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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In Columbus, protesters are gathering Saturday at 1 p.m. in Goodale Park to stand with Haitians and other immigrants and oppose Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Organizers in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Yellow Springs, Dayton, Akron and Toledo also have events planned. -
Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Les Wexner had no interest in meeting with him. Epstein wrote this was unsatisfactory, but understands the decision because of what Epstein called his bad judgement with women. Wexner accused Epstein of stealing money from him and claims he broke ties. -
The Franklin County Prosecutor's office said in a statement that Whitehall Police are still investigating Gerald Dixon and will determine future action once that is complete. -
The Columbus Dispatch has undergone serious staff cuts in the six years following a merger between GateHouse Media and Gannett. The smaller Newark Advocate, which covers Licking County, has seen even deeper cuts. -
A retired Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is critical of ICE under President Donald Trump’s second term. John Holmes worked at the Detroit Field Office covering Michigan and Ohio from 2003 to 2014. -
Columbus city leaders and many who support immigrant communities spoke Tuesday at a press conference supporting Haitian refugees in Columbus. The speakers were critical of the Trump administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. -
The clerk's budget could be reduced from more than $19 million last year to $17.9 million this year. Three years ago, the clerks budget was $15 million. -
Water main breaks from German Village to Clintonville to the Hilltop area on the west side have had city crews with heavy duty construction equipment removing several inches of ice from residential streets. -
The blog's author, D.J. Byrnes of Columbus, wrote that Noem "will have to die in prison. No other way around it." The social media platform banned Byrnes for violent speech and abuse. -
Beatty held a roundtable behind closed doors with Columbus police, elected officials, faith leaders and immigrant community leaders. Beatty criticized ICE, saying Noem should be removed from office.
