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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The changes in four portions of the neighborhood are designed to usher in more housing and limit things like tow lots. The Camp Washington Urban Revitalization Corporation says it counted 18 such lots in the small neighborhood. -
The city is revamping the popular, but sometimes unreliable, snow plow tracker website, and adding 10 more "weather stations" to monitor pavement conditions. -
With high-profile senate and gubernatorial races in play, many counties saw significantly higher voter turnout than the last midterm election. -
Former ICE Assistant Field Office Director Samuel Saxon will spend 21 months in prison for lying to federal agents about alleged domestic abuse. He still faces other charges for that incident. -
The regional bus system is working to present a design for city of Cincinnati approval later this year. -
The Business Legacy Cincy program will work to connect business owners looking to retire with information about the financing and logistics of a transition to worker ownership. -
Court officials credit a countywide task force convened in 2023 and magistrates specially trained for domestic violence cases. -
The verdict in the killing of Hamilton County Sheriff's Deputy Larry Henderson come after a 10-day trial and more than two days of deliberations. -
Edie's work traces the path of a dedicated artist who balanced a disciplined creative practice with motherhood and kept her ambition and curiosity vibrant for decades despite encounters with sexism. -
Kingsley + Co., owned by former Cincinnati Bengal, Chinedum Ndukwe, is putting the Hoffman School building and St. Mark Church in Evanston up for auction.
