Zack Carreon
ReporterExpertise: Education, photojournalism
Education: Bowling Green State University
Contact: zack.carreon@wvxu.org
Favorite Tri-State Neighborhood: West End
Highlights
- Education reporter for WVXU with experience in radio, television and print
- Former content editor and photojournalist at WTOL 11 News in Toledo
- Experience covering news in three Ohio cities — Cincinnati, Cleveland and Toledo
- Cleveland Browns fan
Experience
Before joining ½ûÂþÌìÌà in 2022, Zack Carreon spent four years covering breaking news, culture and sports in Toledo. He was also an intern for Ideastream Public Media in Cleveland.
Education
Zack graduated with a bachelor's degree in media production from Bowling Green State University with a minor in film and was a BGSU men's rugby player.
About WVXU
The central pillar of ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ’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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Of the seven local districts with issues on the ballot, three saw their levies get support from voters, while three others saw them fail. One school levy vote ended in a tie Tuesday night. -
The deadline for some state and local districts to spend funding intended to help students recover academically from the pandemic was extended to March 2026 under the Biden Administration, but U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon now says those funds must be liquidated within the next few months. -
Seven local school districts will have levies on the ballot during the May 6 election, which is expected to have low turnout. -
Under the agreement, the county will spend $64.5 million to help fund the first phase of renovations to Paycor. -
The Department of Education sent letters to state education organizations and local districts in early April to certify compliance with the administration's interpretation of civil rights law or risk losing federal funding. -
A federal judge in California will hear arguments Friday in a lawsuit filed by several international students against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. -
But not everyone is sold just yet. -
The demonstration was one of many held around the country on the same day to speak out against mounting pressure on universities to scrap diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and comply with federal efforts targeting international students. -
While commissioners maintain the county's finances are stable, they say they shared the report to show residents where that federal money is going. -
The proposed renovation plan totals $830 million, which the county says is about a third of the cost of a new NFL stadium.
