Isabel Nissley, WVXU
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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The group is asking the court for an expedited writ of mandamus to get the charter amendment on the ballot in November. -
Residents collected more than 300 valid signatures for the petition. But, council determined that didn't meet the threshold set by the city's charter. -
People gathered outside the Cincinnati ICE field office Sunday for a vigil and to show solidarity with Haitian immigrants being summoned to meetings with federal officials. -
The county's Democratic Party Executive Committee is urging the Cincinnati Public Schools Board to reconsider putting the issue on the November ballot. -
Cincinnati State's Board of Trustees has chosen the college’s provost, Robbin Hoopes, to serve as its next president. -
Cincinnati Music Festival attendees this weekend will be some of the first people to see renovations to Paycor Stadium. -
As people were still cleaning up from last week's flooding, severe storms hit the region again Tuesday. Intense rain flooded more areas in Cincinnati, and a tornado touched down in Clermont County, according to the National Weather Service. -
Hamilton has a $2.45 million grant from the state's H2Ohio Rivers Program to start removing the Hamilton Low Dam on the Great Miami River, which has caused safety concerns for decades and is tied to past drownings. -
Westmark Woods is tucked off a busy road near Finneytown. Cardinal Land Conservancy acquired the 25-acre property in 2021 and has been working to prepare it for public access. -
Larry Burks is the new executive director of the Millcreek Valley Conservancy District.
