John Kiesewetter
TV/Media ReporterExpertise: Broadcasting, movies and media
Education: Ohio University
Favorite Tri-State Neighborhood: Fairfield, where I’m within walking distance to Jungle Jim's!
Highlights
- Covered broadcasting for 30 years for the Cincinnati Enquirer, and the last 8 years for Cincinnati Public Radio
- Traveled to Los Angeles to preview TV shows and visit studios three dozen times
- Author of Joe Nuxhall: The Old Lefthander & Me, about the former Reds broadcaster and pitcher
- Was the Enquirer's county government reporter, suburban news editor, and Tempo (lifestyle/entertainment) section editor before becoming TV columnist in 1985
Experience
TV/Media reporter John Kiesewetter joined Cincinnati Public Radio in 2015 after 40 years with the Cincinnati Enquirer as a reporter, suburban editor, regional editor, features editor and TV columnist. John is a past board member of the Television Critics Association. He lives in Fairfield with his wife, Sue, a freelance reporter for the Enquirer. John's first book, Joe Nuxhall: The Old Lefthander & Me, was published in fall 2021.
Education
The Middletown, Ohio, native interned four summers at the Middletown Journal while studying journalism at Ohio University, where he was editor of The Post, the independent weekday student newspaper, his senior year (1975).
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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Cincinnati's independent web radio station pays homage to the rich histories of WOXY-FM and WNKU-FM with a week-long countdown of rock hits May 20-27.
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After a 15-year absence, P&G Studios will produce "The Gates," a 2025 daytime drama about a wealthy Black family developed through a CBS partnership with the NAACP.
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The New York native has 25 years of experience in radio programming, as well as hosting classical music on five stations.
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"Due to overwhelming demand" CBS will replay Billy Joel’s Madison Square Garden concert which was cut short by "a network timing error" Sunday night.
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The Scripps TV station is restructuring staffing to "build the largest reporting staff of any newsroom in Cincinnati."
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Longtime Cincinnati radio personality says it's nice to be honored 'in an industry traditionally dominated by more masculine voices.'
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The Hall of Fame baseball announcer has continued to live in Cincinnati after retiring in 2019, after 46 seasons with Reds, because "I love it here."
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From Skipper Ryle to Rod Serling, Nick Clooney to Rob Braun, Dance Party Friday to Bob Shreve’s Past Prime Playhouse, WKRC-TV has provided many memorable moments in Cincinnati TV history since April 4, 1949.
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The violent F5 tornado killed 32 people in Xenia, the deadliest of the 148 tornadoes in a "super outbreak" that swept across 13 states April 3-4, 1974.
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The national public TV special taped at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park in 2017 airs five times this week on CET Arts Channel 48.3.