Avery -- or Avery Anne if you want to get Southern with it -- is a reporter and editor from central Kentucky who is currently getting her degree in Journalism with a minor in Fine Arts and certificate in Legal Studies from the University of Cincinnati. She currently works as the Features Editor at UC's independent award-winning news outlet, The News Record, and helps to bring awareness to underrepresented student communities and topics. Avery has also freelanced and interned with Cincinnati CityBeat and Cincinnati Magazine, two leading local news outlets. 

Outside of journalism, Avery likes to try (and fail) new recipes, garden, camp, and put her Spanish fluency to work by traveling. 
 

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Avery Padgett

Address: 3250 Jefferson Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220, Contact: aapadgett11@icloud.com/859-629-0670

Education

University of Cincinnati 2023-Expected 2027

• College of Arts and Sciences- Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
• College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning- Minor in Fine Arts
• College of Arts and Sciences- Legal Studies Certificate
• Honors College- 4.0 cumulative GPA

Journalism Experience

• Life & Arts and Features Editor, The News Record (2026-Present) : Assigning and editing articles for daily weekday publishing for the University of Cincinnati’s award-winning student news publication
• Editorial Intern, Cincinnati Magazine (2026) : Wrote short and long-form articles, fact-checked and interviewed sources for Cincinnati’s guide to local arts and culture
• Life & Arts and Features Reporter, The News Record (2025) : Wrote weekly articles and conducted in-depth research on various local topics
• News Intern, Cincinnati CityBeat (2025) : Assisted in research and interviews for various news beats, and wrote quick-turn local news stories for both online and print publication

Job Experience

• Employee, The Mad Potter (2024) : Instructed customers in pottery arts and supervised finances

Leadership Experience

• Activity Chair, Chabad at UC (2023-Present) : Elected to plan monthly events and holiday activities to promote Jewish culture and community on campus
• President, Kosher Cooking Club (2023-Present) : Elected to lead a weekly Jewish cooking club and to promote cultural learning and camaraderie

Honors and Awards

• Dean’s List, University of Cincinnati: 4.0 GPA Fall Semester (2025)
• Society of Professional Journalists Region 4 Mark of Excellence Award for Feature Writing (2025)
• Spanish Fluency -- Diploma of Spanish Foreign Language from the Spanish Ministry of Education (2023) : Granted through the Instituto Cervantes DELE exam

References

Madeline Fening: Former Cincinnati CityBeat News Reporter, mfening@citybeat.com