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
Our team of reporters and editors have decades of experience writing and reporting the news. Our first responsibility is to our listeners and readers. There is no connection between our funding and editorial decisions. When we do cover a funding partner, a disclosure will be mentioned on-air and online. We take pride in our work, editing and fact-checking every story. If an article warrants a correction, we will immediately correct it and explain the correction for complete transparency.
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And if you can't beat 'em, here's how to eat 'em. -
Projects submitted for this fiscal year will bring about $430,000 back to the city. That money can be redistributed to other departments for even more renewable energy throughout the city. -
It only applies to the public plaza located between Great American Ball Park and Walnut Street, and only between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. -
The project has significant community opposition, including from the Hyde Park Neighborhood Council, which has hired the Strauss Troy group as legal representation. -
Before proposing any changes, the city is looking for feedback from residents and developers. -
David Niven will spend the next two years studying the American polling system and how polling environments impact voters. -
The skyscraper on West 7th between Race and Vine streets is back open with 341 apartments. -
Community members are asked to volunteer over the next 30 school days, joining teams stationed at various transit centers as students use the bus system to get home. -
The building at 33 West Fourth has been empty for more than a decade. -
The university’s Lab for Economic Opportunities works with service providers to evaluate poverty interventions.
