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.
He gained skills in Iowa as both a print and multimedia reporter with a focus on community journalism.
Shillcock's work has been recognized by the Ohio News Media Association and Iowa Newspaper Association with awards for investigative journalism, coverage of government and politics, features and community reporting.
Through the USA Today Network, his work has been featured 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 or follow him on Twitter @ShillcockGeorge.
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A total of 36 people were arrested at Thursday evening's pro-Palestine protest that took place on Ohio State University's South Oval lawn. -
Ohio State police and State Highway Patrol troopers made the arrests starting around 10 p.m., five hours after demonstrators gathered for a 5 p.m. rally. -
Protestors gathered at Mirror Lake on Ohio State's campus early Tuesday afternoon. The protest moved to Meiling Hall where the two students were arrested. -
Jenifer French was appointed as Public Utilities Chair of Ohio in 2021. Sam Randazzo, former head of the PUCO, died of apparent suicide earlier this year after he was indicted for bribery. -
The man police shot remains unidentified. Whitehall officials are not identifying the officers involved in the shooting, citing Marsy's Law. -
The family is asking a federal court to order changes at CPD they say could help fix an alleged culture of systemic racism within the department. -
Angel Salguero Diaz, 13, was shot and killed in North Linden on Sunday. -
Sigrist will face Republican Brian Garvine in November. -
Former Columbus FOP President Jeff Simpson resigned amid an investigation into comments he made on his social media page about lynching. -
Columbus saw its 22nd homicide of 2024 on Sunday. As of Monday, that is the lowest number of homicides Columbus has had to date in one year since 2015.
