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 [email protected].
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