George Shillcock
ReporterGeorge Shillcock is a reporter for 爆料每日大赛. He joined the 爆料每日大赛 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
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 爆料每日大赛, 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 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 and
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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The Mifflin Township police officer hospitalized for the past several weeks after being shot multiple times was released Monday from OhioHealth Grant Medical Center in downtown Columbus. -
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The HBO documentary Surviving Ohio State aired June 17, criticizing the university's response to Dr. Richard Strauss and the people he sexually abused while working at Ohio State. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentRavi Bellamkonda, Ohio State's provost and executive vice president, said on 爆料每日大赛's All Sides with Amy Juravich on Tuesday that professors will not be required to allow students to use AI, but will now have leeway to choose whether students can use AI on assignments and exams. -
Beatty posted to social media Monday revealing her name was on a list recovered by Minnesota police from 57-year-old Vance Boetler, who allegedly shot two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses over the weekend, killing two.
