KCRG TV names Quad Cities anchor to co-helm evening news

[cigaretteman]

KRCG TV announced Tuesday that the Quad Cities WQAD’s Jim Mertens will take over its evening co-anchor spot vacated by Chris Earl in February.


Mertens will start May 24 anchoring with Beth Malicki, the ABC-affiliated station said in a news release.


Mertens worked for his hometown radio station, WFON in Fond du Lac, Wisc., while in high school and at WAXX-FM/WAYY Radio while attending the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He later worked at WEAU TV in Eau Claire, then WWMT TV in Kalamazoo, Mich., where he was an anchor and reporter.


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Mertens started as news anchor at WQAD in 1995.


Earl is now evening anchor with Fox affiliate WFTX in Cape Coral, Fla.

KCRG TV names Quad Cities anchor to co-helm news

KCRG TV announced Tuesday that the Quad Cities WQAD’s Jim Mertens will take over its evening co-anchor spot vacated by Chris Earl in February.

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[lonestar50]

CR getting QC sloppy seconds. Thank God Beth is still here.

 

[torbee]

Jim is a good guy and a solid anchor and journalist.

I think the new station ownership at WQAD must not be very well-liked --- there's been quite an exodus of talent from there recently, including my former digital producer who is one of the sharpest, hardest-working people I know. Fortunately, WQAD's loss was Visit Quad Cities gain snapping her up.