Bill Rinehart
Reporter/HostExpertise: On-air host for All Things Considered, reporting
Education: Hastings College
Contact: brinehart@wvxu.org
Favorite Tri-State Neighborhood: Too many to list
Highlights
- Started in radio in 1989 as a disc jockey then jumped to radio news in 1995
- Worked in small, medium, and big cities
- Known for his dramatic pause during traffic reports
- Reports WVXU's popular OKI Wanna Know series
Experience
Bill Rinehart started his radio career as a disc jockey in 1990. In 1994, he made the jump into journalism and has been reporting and delivering news on the radio in markets including Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska; Sioux City, Iowa; Dayton, Ohio; and most recently as senior correspondent and anchor for Cincinnati's WLW-AM.
In these roles, he has found himself chasing tornadoes, covering marathon government meetings, touring post-Katrina New Orleans, and staring at his phone waiting for people to return his calls. He is an advocate for the Oxford comma, and believes that more often than not the "why" question is the most important of the four Ws and H.
Education
Bill graduated with a bachelor's degree in English. He toyed with declaring a philosophy minor, but considered it until it was too late.
About WVXU
The central pillar of Cincinnati Public Radio’s local network — accounting for the lion’s share of its 211,000 listeners each week — 91.7 WVXU is among the most reliable media institutions in the Tri-State region. Our mission is to always be a trusted, independent source of journalism, music and culture empowering a vibrant, engaged and informed community.
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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