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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After decades of efforts to fund the massive project, the Brent Spence Bridge's long, lonely wait for a companion is nearing its end. -
About 52.5% of county voters approved the additional levy, which will cost the owner of a $100,000 home about $70 a year. -
The three-bedroom, two-bath houses are LEED Gold certified, featuring solar panels and energy efficiency measures. -
Attorney Stephen Imm claimed the city violated former CPD Chief Teresa Theetge's constitutional rights when it fired her, and promised multiple legal actions. -
A proposed lease between Cincinnati Parks and 3CDC for the public Piatt Park has drawn criticism from some groups who serve food there. Emails between the city, 3CDC and the Parks show the food distributions have been a topic of conversation for several months. -
Greater Cincinnati's transit agency will start out with two of the buses, with four more coming later this year and another seven after that. -
Piatt Park could see more than $7 million in redevelopment under a plan by 3CDC for the larger area around it. But the fact the private nonprofit is leasing the park from the city and some statements made during a presentation to the Cincinnati Park Board have caused pushback. -
Two peregrine falcons nested in a specially made box outside a window at the Mercantile Library for several years. Last year, they had to move due to construction. -
The data collected from the Department of Homeland Security by the Deportation Data Project shows more than 1,300 people have been removed from Ohio by federal immigration officials. Roughly 1,100 have been removed from Indiana and about 800 from Kentucky. -
The quasi-public development authority purchased the 194 single-family rental properties from California-based Raineth Housing in 2021. It has since sold many of them to first-time homebuyers.
