KWQC anchor goodbye gets press for 'qutting in protest'

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This got picked up by several trade outlets and the NY Post.

 

Not sure where they got the 'in protest' part - he made a vague reference to not doing 'sanitized' news, that they stick to the facts, and that he won't be in TV news in the future. His wife is his coanchor, whom he married during his tenure at KWQC, though not sure that's where they met. He worked for another station in the market prior to KWQC.

 

https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/iowa-anchor-chokes-up-quits-news-station-in-protest/

 

Here's the full clip

 

https://www.kwqc.com/video/2026/06/19/dustin-nolan-says-goodbye-after-years-waking-up-quad-cities-kwqc-mornings/?outputType=amp

 

Cyle Dickens one of our valued contributors here is their assistant news director, I'm guessing management is surprised by the interpretation as well. 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 1 hour ago by sfomspphl