George Shillcock
ReporterGeorge Shillcock is a reporter for 89.7 NPR News, covering daily breaking news. He joined the WOSU newsroom in April 2023.
Shillcock started his career in Iowa in 2020, reporting 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 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 2025, the Ohio SPJ and the Press Club of Cleveland recognized Shillcock with first place awards for Best Reporter. The Ohio SPJ has also recognized Shillcock's work at WOSU with first place awards in consumer and business reporting, government and political reporting and continuing coverage of pro-Palestinian protests in 2024.
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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Among the major damage reported in the area, a tree crushed a camper off East Morrill Avenue on Columbus' south side. -
The $1.4 billion Downtown Ramp Up project redoing the I-71 and I-70 interchange is nearing completion. -
Organizers with Our City Our Say submitted more than 23,000 signatures, hoping to force a vote this November to change how Columbus City Council members get elected. -
Business & EconomyEolian Chief Development Officer Eric Stoutenburg said the technology can help prevent brown outs and black outs as data centers continue to tax the electricity grid. -
Ginther says the cost of new construction across the country has increased, even more so than the cost to renovate very old buildings. The 19-floor municipal court at the corner of South High Street and Mound Street was built in the 1970s. -
The Franklin County Municipal Court was told by the city of Columbus construction of a new court facility was canceled due to operating shortfalls and construction costs. -
The levy would've funded free tuition for new high school graduates in Franklin County and given a discount to other county residents. -
Hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the U.S. under TPS, many in Columbus and Springfield, may face deportation without legal status. -
Business & EconomyAnduril finished producing its first Fury drone at its Arsenal-1 facility in Pickaway County. The company received a $310 million grant from JobsOhio last year. -
The agency unveiled a five-year plan that also includes a new line that goes from Ohio State University to John Glenn Columbus International Airport.
