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: 12 hours ago
|By Joey Donia
Watch highlights from Assumption’s 3-2 win over Nevada in the State Soccer Semifinals
Updated: 17 hours ago
|By Joey Donia
College player of the year Caitlin Clark, the shining light of Iowa women’s basketball and a hard-core golf enthusiast, will play in the John Deere Classic Pro-Am on Wednesday, July 5, in a group anchored by fellow Iowa native and current U.S. Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson, tournament officials announced today.
Updated: May. 31, 2023 at 11:22 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Watch highlights from Wednesday’s Girls State Soccer Tournament action and hear from Alleman’s new football coach.
Updated: May. 28, 2023 at 11:32 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Pleasant Valley’s Reece Goodlet and Mackenzie Fah were voted TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the Week after winning State TItles in discus and shotput.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 11:15 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Watch highlights from Thursday’s substate soccer finals
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 11:49 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Watch highlights from Wednesday’s boys substate soccer finals in Iowa and playoff softball in Illinois.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 11:32 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Several Iowa State coaches stopped in Bettendorf at the Isle on Wednesday afternoon for the annual Cyclone Tailgate Tour. Among the coaches in attendance were football coach Matt Campbell, men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger and women’s basketball coach Bill Fennelly, a native of Davenport.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 12:24 AM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Nicole Sarabia is the first female to ever play for the Quad City Nighthawks.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 11:18 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Watch highlights from Monday’s Substate soccer semifinals and hear from the Alleman girls as they prepare for Tuesday’s Super-Sectional game against Montini.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 9:37 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Joyce Stoddard, quilting for veterans, wins Hometown Hero Award.
Updated: May. 21, 2023 at 11:22 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
West Carroll’s Emma Randecker was voted TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the Week
Updated: May. 21, 2023 at 11:17 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
The Quad City Nighthawks advanced in the playoffs beating Wabash Valley 50-14.
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 11:13 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Iowa High School State Track & Field Thursday Highlights
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 11:07 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Watch highlights from Pleasant Valley’s 2-1 win over North Scott
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 11:50 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Just months after beating cancer, Teagan Nees returned to softball and earned all-state honors.
Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 10:56 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Watch highlights from Monday’s high school sports.
Updated: May. 14, 2023 at 11:11 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Orion softball star Ella Sundberg was voted TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the Week after tying the school record for homeruns in a season.
Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 11:01 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Watch highlights from Thursday’s high school sports.
Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 12:01 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Jake Gervase and several other former Iowa football stars will be in Davenport June 23rd coaching at the Rally for Reid Camp
Updated: May. 9, 2023 at 11:21 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Watch highlights from Tuesday’s high school soccer.
Updated: May. 9, 2023 at 11:17 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Watch highlights from Monday’s high school soccer and baseball.
Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 11:57 AM CDT
|By Joey Donia
TV6 viewers voted Rock Island baseball star Conner Dilulio the Spotlight Athlete of the Week.
Updated: May. 7, 2023 at 11:01 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Fallen police officers were honored by the community and fellow peers.
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 12:19 AM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Watch highlights from Moline vs. Rock Island baseball, Muscatine vs. Central soccer and signing day at North Scott and West.
Updated: May. 3, 2023 at 4:28 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Davenport North and Bettendorf soccer will be honoring the lives of two former Bettendorf students who passed away from cancer
Updated: Apr. 27, 2023 at 1:30 AM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Pleasant Valley’s Lydia Sommer and Grace Boleyn are among the best distance runners in Iowa and they’ve been best friends for as long as they can remember.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2023 at 12:25 AM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Members of the Davenport North football team helped local businesses sandbag Tuesday afternoon.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2023 at 9:12 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Abigail Johnson is the founder of Veterans Tech Support, a nonprofit providing educational technology resources to veterans. In appreciation of her service to veterans, TV6 and SERVPRO surprised Abigail with the Hometown Hero Award.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2023 at 11:32 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Pleasant Valley’s Reese Goodlet is the top qualifier for the discus at the Drake Relays and North Scott’s Jorie Hanenburg is the top qualifier in the shot put.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2023 at 11:25 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
NASCAR driver Devon Rouse is back home to race at the 34 raceway Tuesday night in Burlington.
Updated: Apr. 23, 2023 at 11:34 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Orion-Sherrard soccer star Jennie Abbott is the TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the Week.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2023 at 11:16 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
When basketball season came to an end in Ames, a tweet from Barstool ISU stating “when there is nothing to tweet about sports wise until August because we don’t have a baseball team”, Iowa State softball player Lea Nelson felt she had to respond.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2023 at 11:06 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Watch highlights from Thursday’s high school soccer games between Pleasant Valley vs Clinton and North vs Dubuque Senior.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2023 at 6:32 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Brock Harding is the Mr. Basketball award winner in Illinois after leading Moline to the program’s first State Championship. Harding averaged 18 points per game in his final season at Moline, scoring 28 in the state final against Benet.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2023 at 1:52 AM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Watch highlights from Wednesday’s high school sports.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2023 at 11:16 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Bettendorf beats Pleasant Valley 1-0 in overtime
Updated: Apr. 17, 2023 at 11:13 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Watch highlights from Rockridge’s 10-0 win over Geneseo
Updated: Apr. 16, 2023 at 11:15 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Rock Island softball star Alexis Carroll is the TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the Week
Updated: Apr. 14, 2023 at 12:44 AM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Watch highlights from Thursday’s high school track, baseball and softball.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2023 at 11:23 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Members of the Davenport Central football team and other Central student athletes cleaned up roadside trash in Davenport Wednesday in an effort to help clean up the community.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2023 at 11:17 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
The Rockridge softball team beat Galesburg 6-5. Watch highlights in the video player.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2023 at 11:14 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
22 Moline student athletes signed to take their talents to the next level.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2023 at 10:54 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Rockridge players and coaches look back at their historic 73-game win streak.
Updated: Apr. 9, 2023 at 11:23 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Geneseo softball star Annabelle Veloz is the TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the Week
Updated: Apr. 7, 2023 at 12:43 AM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Watch highlights from the Ira Dunsworth Invitational
Updated: Apr. 7, 2023 at 12:40 AM CDT
|By Joey Donia
The Quad City United are hoping to build off back to back trips to the Final Four.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2023 at 11:59 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Officials from the Quad City Times Bix 7 shared a few new details about the 49th running of the race on July 29th
Updated: Apr. 5, 2023 at 11:51 PM CDT
|By Joey Donia
8-year-old Janie Mitchell has been fighting cancer for much of her life.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2023 at 12:12 AM CDT
|By Joey Donia
The Iowa women’s basketball team returned home Monday after finishing National Runner-Up. Meanwhile in the Quad Cities, youth basketball players are inspired by Caitlin Clark.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2023 at 12:09 AM CDT
|By Joey Donia
Watch highlights from the Gene Shipley Track & Field Meet