Zack Carreon
ReporterExpertise: Education, photojournalism
Education: Bowling Green State University
Contact: zack.carreon@wvxu.org
Favorite Tri-State Neighborhood: West End
Highlights
- Education reporter for WVXU with experience in radio, television and print
- Former content editor and photojournalist at WTOL 11 News in Toledo
- Experience covering news in three Ohio cities — Cincinnati, Cleveland and Toledo
- Cleveland Browns fan
Experience
Before joining Cincinnati Public Radio in 2022, Zack Carreon spent four years covering breaking news, culture and sports in Toledo. He was also an intern for Ideastream Public Media in Cleveland.
Education
Zack graduated with a bachelor's degree in media production from Bowling Green State University with a minor in film and was a BGSU men's rugby player.
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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Ohio spent more than $1 billion in the last fiscal year on its five school choice voucher programs. Close to half was spent on Ohio's EdChoice Expansion program alone, which has no income requirements. -
The Queen City edition of the board game will swap out locations like Boardwalk and Park Place for regional spots like Fountain Square and Vine Street. -
Several local districts say they're struggling to balance their budgets and need additional funds to stay afloat. New money has been hard to come by. -
The Bluegrass CannaCare dispensary in Florence soft-launched and opened its doors for the first time on Friday, just over a year after it became legal to sell and purchase medical cannabis in Kentucky. -
Earlier this month, the school district announced a plan to cut its operating costs by nearly $10 million over the next few years, almost 8% of its total budget. -
Immigrant advocates define sanctuary campuses as universities that adopt policies to limit compliance with federal agencies like ICE by restricting their access to campus buildings unless agents can present a federal judicial warrant. -
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College announced Friday that Monica Posey plans to retire after 34 years with the school, and 10 years as president. -
Students at Sycamore High School in Cincinnati took part in a national wave of protests and walkouts held Tuesday, the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's second inauguration. -
In 2025, the GEAR UP program was active at several Ohio high schools, including Mt. Healthy and North College Hill. -
The organizations claim ICE's operations are intimidating minority communities, leading to a rise in absences among immigrant students.
