Julie Hays Biography
Julie Hays is an American Anchor and Reporter working for KWTX, serving as a Midday anchor. She has been working for the station since 2002, serving the station for over 2 decades.
Julie Hays Age
Hays likes to keep her personal life private; hence, she has not disclosed the date, month, or year in which she was born. However, she might be in her 40s, judging from her appearance.
Julie Hays Height
Hays stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 6 inches.
Julie Hays Family
Hays has managed to keep her personal life away from the limelight; hence, she has not disclosed any details about her parents. It is also unknown if Hays has any siblings.
Julie Hays Husband
Hays is married to Sam. The couple has three children, including Callie, John, and Natalie. Callie was born on April 13, 2011, and is 14 years old as of 2025. On April 13, 2024, she wished Callie a happy 13th birthday on her Facebook account.
John was born on March 1, 2013, and is 12 years old as of 2025. On arch 1, 2024, she posted him on her Facebook account and captioned “Happy 11th birthday to my boy! (In the orange). We love watching you grow up, John! 11 years has passed in a blink!”
Natalie was born on March 21, 2014, and is 11 years old as of 2025. On March 21, 2024, she posted Natalie on her Facebook account and captioned “Happy 10th birthday to the caboose of our family! A decade in a flash! We love you, Natalie!”
Julie Hays Net Worth
Hays has an estimated net worth of between $1 million-$5 million, which she has earned through her successful career as an Anchor and Reporter.
Julie Hays Salary
Hays earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Julie Hays Education
Hays joined Abilene Christian University after completing her high school education. She later graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism.
Julie Hays Career
Hays has been working for KWTX, serving as a Midday anchor since 2017. In this role, she anchors “Midday with Julie” on weekdays at noon. Known for her expertise and devotion to family and community, she uses her platform to create a positive difference in the lives of Central Texans.
Hays enjoys reporting positive stories from around Central Texas in the popular “Tell Me Something Good” segment in News 10 at 5. Since joining KWTX, she has held multiple positions in the newsroom, starting as an overnight producer. Also, she has worked as a morning and noon anchor, reporter, weekend producer, and evening executive producer, a role she has held for over a decade.
During her career at KWTX, Hays has broadcast numerous big stories. Recently, she spearheaded the “Baylor Fallout” coverage after the Pepper Hamilton investigation into Title IX shortcomings in 2016.
Her work on the “Baylor Fallout” story earned her two regional Edward R. Murrow awards, three first-place Texas Associated Press Broadcasters awards, and two Emmy awards from the Lone Star Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. She also received a prestigious Charles E. Green Award from the Headliners Foundation of Texas for Excellence in Journalism for spot news coverage of the event.
Local Life-Changing Coverage
Hays worked as the chair for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Waco, where she supervised the most successful fundraiser to date. Also, she brought Jessica Simpson to Waco to help collect funds for the struggling club.
In 2017, Hays spearheaded the endeavor to build a home for a regional firefighter who was paralyzed in a freak off-duty accident. The Waco Fire Department made her an honorary firefighter for her efforts. They also gave her an award, which included a fire helmet, personalized with her name.
Hays covered a local girl’s effort to obtain a potentially life-saving, but expensive, drug. That coverage contributed to an insurance firm reversing its original plan to refuse coverage of the drug. The girl’s family said that the story gave their daughter hope and led to her selection as the MDA’s Ambassador for the year.
Exclusive Interviews & Highlights
During her career, Hays has landed several exclusive interviews with everyone, including everyday heroes and leaders of the free world. After the Baylor basketball scandal in 2003, she had the first sit-down interview with ex-coach Dave Bliss. Her reports on the scandal earned her a spot as an interviewee in Showtime’s documentary, “Disgraced.”
In 2010, Hays served as the sole local TV reporter to interview RG3 after his Heisman Trophy win in New York City. Moreover, she arranged the Super Bowl commercial, featuring the KWTX news team with NFL Hall of Famers Troy Aikman and Mike Singletary.
Bush Family
Hays has had over a dozen meetings with former President George W. Bush. She was invited to the White House for one of his last interviews in office. Additionally, she went to Bush’s yearly Wounded Warriors bike ride at his Crawford-area ranch multiple years.
Hays secured an exclusive interview with Bush during his book tour stop in Waco and at the opening of McLane Stadium. She has also sat with Laura Bush on many occasions.
Hays had the only one-on-one interview with twin daughters, Barbara Bush and Jenna Bush-Hager, as they wrote a best-selling book in 2017. The following year, she served as an MC for the “Go Red for Women” Luncheon with Jenna Bush, which she previously did with Laura Bush in 2014.
AWards and Community Involvement
During her career, Hays has received several awards and honors, including two statewide media honor roll for her education reporting. The Texas Farm Bureau granted her its large market media award for her interest in agriculture.
The Locals Love Us has named her the “Best News Personality” seven times. Thrice, the Wacoan has named her the “Top On-Air Personality.” The Waco Tribune Herald named her its “Top News Personality.” He has won the Copperas Cove Leader Press’ “Best Personality” Reader’s Choice Award several times. The Belton Journal nominated her the “Best TV News Anchor.”
Hays’s love of sports goes beyond co-hosting the Emmy-award-winning Baylor Gameday football show. She also serves as a coach for several youth sporting teams.
Besides working on the air or writing stories for the web, she works as an MC all over the area or helps organizations such as the American Cancer Society, Fuzzy Friends Animal Rescue, the American Heart Association, and Waco’s Talitha Koum Institute.
Julie Hays Social Media Platforms
She is active on her social media accounts and often posts on her Instagram and Facebook. She has over 24K followers on Facebook and over 5K on Instagram.