Marty Padgett is a

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based journalist, and the editorial director of Internet Brands Automotive's '' The Car Connection, Motor Authority,'' and ''Green Car Reports''. Born in 1969, Padgett is a native of Washington, D.C., and grew up in southern Maryland before going to college at Duke University (history, '91, with honors) and moving to Michigan. He edited the news section in '' Car and Driver'' magazine for five years and wrote road tests. He also appeared on several national radio television programs including

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''. After a short turn in public relations at

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in Alabama, Padgett moved to Atlanta, where he began writing for publications including ''

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''. He also worked for '' AutoTrader'' before taking on the editorial duties at ''The Car Connection''. Padgett lives in

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, Georgia. He earned his Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from the University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications. He was named a 2019 Lambda Literary Fellow for nonfiction. His nonfiction book about Atlanta's LGBTQ civil rights movement, ''A Night at the Sweet Gum Head: Drag, Drugs, Disco, and Atlanta's Gay Revolution,'' will be published by W.W. Norton in 2021.

Awards

2003 International Wheel Award Winners

Padgett co-won 2nd place in this award in the "New story or series" category for "Ford Cuts 35,000 Jobs, 5 Plants." It was commented on as "consistent, hard-edged, quick-hit reporting provides breaking news."2003 International Wheel Award Winners Announced at Automotive Hall of Fame
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Publications

Books

:''In order of date published'' ''A Night at the Sweet Gum Head'', the story of Atlanta's LGBTQ civil rights movement, by W.W. Norton, 2021. * *

Web

Marty Padgett: Editorial Director
at Internet Brands Automotive

References

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