Casey Sebastiano is the service journalism reporter for the Lexington Herald-Leader in Lexington, Ky. Growing up in Northern New Jersey and Southeastern Pennsylvania, she has a passion for finding the stories that impact every day people in environments where no one tends to slow down enough to notice.

An August 2026 graduate studying journalism at the University of Kentucky, Casey’s work has been featured in publications such as Metro Philadelphia, The Watchdog, The Oldham Era, The Center Square prior to her job at the Herald-Leader. She co-founded The Watchdog, a news publication based in Lexington founded and led by students, during her senior year of college. She also held numerous editorial positions at her university’s independent student news publication, the Kentucky Kernel, over three years. Casey has both writing, photo and video experience

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Email: cbesebastiano@gmail.com

Instagram: sebastiano.casey