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Oral History Interview with Robbie Owens, November 29, 2019 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robbie Owens, November 29, 2019

Interview with Robbie Owens discussing her childhood in a small northeastern Texas town, particularly family traditions; education in journalism; and her career as a news reporter. She discusses her perspectives on being taken seriously in journalism and the effects of social media, as well as her advice to other journalists.
Date: May 7, 2019
Creator: Pinilla, Luisa Alejandra & Owens, Robbie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Krys Boyd, April 4, 2019 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Krys Boyd, April 4, 2019

Interview with Krys Boyd, a managing editor of the talk show "Think" at KERA radio discussing her childhood in Long Island and El Paso, her family, and highlights from her career in working in media.
Date: April 5, 2019
Creator: Zerez, Megan & Villaseñor, Krys Boyd
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bernice Kearney, March 8, 2019 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Bernice Kearney, March 8, 2019

Interview with Bernice Kearney, the news director at KSAT 12 News in San Antonio. She discusses her background and career as a news producer.
Date: March 8, 2019
Creator: Aguilar, Rebecca & Kearney, Bernice
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Nora Lopez, March 8, 2019 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Nora Lopez, March 8, 2019

Interview with Nora Lopez, metro editor at the San Antonio Express News newspaper. She discusses her childhood and visiting family regularly in Mexico, as well as becoming an American citizen in 2008. She also talks about her education and her career in newspaper journalism.
Date: March 8, 2019
Creator: Aguilar, Rebecca & Lopez, Nora
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Yolette Garcia, March 8, 2019 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Yolette Garcia, March 8, 2019

Interview with Yolette Garcia, Assistant Dean for External Affairs & Outreach at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. She discusses her career in both radio and television media, as well as her perspectives about the role and future of the media (and social media) and about being a woman in a primarily male field.
Date: March 8, 2019
Creator: Wynn, Amira; Wicks, Mary; Rouse, Kier & Garcia, Yolette
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Cheryl Hall, December 4, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Cheryl Hall, December 4, 2018

Interview with Cheryl Hall discussing her career writing for the Dallas Morning News and her perspectives on the field of journalism. Hall also talks about her childhood and family, as well as her educational background.
Date: December 4, 2018
Creator: Poteet, Maddison; Sarder, Sarah & Hall, Cheryl
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Heather Hays, November 29, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Heather Hays, November 29, 2018

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.
Date: November 29, 2018
Creator: Hooi-Rodriguez, Nicole & Hays, Heather
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alice Rios, November 14, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Alice Rios, November 14, 2018

Interview with Alice Rios, a former anchor at KRLD radio discussing her childhood in Houston, Texas, education, and highlights from her career in journalism.
Date: November 14, 2018
Creator: Aguilar, Rebecca & Rios, Alice
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Nancy Black, November 9, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Nancy Black, November 9, 2018

Interview with Nancy Black, editor and publisher of the White Rock Lake Weekly newspaper. She discusses her childhood and education, describes how she initially wanted to be an actress, but eventually ended up in broadcast journalism, and gives her perspectives as a newspaper publisher of a local weekly.
Date: November 9, 2018
Creator: Moore, Brianna & Black, Nancy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Mollie Finch Belt, November 5, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Mollie Finch Belt, November 5, 2018

Interview with Mollie Finch-Belt describing her work as a newspaper publisher and editor for The Dallas Examiner, which was started by her father. She also talks about her transition from civil rights work in Dallas to running the paper and various challenges that she faced.
Date: November 5, 2018
Creator: Johnson, Jasmine C.; Young, Kelcei; Weplls, Amani; Moore, Briana & Belt, Mollie, 1943-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Janet St. James, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Janet St. James, 2018

Interview with Janet St. James describing her motivation to become a journalist and thoughts about journalism as a field, with highlights from her career, particularly her work in Dallas reporting on health and crime stories and winning an Excellence of Journalism award from the Press Club of Dallas. She also talks about her background and education, as well as her personal life.
Date: October 26, 2018
Creator: Owens, Brittany; Reyes, Blanca; Maxwell, Bailey & St. James, Janet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Keven Ann Willey, November 7, 2017 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Keven Ann Willey, November 7, 2017

Interview with Keven Ann Willey, a former editorial page editor at the Dallas Morning News. She describes her childhood and education as well as her career path and various projects that she worked on as a college student and as a professional.
Date: November 7, 2017
Creator: Willey, Keven Ann; Wise, Hannah & Higgins, Claire
System: The Portal to Texas History
From a Smart, Logical Career to Retirement on the Road: An Oral History of Keven Ann Willey (open access)

From a Smart, Logical Career to Retirement on the Road: An Oral History of Keven Ann Willey

This article is a short biography of editorial page editor of The Dallas Morning News Keven Ann Willey, describing her career prior to and after joining the newspaper in 2002.
Date: November 2017
Creator: Aterberry, Andrea; Higgins, Claire; Norris, Sheri-Lee & Wise, Hannah
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with BJ Austin, October 28, 2017 (open access)

Oral History Interview with BJ Austin, October 28, 2017

Interview with BJ Austin, a former KERA radio reporter in which she discusses her 40-year broadcast journalism career. She particularly comments on the treatment of women in the newsroom and her personal experiences.
Date: October 28, 2017
Creator: Austin, B. J.; Byers, Jade & Roe, Angela
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History Interview with Kristi Nelson] (open access)

[Oral History Interview with Kristi Nelson]

Interview with Kristi Nelson, NBC 5 anchorwoman, in which she discusses her work and life prior to and after she became an anchorwoman for NBC 5 in Dallas/Fort Worth.
Date: Autumn 2017
Creator: Nelson, Kristi
System: The Portal to Texas History
How a Typewriter Inspired her to Change the World: Kristi Nelson's Story (open access)

How a Typewriter Inspired her to Change the World: Kristi Nelson's Story

This article is a short biography of NBC 5 broadcast journalist Kristi Nelson, detailing her work and career working for the NBA and her later work on NBC 5 over the last seventeen years.
Date: 2017?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Deborah Ferguson (open access)

Oral History Interview with Deborah Ferguson

Interview with Deborah Ferguson, an NBC 5 anchorwoman, discussing her career as a radio broadcaster and her later work as a television reporter.
Date: 2017?
Creator: Ferguson, Deborah
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lee Cullum, November 26, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Lee Cullum, November 26, 2016

Interview with journalist Lee Cullum, the host of "CEO" on KERA-TV in Dallas, Texas. The interview includes discussion of her childhood, education, and career working as a commentator in TV and radio, and writing for a number of newspapers and editing D Magazine.
Date: November 26, 2016
Creator: Porter, Ashley; Vanek, Emily & Cullum, Lee
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Becky Diaz, Fall 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Becky Diaz, Fall 2016

Interview with journalist Becky Diaz describing how she became interested in media communications as well as her education and work experience in radio and television.
Date: 2016-11~
Creator: Unogwu, Rita; Russell, Jasmine; Cardena, Luissana & Diaz, Becky
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Bobbie Wygant, Fall 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Bobbie Wygant, Fall 2016

Interview with journalist Bobbie Wygant describing her family and how she became interested in journalism, as well as her education and experience in television and other media.
Date: 2016-11~
Creator: Fisher, Jesika & Wygant, Bobbie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Video Interview with Bobbie Wygant (open access)

Video Interview with Bobbie Wygant

Transcript of a video interview with journalist Bobbie Wygant listing various questions about her family, profession, and personality.
Date: Autumn 2016
Creator: Fisher, Jesika & Wygant, Bobbie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Dotty Griffith, November 21, 2014 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Dotty Griffith, November 21, 2014

Interview with Dotty Griffith, journalist and author from Dallas, Texas. The interview includes discussion of her youth, education, and career in journalism and as an author.
Date: November 21, 2014
Creator: Cue, Ashleigh; Starnes, Aaron; Battaglia, Nathan; Yavari, Mehri & Griffith, Dotty
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Angela Hale, November 20, 2014 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Angela Hale, November 20, 2014

Interview with Angela Hale, managing partner of Red Media Group in Dallas, Texas. The interview includes discussion of her career in television news, political communication strategy, and ultimately starting her own business.
Date: November 20, 2014
Creator: Sigman, Ashlea
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Cynthia Izaguirre, November 20, 2014 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Cynthia Izaguirre, November 20, 2014

Interview with Cynthia Izaguirre, news anchor for the Channel 8 News in Dallas, Texas. The interview includes discussion of her childhood, education, and career.
Date: November 20, 2014
Creator: Walker, Sydni; Hodo, Chandler; Murphy, Tyler & Izaguirre, Cynthia
System: The Portal to Texas History