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.
During his first year at WOSU, Shillcock's work earned him first place awards for Best Continuing Coverage of a fatal police shooting in Blendon Township in 2023 and Best Spot News Coverage of a deadly bus crash in Licking County in 2023. He has also earned a second place award for Best Continuing Coverage
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 or follow him on Twitter @ShillcockGeorge.
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Business & EconomyBaristas are protesting unfair labor practices they say Starbucks is committing as the company and unions negotiate agreements on pay increases. -
A Franklin County Municipal Court judge accused Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther of trying to influence her in the city's lawsuit against a troubled Greyhound bus station the city wanted to shut down. -
The district has been weighing this decision for months as pushback from parents and teachers and the Board of Education's infighting delayed any decisions. -
Columbus police are investigating whether a weekend triple homicide on South Ohio Avenue on the city's south side and another homicide that happened last week on East Moler Street are connected. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentKeys 2 Serenity, a Summit County nonprofit, is one of hundreds of grant applicants who didn’t get funding from the OneOhio Recovery Foundation this round. The group wants to build a support group for teens and young adults who lost a parent to the opioid crisis. -
The Columbus Division of Police discovered that for about a decade, they've been underreporting crime statistics to the state and federal government. -
Columbus City Council released the names of the 10 finalists who they will pick from to fill Shayla Favor's vacancy when she becomes Franklin County's next prosecutor. -
A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio ordered the city of Columbus to release the names of several officers involved in the deadly shooting of Jamie Overstreet. A Franklin County grand jury declined to indict the officer who shot Overstreet in September. -
The nearly $500 million budget includes funding for more than 30 new bus drivers that will lead to increased frequency and allow COTA to eventually run until midnight. -
Business & EconomyLeaders from the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (CRAA), Gov. Mike DeWine and several other government officials gathered to celebrate at a ceremony where the new terminal will open.
