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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Demonstrators turned out across the Cincinnati area and the country to protest President Trump's immigration actions, and a military parade in D.C. -
Prosecutor Connie Pillich called the Feb. 7 rally "reprehensible," but said none of the conduct by the hate group is prosecutable. -
Greater Cincinnati sustainability nonprofit Green Umbrella is taking a deep dive into how the region stacks up as a destination for people escaping the worst effects of climate change in other parts of the U.S. Some recent arrivals have first-hand experience. -
The eaglet likely hatched sometime in April. Great Parks staff are hosting viewing sessions June 12 and 15, and July 12. -
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested several people in Cincinnati earlier this month, drawing a large protest Sunday. -
The $400,000 in funding will go to fix chronic sewage leaks at Kirby Apartments and keep the building from needing to be vacated. But conditions at that property and several others remain dire months after they were abandoned by Vision & Beyond. -
Research from fair housing nonprofit Housing Opportunities Made Equal suggests such communities struggle most with air pollution, extreme heat, landslides, and flooding. -
Crime is down in the township from 2003 and 2013 levels, but Chief Ed Cordie says the department has fewer officers to respond to calls for service. -
Groups are working to get an amendment to Ohio's constitution on the ballot that would ban property taxes. But critics say that would place a huge burden on small municipalities and school districts. -
The report by 21 CP Solutions makes eight suggestions for changes in the wake of a February rally in which a dozen masked demonstrators waved swastika flags and brandished weapons on a highway overpass between Lincoln Heights and Evendale.
