Avery Lea Rogers is a producer for WPR’s “Wisconsin Today.” Formerly a producer for “St. Louis on the Air” at St. Louis Public Radio, Avery graduated with a Master’s degree in Sound Art from University of the Arts London. Avery’s work in journalism has garnered several awards including a 2024 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award, and their sound art has been exhibited overseas in both London, England and Shanghai, China. Avery is also an avid musician, but above all, she is a dog mom.
Avery Lea Rogers
Latest Posts
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Readers — and characters — get lost in Christina Clancy’s ‘The Snowbirds’
New novel “The Snowbirds” by Madison author Christina Clancy is about finding oneself in the desert. Literally.
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Head of Wisconsin banking group hoping for fewer regulations under Trump
President and CEO of the Wisconsin Bankers Association shares her take on what the industry is facing amid nationwide economic uncertainty.
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A Wisconsin couple wanted to adopt. As foster parents, their goal was to keep 4 siblings together.
The Benniers felt all the challenges of new parenthood at once, multiplied by four. Their kids’ biological mother is present in everyone’s lives. Hardships are all around — but so is love.
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Finding it hard to make friends as an adult? Try urban sketching
Urban Sketchers is a global organization that encourages people to sketch their surroundings with groups of people.
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UW-Madison study in monkeys brings placenta treatment one step closer to humans
Placenta-fortifying treatments could be used to bring complicated pregnancies back to a healthy state.
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Federal funding cuts cause some Wisconsin nonprofits to deny aid seekers, defund programs
Funding grants from the Victims of Crime Act have been declining over several years, taking a toll on Wisconsin nonprofits that support victims of domestic violence.
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UW graduation rates, degree demand are top of mind with $855M budget increase request
Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman cites third-party financial assessment findings in $855 million budget increase request.
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Hmong educators make strides toward cultural representation in Wisconsin and US schools
As Appleton prepares to open a new Hmong American Immersion School next fall, educators and researchers study different responses to Hmong culture fragmentation.
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Devices that make some handguns fully automatic on the rise in Milwaukee, police say
Some state and local governments are pushing gun manufacturer Glock to change its gun design so it is less compatible with “auto sears” — plastic switches that transform semi-automatic Glock handguns into fully automatic weapons.
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Marathon County forensic pathologist could expand autopsy capacity in northern Wisconsin
What it takes to be a medical examiner in Wisconsin amid chronic staffing shortages in an ever-changing field.
