Riches makes ‘unforgettable’ impact on QC, Arconic

By: Jennifer DeWitt|March 25, 2025

|6 min read

John Riches at the Arconic plant CREDIT ARCONIC

John Riches arrived in the Quad Cities some four decades ago as a cub reporter anxious to discover and tell the community’s stories to WQAD-TV’s viewers.

Fast forward to 2025, as the Midwest native leaves behind a 33-year career at Arconic Davenport Works where he not only helped spread the aluminum maker’s story, he became part of both it and the Quad Cities stories through his…

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Riches makes ‘unforgettable’ impact on QC, Arconic

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