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Nick Swartsell

General Assignment and Longform Reporter

Expertise: 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.