Joey Donia
Sports anchor, reporter
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.
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Alleman tennis star Kate Rector is the TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the Week
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Lynda Sargent is the winner of the Hometown Hero award presented by TV6 and SERVPRO
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Cast your vote for the TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the Week. We will announce the winner Sunday night during our 10:00 newscast.
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Watch all of the highlights from Wednesday’s high school sports action. Assumption and Wilton both advanced in postseason volleyball, Rock Island and Geneseo advanced in Regional Soccer, and Pleasant Valley thrived at District Cross Country.
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Rockridge golf star Drew Hall was voted TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the Week after winning the 1A State Championship.
Cast your vote for the TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the Week. The poll will be open until 3:00 Wednesday afternoon.
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Watch all of the highlights from Bettendorf’s win over Central and North Scott’s win over North
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Cast your vote for the TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the Week. We’ll announce the winner Sunday night during our 10:00 p.m. newscast.
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Watch all of the highlights from week seven of the high school football season
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Watch highlights from Thursday’s high school football and cross country.
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Lynn Center’s Jim Houston is the winner of the Hometown Hero Award presented by TV6 and ServPro
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Bettendorf swimming standout Alyssa Witt is the TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the Week
Cast your vote for the TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the Week.
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Watch highlights from United Township’s 5-0 win in soccer over Orion-Sherrard plus highlights from Mercer County’s 2-0 win over Annawan in volleyball.
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Sherrard volleyball star McKenna Blackwell is the TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the Week
Cast your vote for the TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the Week
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Watch all of the highlights from Wednesday’s high school volleyball action.
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Moline volleyball star Ella Ramsay is the TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the Week
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In football, Assumption beat Wahlert 48-14 and Annawan-Wethersfield beat West Hancock 40-0. In soccer, Princeton beat Alleman 2-1 and in volleyball Rockridge beat Sherrard 2-1. Watch highlights in the video player.
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Sherry Staufer was the recipient of the Hometown Hero Award presented by ServPro and TV6
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Watch highlights from Geneseo’s 1-0 win over Moline and Rock Falls 2-0 win over United Township in volleyball.
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Wrestling legend Dan Gable was the main speaker Monday at the Grid Club Luncheon located at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Davenport.
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The Calamus-Wheatland Warriors are having the program’s inaugural football team. Kevin Kohr reports on the team making history.
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Watch all of the highlights from Wednesday’s volleyball and soccer action in Illinois.
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The North Scott Lancers are hungry to make another run at a State Championship this football season.
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The Pleasant Valley football team is coming off one of the best seasons in school history. The Spartans have great expectations for the 2021 season.
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Glen Koelker grew up in Dyersville and got to attend the Field of Dreams game after winning the ticket lottery on his wedding anniversary.
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Dan McClean suffered a stroke last week and was airlifted to the hospital in Iowa City. The Dyersville native is a lifelong Yankees fan who was actively involved in making the Field of Dreams what it is today
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Growing up in small town Iowa, Sharon DeRycke became a Yankees fan in 1976 because of her mom.
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The Chicago White Sox won the Field of Dreams game in Dyersville, Iowa, blowing a 7-4 lead in the ninth before Tim Anderson slammed a two-run, walk-off homer in a 9-8 win over the New York Yankees.
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Thursday the first Major League baseball game to be played in Iowa will take place when the Chicago White Sox play the New York Yankees at the Field of Dreams movie site in Dyersville.
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The Bettendorf Bulldogs have great expectations for the upcoming football season
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Moline football returns a plethora of experienced and talented players this season.
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The Southeast 12U Little League team will represent Iowa with a chance to earn a spot in the Little League World Series after winning a State Title.
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Former Pleasant Valley football star A.J. Tappa received the Monsignor Tolan Excellence Award at the Shriner’s Bowl.
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Growing up in Iowa, former Clinton Volleyball star Monique Harris was often the only black player on her team, or one of very few.
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Pleasant Valley beat Ottumwa 5-1 in the quarterfinals of the 4A State Baseball Tournament.
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The Detroit Pistons selected Luka Garza with the 52nd overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft Thursday. Garza became the 2nd former Iowa star to be taken in this year’s draft after the San Antonio Spurs selected Joe Wieskamp with the 41st overall pick.
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Former Iowa Hawkeye Joe Wieskamp was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs as pick #41 in the second round of the NBA Draft on Thursday night
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Watch highlights from Wednesday’s action at State Baseball
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Jim Carter is a gifted carpenter who loves giving his time and talents to those in need. In recognition of all he does for the community, Carter was presented with the TV6/ServPro Hometown Hero award.
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Kayla Swope suffers from degenerative cornea disease that greatly impairs her vision. She’s had ten eye surgeries including four cornea transplants.
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Premier Buick GMC Dealers presented checks to the winners of the Quad City Times Bix 7.
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The Quad City United will host playoffs games this weekend at the TBK Bank Sports Complex in Bettendorf
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Watch all of Wednesday’s action from State Softball and Substate Baseball in Iowa.
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The TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon is holding training events at different Rock Valley Physical Therapy locations leading up to the event on September 25th and 26th.
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Wilton and Assumption both advanced to the State Softball Semifinals and North Scott beat West 2-1 in a Substate Baseball Semifinal