Bill Rinehart
Reporter/HostExpertise: On-air host for All Things Considered, reporting
Education: Hastings College
Contact: brinehart@wvxu.org
Favorite Tri-State Neighborhood: Too many to list
Highlights
- Started in radio in 1989 as a disc jockey then jumped to radio news in 1995
- Worked in small, medium, and big cities
- Known for his dramatic pause during traffic reports
- Reports WVXU's popular OKI Wanna Know series
Experience
Bill Rinehart started his radio career as a disc jockey in 1990. In 1994, he made the jump into journalism and has been reporting and delivering news on the radio in markets including Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska; Sioux City, Iowa; Dayton, Ohio; and most recently as senior correspondent and anchor for Cincinnati's WLW-AM.
In these roles, he has found himself chasing tornadoes, covering marathon government meetings, touring post-Katrina New Orleans, and staring at his phone waiting for people to return his calls. He is an advocate for the Oxford comma, and believes that more often than not the "why" question is the most important of the four Ws and H.
Education
Bill graduated with a bachelor's degree in English. He toyed with declaring a philosophy minor, but considered it until it was too late.
About WVXU
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City leaders of both Covington and Newport have approved a plan to improve bicycle infrastructure in their communities.
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Some places around Cincinnati could see temperatures above 100 this week.
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The space debris can be seen on video, where it was accidentally caught, burning bright but briefly.
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The Festival of Faiths was started in 2018 by EquaSion, a non-partisan, interfaith organization.
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A listener asks about train tracks running through the local cemetery on OKI Wanna Know.
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The hearing before the National Labor Relations Board is expected to last a week. When a decision comes is unknown.
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The interim manager says the new position includes working with families where English is not the primary language, in addition to students and teachers.
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Within hours of the announcement, the Ohio Department of Transportation had more than 300 requests for the paper maps through its website, a spokesperson says.
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A listener wants to know about a leak in the Greater Cincinnati Water Works system.
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The formula for state aid calls for less if property values in a district go up.