Jim Mertens

The Cities

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The Cities is a local features program hosted by Jim Mertens, broadcast on WQPT on Thursdays at 7:00 P.M.

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Jim Mertens

Episodes

Incumbent Eastern Iowa Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks 03.10.2026 27:37

Joslin, IL Tyson Meat Processing Plant Closure 26.09.2026 27:06

Illinois Elections and Immigrant Fabric of America 19.09.2026 25:34

Helping Unemployed Tyson Workers and Remembering 9/11 12.09.2026 26:28

Preventing the Revolving Door for the Mentally Ill: Incarceration/Treatment 05.09.2026 26:09

Building Harmony: New Performance Arts Center 29.08.2026 26:02

Back to School with the Largest School District in The Cities 22.08.2026 26:21

Bringing Culture Together for One Big Week and WQPT Cutbacks 15.08.2026 25:02

A History Lesson One YouTube Video at a Time 08.08.2026 26:16

Student Who Won National Acclaim Thanks to the Letter 'R' 01.08.2026 26:38

Bix Jazz Festival and Bix Museum 25.07.2026 27:57

Candidate Off Ballots and The Cities Most Famous 7 Miles 18.07.2026 25:28

Planning a New Centennial Bridge 11.07.2026 25:01

What Happened 250 Years Ago on Indepedence Day? 04.07.2026 26:33

What happened 250 years ago on Independence Day and learning more about our Founding Fathers.

Davenport Riverfront Bridge and the Future of Public Broadcasting 27.06.2026 25:49

Illinois Legislative Session - Democrat 20.06.2026 25:09

Jim talks with Illinois State Rep Gregg Johnson (D) about the final moments of the Illinois legislative session.

The End of the 2026 Illinois Legislative Session: Democrats 13.06.2026 25:51

A New Centennial Bridge? 06.06.2026 25:03

Host Jim Mertens talks with Michael Kuehn of the Illinois Transportation Department about the plans for the current Centennial Bridge and what the future might hold.

Homelessness and Changes to Quad Cities International Airport 30.05.2026 27:15

Iowa Democrats Watch the 2026 Session End, and a Series of Adventures...Volunteer? 23.05.2026 24:08

Iowa Lawmaker's End Their Session. What Did They Do? 16.05.2026 25:42

Farmers Looking for a Little Certainty and Mercado on 5th Celebrating, Looking to the Future 09.05.2026 28:41

East Moline's next phase of infrastructure and regulating Kratom. 02.05.2026 27:38

Dangerous Weather / YouthHope 25.04.2026 27:06

Jim Mertens talks with Alexander Gibbs, Quad City National Weather Service Meteorologist, about what kind of weather we can expect in the weeks ahead this spring. Jim then talks with YouthHope Executive Director Esther Joy King about the 90th anniversary of YouthHope.

To the Moon and Beyond, and Removing Language Barriers in our Schools. 18.04.2026 24:46