on one occasion was he taken to three sets.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2023 at 11:50 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
TV6 and Servpro surprised Caroline Bredekamp with the Hometown Hero Award in recognition for her service to the Preston community through committee work and grant writing.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2023 at 11:35 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Davenport native Roger Craig and former Augustana Hall of Fame quarterback Ken Anderson are among the 12 semifinalists for the senior candidates in the Pro Football Hall of Fame 2024 class.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2023 at 11:24 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
FORMER MOLINE BASKETBALL STAR CIERRA MCNAMEE IS HAVING HER ON-COURT ABILITIES RECOGNIZED FOR THE ENITRE COUNTRY TO SEE
Updated: Jul. 27, 2023 at 12:57 AM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Ryan Koresko is honoring the life of his father and grandfather while running ultramarathons.