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Oral History Interview with Rebecca Lopez, December 9, 2019 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Rebecca Lopez, December 9, 2019

Interview with Rebecca Lopez, reporter for WFAA in Dallas. Rebecca talks about her career as a crime reporter, her thoughts on the field of journalism, and her background and education.
Date: December 9, 2019
Creator: Lopez, Rebecca & Martinez, Tiffany
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History of Rebecca Lopez (open access)

Oral History of Rebecca Lopez

This article is a short biography of journalist Rebecca Lopez, reporter for WFAA in Dallas. Rebecca talks about her career as a crime reporter, her thoughts on the field of journalism, and her background and education.
Date: December 9, 2019
Creator: Lopez, Rebecca & Martinez, Tiffany
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Robbie Owens, CBS 11 News: Oral History Project (open access)

Robbie Owens, CBS 11 News: Oral History Project

This article is a short biography of journalist Robbie Owens describing her childhood in Kildare and her career as a reporter, highlighting specific memories and her thoughts about the field.
Date: December 4, 2019
Creator: Wakeham, Haley
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Corrie MacLaggan, December 2, 2019 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Corrie MacLaggan, December 2, 2019

Interview with Corrie MacLaggan, Managing Editor of the Texas Tribune, about her life, career, and journey from correspondent to editor. She also discusses her time living in Mexico City, her work for Jewish publications, and her perspective on changes in journalism.
Date: December 2, 2019
Creator: MacLaggan, Corrie; Najera, Rebecca; Olkkola, Emily; Johnson, Kyle & Cooper, Sydney
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Summary: Oral History of Corrie MacLaggan, Managing Editor for the Texas Tribune (open access)

Summary: Oral History of Corrie MacLaggan, Managing Editor for the Texas Tribune

This article is a short biography of journalist Corrie MacLaggan, Managing Editor of the Texas Tribune. The article talks about her life, career, and journey from correspondent to editor. She also discusses her time living in Mexico City, her work for Jewish publications, and her perspective on changes in journalism.
Date: December 2, 2019
Creator: MacLaggan, Corrie; Najera, Rebecca; Olkkola, Emily; Johnson, Kyle & Cooper, Sydney
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Leslie McMurray (open access)

Leslie McMurray

This article is a short biography of journalist Leslie McMurray's career as a journalist and a transgender activist.
Date: November 22, 2019
Creator: McMurray, Leslie; Sykes, Marcus & Boggs, Alexa
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Leslie McMurray, November 22, 2019 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Leslie McMurray, November 22, 2019

Interview with Leslie McMurray about her career as a journalist and a transgender activist.
Date: November 22, 2019
Creator: McMurray, Leslie; Sykes, Marcus & Boggs, Alexa
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Laura Harris, November 7, 2019 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Laura Harris, November 7, 2019

Interview with Laura Harris, NBC 5 Co-Anchor for Weekday Morning Newscasts. Laura discusses her career path, her experience working for NBC 5, and her desire to encourage positivity in others.
Date: November 7, 2019
Creator: Harris, Laura; Hurd, Maddi & Josey, Tory
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History - Laura Harris (open access)

Oral History - Laura Harris

This article is a short biography of journalist Laura Harris, NBC 5 Co-Anchor for Weekday Morning Newscasts. Laura discusses her career path, her experience working for NBC 5, and her desire to encourage positivity in others.
Date: November 7, 2019
Creator: Harris, Laura; Hurd, Maddi & Josey, Tory
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Charean Williams, October 22, 2019 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Charean Williams, October 22, 2019

Interview with Charean Williams discussing her career as a journalist, her background, and her perspective on the field and its future.
Date: October 22, 2019
Creator: Williams, Charean & Linch, Rachel
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Enola-Gay Mathews, April 7, 2019 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Enola-Gay Mathews, April 7, 2019

Interview with Enola-Gay Mathews about her radio career with KSST, her upbringing, her interactions with her childhood hero Bill Bradford, and her perspective on changes in broadcasting.
Date: April 7, 2019
Creator: Mathews, Enola-Gay & Owens, Savannah
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Biographical Article About Krys Boyd] (open access)

[Biographical Article About Krys Boyd]

This article is a short biography of former radio reporter Krys Boyd describing her family and highlights from her career in radio.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Zerez, Megan
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jessie Degollado, March 9, 2019 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jessie Degollado, March 9, 2019

Interview with Jessie Degollado, a reporter at KSAT 12 News in San Antonio. She discusses her family and growing up in Laredo, Texas, as well as her education at Baylor University and her career in the news.
Date: March 9, 2019
Creator: Aguilar, Rebecca & Degollado, Jessie
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History: Yolette Garcia (open access)

Oral History: Yolette Garcia

This article is a short biography of broadcast journalist Yolette Garcia describing her educational background and career in both radio and television, as well as teaching.
Date: March 2019
Creator: Rouse, Kier; Wynn, Amira & Wicks, Mary
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
Summary: Oral History of Jessie Degollado, reporter at KSAT 12 News (open access)

Summary: Oral History of Jessie Degollado, reporter at KSAT 12 News

This article is a short biography of Jessie Degollado describing her family and her career in journalism as a reporter.
Date: March 2019
Creator: Aguilar, Rebecca
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
Summary: Oral History of Nora Lopez, Metro Editor at the San Antonio Express News (open access)

Summary: Oral History of Nora Lopez, Metro Editor at the San Antonio Express News

This article is a short biography of Nora Lopez describing her background and her career working on newspapers, starting in high school.
Date: March 2019
Creator: Aguilar, Rebecca
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History -- Cheryl Hall (open access)

Oral History -- Cheryl Hall

This article is a short biography of journalist Cheryl Hall describing her childhood -- including a period of time soon after World War II when her family lived in Japan -- as well as her education and hightlights from her career. Hall also talks about her perspectives and advice regarding the journalism field, and her plans for the future.
Date: December 4, 2018
Creator: Poteet, Maddison; Sarder, Sarah; Booth, Megan & Matthew, Sarah
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History -- Heather Hays (open access)

Oral History -- Heather Hays

This article is a short biography of news anchor Heather Hays describing her education and career, as well as her perspectives on technology and social media in relation to journalism.
Date: December 4, 2018
Creator: Hooi-Rodriguez, Nicole
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
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
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library