Amy Avery Biography
Amy Avery is a prominent American Journalist working at WAVY News 10/FOX43 Team. She joined the station in June 2022 as an anchor/reporter. There, she anchors the weeknight show from 6:30 pm – 7;30 pm. Prior to working at FOX43, she worked at News on 6 in Oklahoma City where she served as the weekend morning news anchor/reporter.
Amy is a member of the Sigma Kappa Sorority as well as the National Broadcasting Society. She has served the community by volunteering for multiple non-profit organizations including St. Jude Children’s Hospital and Big Brothers Big Sisters. Moreover, she volunteered for the Verizon Telecom Pioneers Sports Jamboree. This is an event where blind children and those who are in wheelchairs can compete on an adapted playing field.
Amy Avery Age
he was born on December 20, 1991. Thus she is 31 years old as of June 2023. Hence she celebrates her birthday on December 20th of every year.
Amy Avery Height
She stands at an approximate height of 5ft 7 inches (1.7m).
Amy Avery Family
She was born and raised in Pennsylvania to her parents Jeff (Father) a Boeing private pilot, and Charise Kauffman (Mother). She has an elder sister named Ashley Kauffman.
Amy Avery Husband
She is married to the love of her life Jake Avery. They met in Oklahoma and dated for two years. Jake proposed to Amy in 2019 on Christmas day. The couple married in June 2021. It is not known whether she has kids or not. But she has 2 dogs, Zeus and Max who she likes spending her free time with.
Amy Avery’s Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of between $1 and $5 million. She has made such a great fortune from her career working in the broadcasting industry.
Amy Avery Salary
Her career working as a journalist and as an anchor/reporter working for WAVY News 10 generates her a decent income. She thus has an estimated annual salary of $86,614.
Amy Avery Education
She received her education at Marietta College, where she earned her Broadcasting & Photojournalism degree. There, she ran cross country, track, and field. And she lived in New York City for a semester where she interned for Live! With Kelly and Michael, The Dr. Oz Show, and The TODAY Show.
Amy Avery Career
She works in Norfolk, Virginia for WAVY News 10/FOX43. There, she serves as an anchor/reporter having joined the team in June 2022. At the station, she anchors an hour-long weeknight show from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Prior to working at News on 6, she worked at KNOP-TV as the weekday evening news anchor/reporter. Also, she spent a year working as the daybreak producer and overnight reporter for WTAP-TV in Parkersburg, West Virginia. When she is not working, she spends her leisure time trying out new restaurants, going shopping, attending yoga classes, traveling, taking photographs, or venturing around antique stores.
Amy Avery News on 6
Prior to working in Norfolk, she worked Griffin Communication at stations in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, most recently at KOTV, News on 6 in Tulsa as a weekend morning news anchor/reporter. While at News on 6, she covered many big stories in Oklahoma that made national news. Including the death of Tulsa Police Officer Sergeant Craig Johnson. Craig was the first Tulsa police officer killed in the line of duty in 26 years. Moreover, Amy was on the scene of an oil rig explosion that killed five people in Quinton, Oklahoma in 2018.
She then covered the wrongful death lawsuit to follow the families of the victims filed against the oil and gas company. In the spring of 2019, she spent months covering devastating flooding in Eastern Oklahoma. Also, she was on the scene in Webber Falls in Muskogee County as two loose barges made their way down to Arkansas River. At KOTV, her reporting helped the station earn several Edward R. Murrow Awards: 2020 Region 6 Overall Excellence Winner, 2021, Regional Overall Excellence Winner, and 2021 Regional 6 Best Newscast, News on 6 at 10 PM.
Amy worked at News on 6 alongside other well-known News on 6 anchors and reporters including;
- Lori Fullbright
- Craig Day
- LeAnne Taylor
- Brian Dorman
- Tess Maune
- Jonathan Cooper
- Shannon Rousseau
- Travis Meyer
- Alan Crone
- Stacia Knight
- Megan Gold
- Stephen Nehrenz
- Dal Archer
- Von Castor
- Timm Crone
- Ron Morton
- Darren Stephens
- Brandon Welles