Working Nine-to-Life
Zero waste goals have become a top priority at football stadiums across the Big Ten, but Ohio Stadium’s approach to processing its recycling is novel among its peers.
Brody Serravalli
Multimedia Journalist | Essayist | Podcaster
Bio
Brody is a multi-skilled journalist based in Los Angeles, with proficiencies in news and feature writing, enterprise reporting, photography, videography, and audio production. He spent his college career honing his craft and graduated summa cum laude from the Ohio State University with a BA in Journalism in May 2023.
Over the course of his education, Brody worked as a reporter for The Lantern, the university’s award-winning student newspaper; wrote and produced numerous episodes of the highest-rated public radio program in Ohio, All Sides with Ann Fisher on WOSU-NPR; and conducted in-depth interviews with acclaimed entertainment industry figures as a freelancer for The Playlist and Filmspeak.
When he isn’t writing, Brody spends his time watching films, cycling, and exploring new bars and restaurants with friends.
Brody has a passion for politics and data-driven journalism and is working to build a career in long-form government and corporate reporting. He strives to write revelatory, detail-oriented stories that expose injustice and hold power to account.
Selected Reporting
Disability aid shortage leaves some Buckeyes without assistance
A shortage of disability services providers has left some Ohio State students without the assistance they require to perform day-to-day tasks.
UN report finds agriculture to play a key role in fighting climate change
Major shifts in the agricultural, forestry and land use sectors could be integral to mitigating global greenhouse gas emissions, according to research co-authored by an Ohio State professor for the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Ohio Democratic and Republican candidates for U.S. Senate discuss student debt, 2020 election in debate
Intraparty tensions flared Monday as candidates in Ohio’s U.S. Senate race convened for two debates at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio.
Astronomers use new method to locate ‘Star Wars’-like planets with two suns
Using a technique known as the radial velocity method, a team of astronomers, including a researcher from Ohio State, have located a planet orbiting two stars that resembles the planet Tatooine from the movie series “Star Wars.”
Undergraduate students showcase research at Denman Forum
Over 170 undergraduate researchers convened at Pomerene Hall for the 27th annual Denman Undergraduate Research Forum to unveil projects in areas ranging from medicine to international relations.
Intel to build plant in Columbus area, pledges $100 million for education partnerships
Tech company Intel will invest more than $20 billion in the construction of a new plant in the Columbus area. As part of the investment, Intel pledged $100 million to develop partnerships with Ohio educational institutions over the next decade.
Selected Entertainment Reporting
Screenwriters Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver Talk All Things 'Way of Water,' 'Avatar 3,' 'Planet of the Apes,' 'Jurassic World' and More
After Avatar became the biggest global box office sensation in history, two things were immediately clear: one, a sequel was an inevitability, and two, James Cameron would need extra hands on deck in the writers’ room. Enter, husband-and-wife team Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver…
San Diego Comic-Con: Warner Bros Panel Recap: 'Shazam,' 'Black Adam' Bring Down the House
Warner Bros and DC Entertainment brought thunder – and lightning – to San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday with an electrifying look at upcoming DC projects “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” and “Black Adam.”
Danny Boyle Talks British Filmmaking, The Nostalgia Of 'Yesterday' & 'Bond 25' [Interview]
Growing up, The Beatles were largely influential in “Yesterday” director Danny Boyle‘s life, and while it was really the explosion of punk music that helped shaped him as a person, the music of The Beatles spoke to his British sensibilities. The filmmaker has a knack for subtly highlighting and exploring British culture and trends and whether intentional or not, it certainly gives Boyle an authentic ground level voice.
Our conversation with Danny Boyle, conducted by myself and my co-conspirator
Our conversation with Danny Boyle, conducted by myself and my co-conspirator
Podcast and Radio
Video
Photography
Purdue Bell Tower | Purdue University, 2019
The Purdue Bell Tower is an iconic structure on Purdue University's campus. The 160 ft tower was erected in 1995 to replace the Heavilon Hall Tower, which was demolished in 1956.
Nathaniel Waller | London Correctional Institution, 2022
Waller, an inmate at London Correctional Institution, prepares for a day of work recycling waste brought in from Ohio Stadium.
Campaign 2020: Bernie Sanders
Sanders rallies supporters at a campaign stop in rural Indiana.
Dave Hewett | Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, 2022
Hewett displays a traditional Tyrolean hat adorned with colorful pins. He says the pickaxe is especially significant as it belonged to his recently-deceased mother: "Mom never missed an Oktoberfest and I'm gonna make sure that continues."
Will Foley | The Ohio State University, 2022
Foley, a first year in social work, plays his guitar for passersby at Mirror Lake. Foley said he typically practices atop the parking garage across from his dorm, but was compelled to play on campus because of the unseasonably temperate weather.
Brown County State Park, 2019
The first orange leaves of the fall as seen from the top of a hiking trail.
Stephanie Wurst | Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, 2022
Wurst pours a German hefeweizen for a customer at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati.
Lenny May and Joshua Berger | London Correctional Institution, 2022
May (left) and Berger (right), inmates at London Correctional Institution, plan out the day’s recycling duties in the prison's work barn.
Recycling | London Correctional Institution, 2022
Plastic waste from Ohio Stadium is packed into cubes with a baler and loaded onto pallets to be shipped to manufacturers for repurposing.