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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Trump recently suspended asylum claims in the U.S. and has taken other steps that could make winning existing cases more difficult.
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Reporter Nick Swartsell followed along on Kentucky's "K-Count," the state's version of the national Point-in-Time Count.
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3CDC has gotten massive results — and sometimes, big criticism — with its approach to redevelopment. How have organizations elsewhere approached the work?
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Covington's Form of Government Transition Committee met for the first time Wednesday. The nine volunteer voting members are tasked with putting together a new plan for the city's governmental structure by next year.
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There are a number of events happening across the city this year.
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The city of Cincinnati wrote in a Jan. 3 court filing that Vision & Beyond left hundreds of renters without someone to call for help if something went wrong with their housing when it "abandoned" more than 70 properties across the city.
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The beloved festival took place at Coney Island for decades. Now it's moving upriver.
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The rare event, called a lunar occultation, won't be visible again in the U.S. until 2042.
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An open letter from owners of businesses located at The Banks says Heritage Bank Arena is vital to the riverfront development's success.
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The winter storm that descended upon Greater Cincinnati Sunday was almost one for the history books.