Interview with Heather Hays discussing her childhood and inspiration to go into journalism, as well as her education and highlights from her career as a news anchor. She also discusses winning Miss Hawaii in 1992 and how it affected her career path, as well as her perspectives on technology and social media.
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Interview with Heather Hays discussing her childhood and inspiration to go into journalism, as well as her education and highlights from her career as a news anchor. She also discusses winning Miss Hawaii in 1992 and how it affected her career path, as well as her perspectives on technology and social media.
This text is part of the following collection of related materials.
Women With Words
Short biographies and oral histories of female journalists in the DFW area. Students in the UNT Mayborn School of Journalism conducted the interviews and wrote summary articles as part of a research class.
Hooi-Rodriguez, Nicole & Hays, Heather.Oral History Interview with Heather Hays, November 29, 2018,
text,
November 29, 2018;
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1137415/:
accessed June 10, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.;
crediting UNT Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism.