Brendan Reidy

Sports Multimedia Journalist

Brendan Reidy is a Multimedia Journalist for WGEM Sports. Brendan reports on WGEM-TV and co-hosts WGEM SportsCenter weekday mornings on WGEM SportsRadio.

Brendan joined WGEM after graduating from Western Illinois University with a degree in Sports Broadcasting.

During his time at Western Illinois University, Brendan was a play-by-play announcer for their basketball and football teams on ESPN 3. He also hosted their award winning sports television show "Leatherneck Insider".

Brendan is originally from the South Side of Chicago and is a big fan of the White Sox, Bears, Bulls, and Blackhawks.

When he isn't working you can find Brendan on the golf course, watching his favorite teams on TV, or exploring all the Tri-States has to offer.

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Liberty’s Luaders will compete in first IHSA Esports State Series

Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 10:24 PM CDT

By Brendan Reidy

Sports In Focus

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Young team and father-daughter duo lead Pleasant Hill softball

Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 10:35 PM CDT

By Brendan Reidy

WGEM Sports in Focus

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Liberty Lady Eagles Post A 3-2 Win On The Softball Dirt In Barry

Liberty taps QJHS Principal Dan Sparrow as next athletic director

Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 3:46 PM CDT

By Brendan Reidy

He is the principal at Quincy Junior High School, and he will take over in the new position next school year.

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The Liberty Eagles bring home second-place trophy

Updated: Mar. 12, 2022 at 12:33 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

The Eagles battled all the way to the end and are bringing a second-place trophy back to the Nest.

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WGEM Sports Extra (Friday) March 11th: South Shelby Lady Birds Take Home Second in State; Tony Cornish Jr. Breaks Down Liberty’s State Championship Matchup; WIU Athletic Director Resigns

Updated: Mar. 11, 2022 at 11:49 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

WGEM SPORTS EXTRA

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WGEM Sports at Six (Friday) March 11th: South Shelby Lady Birds Take Home Second Place Down State; Liberty Looks to Lock up First State Championship; WIU Athletic Director Resigns

Updated: Mar. 11, 2022 at 6:50 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

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Danielle Surprenant resigns as WIU athletic director

Updated: Mar. 11, 2022 at 4:20 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Tony Cornish Jr. and Brendan Reidy on Liberty’s win in the state semi-final game

Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 5:05 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

Liberty will tip off at 11 a.m. Saturday back at State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois.

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Fly Eagles Fly! Liberty Boys Basketball Advances To Their First State Championship In Program History

Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 3:04 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

Liberty Advances To Class 1A State Championship After Impressive 75-41 Victory Over Scales Mound

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Liberty Eagles Are Headed To Champaign And The Class 1A State Semifinals

WGEM Sports at Ten (Wednesday) March 9th: Liberty and South Shelby Leave for State; Danny Stephens Adds More To His Basketball Resume; Quincy University Announces New Head Basketball Coach; JWCC Splits Baseball Double-Header

Updated: Mar. 9, 2022 at 10:57 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

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QU Hawks Basketball Under New Leadership

WGEM Sports at Six (Wednesday) March 9th: QU Brings Back Steve Hawkins to be the Head Men’s Basketball Coach; Liberty and South Shelby Leave For State; Danny Stephens Earns Another Accolade; JWCC Splits Double Header

Updated: Mar. 9, 2022 at 6:58 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

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Liberty Eagles boys’ basketball team advances to state

Updated: Mar. 7, 2022 at 9:47 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

In boys varsity basketball, Liberty Eagles beat the Southeastern Suns from Augusta, Illinois, 49 to 42 Monday night.

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WGEM SPORTS EXTRA (FRIDAY) MARCH 4TH: QHS Locks Up Sectional Title; Southeastern Wins First Sectional Championship since 1992; Liberty Takes Down Routt Catholic for Sectional Crown; QND Falls to Bloomington; Hannibal Falls in District Championship; QU Womens Lacrosse Posts Historic Night;

Updated: Mar. 4, 2022 at 11:56 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

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WGEM Sports at 6 (Friday) March 4, 2022: Ezra Keokham Signs “NLI” with QU; Lady Raiders Prepare for State; CSC’s Rupcich Competes in NFL Combine;

Updated: Mar. 4, 2022 at 10:59 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

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WGEM Sports at 10 (March 2, 2022): Quincy Notre Dame Takes down Moroa Forsyth; Southeastern Punches Their Ticket to the Sectional Championship; Scotland County Rolls by Northeast-Cairo; Lady Birds Reach Elite Eight; JWCC Stays Alive in Postseason Play; QU Women’s Lacrosse Falls to #25 Davenport

Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 11:01 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

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WGEM Sports at Six (March 2, 2022): Unity’s Courtney Burwinkle Signs National Letter of Intent; Quincy Notre Dame Prepares for Sectional Semi-Final; Lady Raiders Leave for Redbird Arena; QU Women’s Lacrosse Falls to #25 Davenport;

Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 10:03 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

WGEM SPORTS AT SIX

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Firefighters in Quincy quickly extinguished a fire in the attic

Quincy firefighters battle attic blaze

Updated: Feb. 3, 2022 at 3:08 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

The Quincy Fire Department was called to a fire in an attic Thursday morning at Fourth and College.

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WGEM Sports at Ten: January 20th (Thursday) QND Wins a Thriller Over Illini West; Central/Southeastern Takes Down #6 Ranked Havana; QHS Falls to Rock Island Alleman; Tony Lenzini Tournament Continues; WIU Women Hoops Fall to South Dakota; Culver Stockton Mens Basketball Drops One to Benedictine;

Updated: Jan. 20, 2022 at 11:10 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

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WGEM Sports at Ten: January 19th (Wednesday) QND Takes Down Payson; Monroe City Defeats Palmyra; Lady Panthers Defeat Cougars; JWCC Takes Down Spoon River;

Updated: Jan. 19, 2022 at 10:57 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

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WGEM Sports at Ten: January 13 (Thursday) QHS Girls Basketball Falls to Geneseo; Monroe City Basketball Sweeps Clark County; Liberty Advances to the Winchester Tournament Championship; Illini West and Unity Both win in the Lady Panther Classic and Will Play for the Title.

Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 11:02 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

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WGEM Sports at Six: January 13 (Thursday) Blue Devils Looks to “Show Up and Dominate” at 50th Annual QHS Invitational; WIU Mens Hoops Look to End Four Game Skid; Winchester Tournament and Lady Panther Classic Continue

Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 6:48 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

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Culver-Stockton Lady Wildcats Return To Action Against Columbia College

WGEM Sports at Ten: January 12 (Wednesday) JWCC Womens Basketball Team Loses a Heartbreaker; Culver Stockton Sweeps Peru State on the Hardwood; North Shelby Weeps Bevier; West Hancock Takes Down Liberty at the Lady Panther Classic; Brown County Wins a Thriller at the Winchester Tournament

Updated: Jan. 12, 2022 at 10:52 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

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WGEM Sports at Six: January 12 (Wednesday) John Wood Womens Basketball Team Hosts the Reigning National Champions; Griggsville-Perry Does Not Finish at Winchester Tournament;

Updated: Jan. 12, 2022 at 8:51 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

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WGEM Sports at Ten: January 7 (Thursday) QND Hoops Come Out on Top Over Western and Springfield; Monroe City Punches Their Ticket to the Clopton Invitational Championship; Mark Twain Loses a Heart Breaker in OT; Unity Lady Mustangs Get Back in the Win Column; QHS Girls Basketball Falls to Rock Island;

Updated: Jan. 7, 2022 at 2:03 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

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WGEM Sports at Six: January 6 (Thursday) Alexis Ellison Signs with WIU; Changes Coming to JWCC Volleyball Program; WIU Basketball Postpones Matchup with Lincoln Christian; Canton Defeats Knox County

Updated: Jan. 6, 2022 at 6:43 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

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WGEM Sports at Ten: January 5 (Wednesday) Highland Tournament Tips off for Boys Hoops; Illini West Tops Unity; South Shelby Advances to Championship Match; Culver Stockton Sweeps Graceland; WIU Women’s Basketball Postpones game;

Updated: Jan. 6, 2022 at 1:59 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

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WGEM Sports at Six: January, 5 (Wednesday) Kirksville and Canton Tip off the Opening Round of the Highland Basketball Tournament; QND Lady Raiders Prepare For Second Half of the Season;

Updated: Jan. 5, 2022 at 6:55 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

WGEM Sports at Six

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WGEM Sports at 10: December 31 (Friday) JWCC Falls to #14 Kirkwood; Illini West Makes Some Noise in Girls Hoops; Bulls Win at the Buzzer Against Pacers.

Updated: Dec. 31, 2021 at 10:51 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

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WGEM Sports at 10: December 30 (Thursday) Illini West Win Lady Tiger Classic; QU and JWCC Fall at Home; Monroe City Wins in the Moberly Holiday Shootout; Brown County Takes Third at Lady Tiger Classic

Updated: Dec. 30, 2021 at 11:31 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

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WGEM Sports at 6: December 30 (Thursday) QU Men’s Basketball Team Looks to Lock Up Fourth Straight; Payson Wins Greenview Holiday; Canton Lady Tigers Fall in the Moberly Holiday Shootout.

Updated: Dec. 30, 2021 at 11:11 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

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WGEM Sports at 10: December 29 (Wednesday) Unity and Illini West Punch Their Tickets to the Lady Tiger Classic Championship; Southeastern Takes Down Bushnell-Prairie City in the M-V-I-T Championship; Payson Advances to the Greenview Holiday Tournament Championship; Western Illinois Falls to Iowa on the College Hardwood.

Updated: Dec. 30, 2021 at 2:09 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

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WGEM Sports At Six: Wednesday (December 29) Liberty and Macomb both fall in the Semi-Finals of the Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament; Payson-Seymour Advances to the Semi-Final of the Greenview Holiday Tournament; QND Advances to Fifth Place Game; Former Blue Devil, Jirehl Brock, Makes First Start for Iowa State in Cheez-It Bowl.

Updated: Dec. 30, 2021 at 1:39 PM CST

By Brendan Reidy

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WGEM Sports At Ten: “Sports Extra” For Friday (December 3) The Hannibal Pirates Dream Season Comes To An End On The Gridiron At Faurot Field In Columbia

Updated: Dec. 5, 2021 at 7:24 AM CST

By Tony Cornish, Jr. and Brendan Reidy

Prep Football And Basketball Highlights From A Busy Friday Schedule

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WGEM Sports Extra At Ten: Tuesday (November 30) Monroe City Wins Season Opener On The Prep Hardwood In Titletown And The Macomb Bombers Get By Geneseo On The Road

Updated: Dec. 1, 2021 at 9:12 AM CST

By Tony Cornish, Jr., Jake Rongholt and Brendan Reidy

High School Basketball Scores And Highlights From Across the Tri-States'

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WGEM Sports At Ten: Thursday (November 25th) Quincy Blue Devil Boys Basketball Has An “Devilish” Home Opener Against Lake Forest Academy; QHS Standout Jeremiah Talton Gives Thanks With His 31 Point Performance

Updated: Nov. 27, 2021 at 12:22 PM CST

By Jake Rongholt, Brendan Reidy and Tony Cornish, Jr.

Quincy Senior High Boys Basketball Gives Thanks To Their Families In Thanksgiving Home Opener Vs Lake Forest Academy

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COVID-19: 8 Illinois counties labeled for high community spread, 39 rated at medium level

Updated: 1 hours ago

By Mike Miletich

The Illinois Department of Public Health is warning people to be cautious as the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise across the state.

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5- to 11-year-olds now eligible for COVID-19 booster shots in Illinois

Updated: 2 hours ago

By Mike Miletich

The Illinois Department of Public Health has informed vaccine providers across the state that they should be prepared to give COVID-19 booster shots to 5- to 11-year-olds.

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Police: Boy responsible for Seventh Street building fire

Updated: 4 hours ago

By Jim Roberts

Quincy Police reported Friday that a male juvenile was determined to be responsible for a fire at 430 S. 7th St. on Wednesday.

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Child at center of 11th contempt of court finding no longer in psychiatric facility, DCFS says

Updated: 4 hours ago

By Lizzie Seils

Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith was found in contempt of court for the 11th time for violating an order to place children in more appropriate care settings

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QND assistant coach arrested on suspicion of aggravated criminal sexual abuse

Updated: 5 hours ago

By Jim Roberts

Jonathan Graff, 31, an assistant girls basketball coach at Quincy Notre Dame, has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, according to Quincy Police.

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Extra help coming to Highland High school counseling office

Updated: 11 hours ago

By Ryan Hill

High school students look to guidance counselors for help when preparing for college or applying for scholarships, but resources can be stretched thin for smaller schools.

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No issues for Adams County as early voting begins in Illinois

Updated: 17 hours ago

By WGEM Staff

Adams County Clerk and Recorder Ryan Neikamp said Thursday you can visit your county clerks office during normal business hours, as well as the weekend right before the election from 8:30 a.m. to noon to vote.

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With students away, QU renovations get underway

Updated: 21 hours ago

By WGEM Staff

The university says the upgrades will provide students with a greater living atmosphere.

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First Great River Honor Flight in more than 2 years heads to Washington

Updated: 21 hours ago

By WGEM Staff

Today’s tour group was made up of 31 veterans from around the Quincy region. The veterans say they were humbled and emotional about their 24-hour trip of a lifetime.

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Group provides baby formula to babies in need

Updated: 21 hours ago

By WGEM Staff

Connect Child and Family Solutions says they have a supply of formula at their office.

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Hannibal Jaycees to host events on Saturday

Updated: 21 hours ago

By Logan Williams

Saturday morning Hannibal will be hopping with activity as the Jaycees host a morning 5K followed by the 18th annual Wing Ding.