George Shillcock
ReporterGeorge Shillcock is a reporter for 89.7 NPR News. He joined the WOSU newsroom in April 2023 following three years as a reporter in Iowa with the USA Today Network.
Shillcock worked at the Columbus Dispatch and the Athens Messenger as a reporting intern before making his way to Iowa in 2020 to report on the suburban communities of Des Moines for the Des Moines Register and local government, politics and development for the Iowa City Press-Citizen.
Shillcock's work has been recognized by the Ohio News Media Association, the Associated Press Media Editors of Ohio, the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists and Iowa Newspaper Association with awards for investigative journalism, coverage of government and politics, features and community reporting.
In 2024, the Ohio SPJ recognized Shillcock with a first place award for Best Reporter while the Ohio APME awards awarded Shillcock a second place award for Best Reporter. The Ohio SPJ also recognized Shillcock that year with first place awards for Best Consumer and Business Reporting, Best Continuing Coverage and Best Government and Political Reporting.
Shillcock's investigation of a troubled solar company in North Liberty, Iowa earned him the prestigious Harrison "Skip" Weber Investigative Journalism award. The months-long investigation was the first to expose the wrongdoing of the prominent company and eventually led to its CEO resigning and the company shuttering.
Through the USA Today Network, his work has been featured in dozens of newspapers in Iowa, Ohio and around the country.
Born in Byram, New Jersey and raised in Harrison, Ohio, Shillcock graduated from Ohio University in 2020 with a bachelor's degree in journalism and minor in political science.
Contact George at george.shillcock@wosu.org.
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Both proposals would require the nine city council members to only get votes from within their districts rather than city wide. Jonathan Beard's idea also aims to create a new district map, arguing the current map racially gerrymanders the districts to be mostly white. -
A public records request showed podcaster Krisanthe Vlachos had a $93,000 contract with WOSU to record her podcasts at the public media organization's headquarters. Former Ohio State University President Ted Carter resigned because of his relationship with Vlachos. -
JewishColumbus Board Chair Jonathan Feibel addressed the Thursday attack against a synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, which is near Detroit, in a statement to the Jewish community on Friday. -
The petition was organized by Holly Stein and Patricia Balser. The two criticize Whitehall Mayor Michael Bivens and the city for fighting with the Fraternal Order of Police Capital City Lodge #9. The two allege Bivens is fiscally irresponsible and isn't following the law or expectations of elected officials. -
Ravi Bellamkonda takes the reins of Ohio's largest public university after former President Walter "Ted" Carter Jr. resigned after disclosing an inappropriate relationship with a podcaster. -
Ohio State Provost Bellamkonda replaces former President Ted Carter, who resigned on Saturday after acknowledging an inappropriate relationship with a woman. -
During Tuesday's State of the City address, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther touted the city's lower homicide rate and Alternative Crisis Response program to respond to people dealing with mental and behavioral health crises. -
Ted Carter was president of Ohio State University beginning in January of 2024. -
Joyce Beatty introduced H.R. 7785, which would mandate body cameras for ICE agents, require the officers to display clear ID, forbid masks and require de-escalation training. Beatty applauded President Donald Trump for removing Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security. -
Councilmember Tiara Ross won November's election citywide, while her opponent Jesse Vogel won the most votes in council district 7. That's what both proposals seek to change.
