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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The statewide report card on school districts released Monday shows Columbus City Schools largely stayed flat compared to last year as many area schools showed improvements to their overall grades. -
Columbus spends about 6% of its $1.8 billion budget on transportation. At a committee meeting on Thursday, the school board recommended eliminating the requirement to transport students in grades 9 through 12. -
Dominik Stecula calls the discussion on social media over Charlie Kirk's death "disturbing." Some are celebrating the right-wing media figure's death, while many call for retribution while assigning blame to Democratic politicians. -
Sean Stazen donned the Brutus the Buckeye uniform and trotted out onto the field with Buckeyes. That's when Brandon Hanning, wearing the Rufus the Bobcat uniform, tried to tackle Stazen, chasing him to the endzone and punching him. -
Whitehall Police Chief Mike Crispen said in an email to WOSU that FOP President Brian Steel sent emails to non-union members intended to harass, intimidate or abuse. -
The new substation will be nearly seven times larger than the current facility. It will have expanded parking and office spaces for up to 84 police officers and dedicated space for detectives like interview rooms. -
Jesse Vogel raised over $175,000 compared to $21,000 raised by Tiara Ross since the primary. Vogel now holds over $100,000 in his campaign account while Ross reported having $12,000. -
Several community groups are hosting candidate forums and debates for the Columbus school board and city council candidates ahead of November's election. -
Dublin Jerome High School senior Corinne Embi did a project last year on transgender activism and anti-trans laws for a Women's Studies course. Embi wanted to organize a teach-in after school and ask other students to wear pink, blue and white clothing that mirror the transgender pride flag. -
Kate Curry-Da-Souza came in third out of the three candidates in the Columbus City Council District 7 primary in May. She gained about 20% of the vote city wide.
