Nick Swartsell
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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Just don't call it "Mid-worth Hall." Despite demolition of a 1960s addition to make way for the Brent Spence companion bridge, the vast majority of the original 1904 rail freight building will remain intact and receive new windows and masonry work. -
Meisers Fresh Grocery and Deli served Lower Price Hill for five years. Organizers cited supply chain challenges and income instability as reasons for its March 18 closure. -
An attorney for WesBanco says the lender will file for summary judgment in the foreclosure action on the market building and three other properties. If granted, it would allow foreclosure without a trial. -
The former NIKE CD-78 facility in Oxford has some residual groundwater contamination. The Army Corps of Engineers has been tracking the site's recovery and studying ways to speed it up. -
Trump promoted U.S. military action in Iran and hyped up Ed Gallrein, his pick to unseat Kentucky Republican U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie. -
An initial case management conference on foreclosure proceedings related to the market is set for March 18 in the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas.
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Red Bike Executive Director Doug McClintock says the partnership will make the bike share's popular Go program more efficient and effective. -
The information could prove pivotal for local communities weighing large industrial developments like AI data centers. -
Four local unions held a news conference Wednesday asking state lawmakers to reject proposed legislation that would aid federal immigration enforcement in Ohio. -
State Rep. Matt Lehman, a Democrat from Newport, says the bill driven by the $125 million Commonwealth Center for Biomedical Excellence would bring greater transparency and autonomy to Kentucky's riverport authorities.
