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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Under the agreement, the county will spend $64.5 million to help fund the first phase of renovations to Paycor. -
The Department of Education sent letters to state education organizations and local districts in early April to certify compliance with the administration's interpretation of civil rights law or risk losing federal funding. -
A federal judge in California will hear arguments Friday in a lawsuit filed by several international students against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. -
But not everyone is sold just yet. -
The demonstration was one of many held around the country on the same day to speak out against mounting pressure on universities to scrap diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and comply with federal efforts targeting international students. -
While commissioners maintain the county's finances are stable, they say they shared the report to show residents where that federal money is going. -
The proposed renovation plan totals $830 million, which the county says is about a third of the cost of a new NFL stadium. -
The Ohio River crested at 60.8 feet early Tuesday, but the water is receding, allowing officials to proceed with the cleanup effort. -
The Ohio River crested Tuesday morning at 60.8 feet, surpassing the peak of the 2018 flood, which reached 60.5 feet. -
Since early March, several pro-Palestinian activists at colleges across the country have been detained by ICE agents as part of a Trump administration-led effort to crack down on what it calls "Hamas sympathizers."
