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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Several public hearings are ongoing as the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio considers AEP Ohio's proposal. The plan would increase an average customer's costs by $4 a month and give the utility company $400 million in extra annual revenue. -
Victims of former Ohio State team doctor Richard Strauss demonstrated at the board's Thursday meeting. Wexner is defying a subpoena in their lawsuit against the university. The board's chair is Wexner's friend and one-time lawyer John Ziger. -
The Veterans Museum is still climbing out of debt which CEO Frederic Bertley says is from its construction. He says the museum's deficit shrunk from nearly $5 million to under $3 million. -
The White House chose not to recognize World AIDS Day for the first time since 1988. Stonewall Columbus Executive Director Densil Porteous said support from the community can be equally important. -
Some of Columbus' 21 area commissions are expressing concern over the city's planned update to land use maps. Previously, the city relied on the 21 groups to build their own maps. Now, officials want a single uniform map for the entire city. -
Five of the seven Ohio Supreme Court justices ruled against the Columbus Dispatch. In a lawsuit, the newspaper asked the court to demand the city of Columbus release the identities of police officers involved in a 2023 shootout on I-70. -
The legislation aims to make it easier to obtain permits for accessory dwelling units, or ADUs. These detached structures on single family home lots are often used for family members, elderly parents and renters. -
Blendon Twp. Police Officer was charged with murder, felonious assault and involuntary manslaughter. The jury weighed whether he was justified for killing Ta’Kiya Young after she shoplifted from a local Kroger and attempted to drive away. -
A jury is now deliberating in the murder trial of Blendon Township Police Officer Connor Grubb, who fatally shot 21-year-old Ta'Kiya Young in 2023. -
Blendon Township Police Officer Connor Grubb's defense team called former Akron Police Officer and use of force expert Kevin Davis to testify. Special prosecutors called their own use of force expert, Seth Stoughton, a University of South Carolina policing and public safety professor to testify at the trial.
