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George Shillcock III
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Public Radio reporter in Columbus Ohio. 🏳️‍🌈 Donate to WOSU 89.7 NPR News at https://wosu.org/support/
President Donald Trump, while congratulating the Ohio State Buckeyes, claimed he won Columbus, Ohio by “a lot of points”

Trump lost Columbus and Franklin County to former Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris won Franklin by 63%
April 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Republican Congressman Mike Carey never posted the call-in info for this “town hall”. Not even in his email newsletter.

Yet, people are still somehow calling in and asking non-hostile questions, unlike what we’ve seen at other R town halls in the U.S.

There’s a livestream going on his Facebook
April 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The crowd is so large at Ohio State University that they broke into two large circles for speakers

Ohio State apparently bars megaphones on campus before 5pm
March 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
After a rousing speech from OSU Professor Hasan Kwame Jeffries (brother of Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries), a few OSU students sang to the crowd in opposition of SB 1
March 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Happening now at Ohio State University at The Oval: a protest against Senate Bill 1 in Ohio, which bans Diversity Equity and Inclusion programs and bans faculty strikes

I’m here with WOSU 89.7 NPR News
March 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Students stayed inside Hale Hall when I left to sign letters of support to office staff, many of which may be out of a job today
February 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
One more video:
February 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Some scenes from the protest. They sat in the Ohio Union for a few hours then marched to Hale Hall where ODI is housed
February 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Students and some faculty at Ohio State University are protesting the closure of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the Center for Student Belonging

Both offices are being closed by OSU because of the Trump Administration’s actions against DEI and a bill in the Ohio Senate that could ban DEI
February 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Seems to be working okay for me…
www.nps.gov/ston/planyou...
February 1, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Ohio State University students and Buckeye fans celebrated the National Championship win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish last night. Couches burned and a group of hundreds was let into Ohio Stadium and stormed the field. Here's our story on the revelries: www.wosu.org/news/2025-01...
January 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
:(
January 19, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Having this company's ad plastered on your website the day they make a big announcement is... a choice
Especially when you were clearly given an early notice of the story
January 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Reporters are being caroled with renditions of Christmas songs. They’ve got new lyrics asking Columbus City Schools not to close any schools in a vote tonight
December 17, 2024 at 10:10 PM
At the groundbreaking for the new John Glenn Columbus Airport Terminal (CMH). The $2 billion project is aiming to finish by 2029
December 9, 2024 at 3:09 PM
A neo-Nazi in Columbus pepper-sprayed a fellow neo-Nazi accidentally while being detained by police

I found this gem while skimming through body cam footage released yesterday

You can’t make this stuff up:
November 26, 2024 at 9:36 PM