About Us

DAVE IS A FAMILIAR VOICE IN THE QUAD CITIES, CURRENTLY OPERATING NACHO RADIO.COM HE IS ALSO THE HOST OF DAVE AND DARREN ON PLANET 93.9 AND HOST A NUMBER OF PODCASTS. BUT THE LURE OF CRAFT BEER WAS MORE THAN ENOUGH TO BRING HIM TO TV. ARMED WITH A SHARP WIT AND THE BEER KNOWLEDGE OF SOMEONE WELL BEYOND HIS YEARS, HE’S HELPING BRING THE CRAFT BEER SCENE TO A BIGGER AUDIENCE. HE’S ALSO BUILDING AN IMPRESSIVE BREWERY T-SHIRT COLLECTION.

MARY IS THE PERSON WHO KEEPS THE BREWED TV MACHINE ROLLING. CHARGED WITH THE DAUNTING TASK OF KEEPING THE REST OF US IN LINE AND ON TIME. CONSTANTLY REACHING OUT TO ANY AND ALL INTERVIEW SUBJECTS TO MAKE BREWED MORE THAN JUST A SHOW ABOUT BREWERIES. A SELF PROFESSED “BUD LIGHT GAL”, SHE’S SLOWLY TRYING HER HAND AT SOME DIFFERENT CRAFT CREATIONS. SO FAR, SHE’S A BIG FAN… ESPECIALLY IF THERE’S MANGO IN IT.

ORIGINALLY FROM HAMLET, ILLINOIS AND A GRADUATE OF BLACKHAWK COLLEGE AND ST. AMBROSE UNIVERSITY, BRAD IS AN EMMY AWARD WINNING PRODUCER WHO HAS WORKED IN TELEVISION HERE IN THE QUAD CITIES FOR OVER 3 DECADES. BRAD HAS TRIED HIS HAND AT HOMEBREWING AND HAS DECIDED IT’S A PURSUIT BEST LEFT TO THE PROFESSIONALS. “THEY KNOW HOW TO MAKE BEER, I KNOW HOW TO MAKE TV, SO ON PAPER, THIS LOOKS LIKE IT SHOULD WORK JUST FINE, WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG”?

Jordan Franks started as a videographer/editor at WQAD in 2015. He’s always had a creative eye behind camera and a love for craft beer (when he was of age, of course). He also works at St. Ambrose University as a videographer and instructor in Multimedia Journalism and Media Production courses. When he’s not in front of a class or behind camera, you can usually find Jordan running, racing, or enjoying a cold brew afterwards!