Isabel Nissley
Environment ReporterExpertise: Environment, transportation, housing, local government
Education: Ohio University
Contact: isabel.nissley@cinradio.org
Favorite Tri-State Neighborhood: All of the neighborhoods, but especially ones with interesting places to walk — like the steps from Sawyer Point Park to Mt. Adams.
Highlights
- Environment reporter for WVXU interested in people-centered storytelling
- Experience reporting for local newsrooms in Ohio, Michigan and Oklahoma
- Longtime Cincinnatian and proud Walnut Hills High School alumna
Experience
Isabel joined WVXU in 2024 to cover the environment. Previously, she interned with KOSU Radio in Oklahoma, Interlochen Public Radio in Michigan, and the Athens County Independent and Matter News in Ohio. She received a SPJ Mark of Excellence award for her reporting on the disparate impacts of a power outage on Columbus residents.
Education
Isabel graduated from Ohio University with a bachelor's degree in journalism.
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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Nonprofit Groundwork Ohio River Valley employs high school students, many from communities underserved by conservation movements, to work in parks and community gardens throughout the city. -
Cincinnatians can help slow climate change by modifying the way they power their homes. A city initiative aims to provide residents with information they need to do so. -
Voters in the Tri-State say they're concerned about the future — but they also have a clearer idea of who will get their vote come November. -
Fish serve as indicators of the waterway's health, which has improved since the Clean Water Act passed in 1972, but remains endangered by pollution and climate change. -
Projects funded by the grants support the Green Cincinnati Plan’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. -
No animals attended, but their owners gathered at the University of Kentucky's Boone County Extension Office to learn about their industry. -
The design features a wiener dog in Lederhosen, gothic style lettering and a pretzel. -
Overlapping summer travel and road construction seasons make Ohio and Kentucky highways busy. -
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources uses public sightings of the birds to track population changes and make wildlife management decisions. -
Angelina DiPaola's science fair project has turned into a nationally recognized innovation.
