John Kiesewetter, WVXU
TV/Media ReporterExpertise: Broadcasting, movies and media
Education: Ohio University
Favorite Tri-State Neighborhood: Fairfield, where I’m within walking distance to Jungle Jim's!
Highlights
- Covered broadcasting for 30 years for the Cincinnati Enquirer, and the last 8 years for Cincinnati Public Radio
- Traveled to Los Angeles to preview TV shows and visit studios three dozen times
- Author of Joe Nuxhall: The Old Lefthander & Me, about the former Reds broadcaster and pitcher
- Was the Enquirer's county government reporter, suburban news editor, and Tempo (lifestyle/entertainment) section editor before becoming TV columnist in 1985
Experience
TV/Media reporter John Kiesewetter joined Cincinnati Public Radio in 2015 after 40 years with the Cincinnati Enquirer as a reporter, suburban editor, regional editor, features editor and TV columnist. John is a past board member of the Television Critics Association. He lives in Fairfield with his wife, Sue, a freelance reporter for the Enquirer. John's first book, Joe Nuxhall: The Old Lefthander & Me, was published in fall 2021.
Education
The Middletown, Ohio, native interned four summers at the Middletown Journal while studying journalism at Ohio University, where he was editor of The Post, the independent weekday student newspaper, his senior year (1975).
About WVXU
The central pillar of Cincinnati Public Radio’s local network — accounting for the lion’s share of its 211,000 listeners each week — 91.7 WVXU is among the most reliable media institutions in the Tri-State region. Our mission is to always be a trusted, independent source of journalism, music and culture, empowering a vibrant, engaged and informed community.
Why trust us
Our team of reporters and editors have decades of experience writing and reporting the news. Our first responsibility is to our listeners and readers. There is no connection between our funding and editorial decisions. When we do cover a funding partner, a disclosure will be mentioned on-air and online. We take pride in our work, editing and fact-checking every story. If an article warrants a correction, we will immediately correct it and explain the correction for complete transparency.
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Channel 5 becomes the first Cincinnati station with a 7-8 p.m. local news block by expanding the 7 p.m. newscast started five years ago. -
The $5,000 award honors the movie critic, film advocate, mentor and Over-the-Rhine International Film Festival artistic director who died last September. -
A longer version than the PBS broadcast will be part of a double feature with 'Cincinnati Sounds: Exploring a Musical City's Spaces, Places and Sounds' at the Cincinnati World Cinema at the Garfield Theatre Downtown. -
Cincinnati’s new morning sports show debuts on The Crown, a multi-platform digital media company that produced 'The Pitino Show with Richard Pitino' and 'The Sean Miller Podcast.' -
Retired reporter John London enters his second Hall of Fame in two years, along with Kathy Doane and the late Jon Esther and Jack Helsel. -
Is The Late Show host's destruction of his show furniture a metaphor for what CBS' new Trump-friendly owners are doing to the iconic network? -
Working the early shift for Good Morning Tri-State “started to take a toll on me” and her priorities changed as the mother of young daughters. -
Channel 5's longtime news anchor will be inducted this summer along with Bonnie Lou, the late country and rockabilly singer. -
Channel 5’s weekend anchor and reporter says she’s “stepping into a new season filled with exciting opportunities and new adventures.” -
The movie about a young Jewish woman who survived the Holocaust by making fine fashion clothing for Nazi wives will hold casting auditions May 28-29 for small speaking roles.
