Nick Swartsell, WVXU
Longform Investigative ReporterExpertise: Housing, social issues, the justice system, transportation
Education: Miami University, University of Texas
Contact: nswartsell@wvxu.org
Favorite Tri-State Neighborhood: Every spot has so many great stories to tell. Especially the ones with good food.
Highlights
- A decade of experience reporting in-depth stories from Greater Cincinnati's many diverse communities
- Winner, SPJ Sigma Delta Chi award for public service journalism
- Host of the short-run podcast Crosley at the Crossroads
- Once joined colleagues at a previous job in trying dog treats for a story (verdict: just OK)
- Still can't dunk a basketball on a regulation rim but poor guy will never stop trying
Experience
Nick has reported from a nuclear waste facility in the deserts of New Mexico, the White House press pool, a canoe on the Mill Creek, and even his desk one time. Before his time at WVXU, he had bylines in The New York Times, The Dallas Morning News, Vice News, the Texas Tribune, Cincinnati's CityBeat and other publications. He's always looking for an excuse to bring his camera along.
You can find him at @nswartsell on Twitter.
Education
Nick is a graduate of Miami University in Ohio and the University of Texas.
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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Leadership for the Cincinnati Islamic Center says a person or group broke into the center earlier this week, smashing windows and a glass display case, stealing a security camera and food from its food pantry and scrawling hateful words inside. -
The Cincinnati Museum Center is hosting a 14-foot model of the coming companion bridge that engineers used to test its innovative cable-stayed, independent deck design. -
The community development corporation is looking for creative ideas for the .2 acres on Hopple Street. -
Officials say the facility proposed by an unnamed Fortune 50 company could be an economic boon, but some question using farm and residential land for the project. -
A series of four sessions starting Aug. 4 and a court "open doors" event Sept. 18 aim to help people understand how the court system works. -
A complex legal battle over immigration status for Haitians seemed to have a deadline: July 27. That date has passed — and it's uncertain what happens next. -
The 11 new homes currently under construction will feature roof decks, electric vehicle chargers and other amenities. They'll go on the market for under $600,000 each. -
The four were among 15 people arrested during the July 17, 2025, march across the bridge that started as a vigil protesting the Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest of Egyptian immigrant Ayman Soliman. -
The 700-room Marriott Hotel is a pivotal piece of city and county efforts to revamp Cincinnati's convention district. -
The East Walnut Hills Assembly was set to discuss purchasing and renovating a historic 1922 building. But a purchase agreement between the neighborhood's CDC and the building's owner was terminated July 20.
