Bill Rinehart, WVXU
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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Some items on the list are priceless. -
Trump downplayed the impact of rising costs and again promised benefits if Republicans beat out Democrats this November. -
Our listeners want to know all kinds of things. OKI Wanna Know is designed to find answers. -
The Hamilton County Prosecutor's office says Walter Cordes admitted to using the Flock Safety system to look up someone for personal reasons. -
Rain is expected to arrive in the Ohio Valley Saturday. Festival organizers say they're keeping an eye on the weather. -
The four-night festival has drawn hundreds of thousands of people each night since the 2017 inception. -
Portions of the sunken highway that links I-71 to I-75 will be closed for the construction of new ramps to the new bridge. -
Hundreds of thousands of people have been to each night of previous art and light festivals. Here's a few hack codes to get the most out of the experience. -
The four-night festival started in 2017, to be held every other year. It was canceled in 2021 because of lingering pandemic concerns. -
Our feature OKI Wanna Know tackles questions no one else has bothered to ask. This week, a listener is curious about a wealthy businessman named Thomas Sherlock.
