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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It's been five months since Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced the Ohio State Highway Patrol and other state law enforcement agencies would work with Cincinnati Police on violent crime reduction. Now we have a snapshot of the results so far. -
A couple owned and lived in the house on Palos Street for 40 years before the Great Recession. Now it's one of hundreds in Cincinnati owned by large real estate investment companies. Some renters have good experiences with these landlords. But others face frustrating and recurring issues. -
Hamilton County Coroner Lakshmi Sammarco Monday announced there was no existing evidence murder victim Rhoda Nathan suffered from hepatitis. Sammarco rescinded that statement Tuesday after the Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office released tests showing Nathan did in fact have the disease. The test was a pivotal piece of evidence in the prosecutor's decision not to try Elwood Jones for Nathan's murder. -
Samuel L. Saxon was indicted Dec. 17 on charges he lied to a federal agent. He was moved from Hamilton County Jail to Butler County Jail on a federal hold. -
Residents gathered at the village's central square Wednesday for a vigil denouncing hate after a police report from Arkansas. -
A dozen seniors at Victory Vistas in Paddock Hills learned this fall that their rents would roughly double. That's caused outcry from tenant advocates and city officials. But the Ohio Housing Finance Agency says owner Kingsley and Co. is within its rights to raise the rents. -
Leaders say Lockland's Valley Interfaith Community Resource Center has seen a big spike in demand for food, clothing and other assistance in recent years. The organization broke ground Monday on a renovation they say will help meet the increased need. -
Jones was convicted for the 1994 murder of Rhoda Nathan. A trial court ordered a new trial in 2022 based on new evidence and allegations of prosecutorial misconduct. The prosecutor's decision after an Ohio Supreme Court ruling excluding some original testimony means Jones won't be retried. -
Hamilton County prosecutors say Samuel Saxon has been involved in "multiple incidents" of domestic violence, including one in 2018 in which he broke his partner's nose. -
The holidays can be a time of great joy — but also a time when our losses weigh on us. Renowned graphic artist Carol Tyler is hosting an art workshop to help people navigate that grief.
