Becca Costello
Local Government ReporterExpertise: Local politics, housing policy
Education: Cincinnati Christian University, Indiana University, UC Clermont
Contact: bcostello@wvxu.org
Favorite Tri-State Neighborhood: Covington (just don't tell anyone at Cincinnati City Hall).
Highlights
- Reports on all things local government with a particular focus on Cincinnati
- Experienced reporter in public radio and television across the Midwest
- Winner of awards at the local, regional and national level
- Lifelong listener of Cincinnati Public Radio
Experience
Before joining the WVXU newsroom, Becca worked in public radio and TV journalism in Bloomington, Indiana, and Lincoln, Nebraska. Becca has earned numerous awards for her reporting, including from the Heartland Emmys, local chapters of the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists, and contributed to regional and national Murrow Award winners. She grew up in Clermont County listening to WVXU and considers public radio journalism her "dream job."
Education
Becca has a bachelor's degree from Cincinnati Christian University, where she studied Biblical studies and communications, and a master's degree in journalism from Indiana University. She also proudly studied at UC Clermont, of the University of Cincinnati's community colleges, for two years.
About WVXU
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Why trust us
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Fifty-six units of affordable housing in Cincinnati will be preserved under a series of commercial tax abatement extensions. -
Red Bike shut down for the first few months of 2024 due to a critical funding shortfall. -
Harris resigned his position on Cincinnati City Council to take a job in President Biden's administration. -
Cincinnati officials are collecting public feedback on what kind of development should replace the garage and office building on Central Parkway. -
The installation includes holiday lights, a story walk created by students at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, and a kick-off event with Santa Claus and the Cincinnati Ballet. -
A new online dashboard is now public to help Cincinnatians track progress on the Connected Communities comprehensive zoning reform from earlier this year. -
A Cincinnati City Council committee voted Monday to allocate funding to support mental and physical health for transgender and nonbinary youth. -
A group of skating advocates is asking the city to consider putting a skate park underneath the I-471 bridge at Sawyer Point. -
The event features local historian Dan Hurley talking about Charter's past, present, and future. -
Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval highlighted achievements from his third year in office and challenged residents to keep moving forward in his third State of the City Address.
