Nick Swartsell
General Assignment and Longform 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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The initiative announced Monday by Cincinnati and Hamilton County officials would cancel as much as $850,000 in property tax debt. Letters will go out to the more than 200 homeowners eligible for the program. -
About a dozen pastors from area churches went on the tour at the invitation of the Butler County Sheriff's Office after they expressed concerns over a contract with the federal government to hold ICE detainees. -
VA Deputy Secretary Paul Lawrence met with Cincinnati VA Medical Center staff to discuss the rollout of the Electronic Health Records system. -
Residents at the Kirby Apartments have struggled for months with sewage leaks, collapsing ceilings, infestations, and other issues. Their court-appointed temporary landlord recently filed for permission to sell the complex. -
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and other state and local officials held a ceremony Monday officially launching Liberty Landing, which will bring a new marina, event center, streetscape improvements, and more to the Clermont County Village's riverfront. -
Attorneys, faith leaders, and those detained in the jail have raised questions about treatment in the facility. -
Beverly Kinney was walking in Hyde Park in early 2024 when a Metro bus driver hit and killed her. Now, SORTA has agreed to significant safety reforms and a $10 million settlement. -
One local neighborhood is looking into a unique idea: letting skateboarders build their own skate spot to revive an underused civic space. -
The meeting comes after the Republican senator last week deeply criticized city officials and even threatened withholding federal funding as a video of a Downtown fight went viral. -
The GOP's presumptive nominee for the 2026 Ohio gubernatorial race announced the town hall after a large fight in downtown Cincinnati went viral July 26.
