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
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Ohio River Paddlefest organizers will attempt to set the Guinness World Records title for “Largest Paddle Craft Party" during this year's event on Aug. 1. -
Organizers say they're expecting a record 45,000 participants across all the weekend's events, from a one-mile race Friday night to the half and full marathon on Sunday. -
Growing a forest usually takes a lot of time — and space. In the 1970s, Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki introduced a new way to plant trees using pockets of degraded land. These "mini forests" have taken root around the world. One of the newest is planted here in Cincinnati. -
It will be the largest solar array in the city, says Ollie Kroner, director of the city’s Office of Environment and Sustainability. -
Here's how you can get an up-close view of baby bald eagles in two nests in Greater Cincinnati. -
A researcher at the University of Cincinnati is working to better understand infertility in humans with the help of thousands of tiny fish who share 70% of their genes with humans. -
The 2nd Congressional District spans Southern Ohio, from the suburbs of Cincinnati to the West Virginia border. It includes voters who live in 16 counties: Clermont, Clinton, Pike, Adams, Brown, Highland, Ross, Scioto, Pickaway, Hocking, Vinton, Jackson, Lawrence, Gallia, and Meigs, as well as a part of Fayette County. -
The district is one of the most heavily Republican congressional districts in Ohio, according to the Cook Partisan Voting Index. -
The proposed data center development would be one of the biggest in Greater Cincinnati. It would include four buildings and an electrical substation on more than 140 acres of land in Trenton’s industrial park. -
A site plan review for an 880,000 square-foot data center in Trenton proposed by developer Prologis is set for the March 30 Planning Commission meeting.
