Roy Faires graduated from The University of Texas at Austin in 1971 with a B.S. in Radio/Television/Film and in 1973 obtained a B.J. in Broadcast Journalism. He worked for the Austin PBS affiliate KLRU-TV from 1971-1976 where he held several positions as Anchorman, Producer, and Reporter. Roy was the host of "Who Knows the Answer?" a weekly academic quiz show for high school scholars while at KLRU-TV.
Roy moved to the ABC affiliate KVUE-TV in 1976 and stayed there until 1989 where he was Anchorman, Film Critic, Director, Editor, and Producer. From 1985-1989, Roy was the Entertainment Reporter and Critic fro the morning show "Good Morning Austin". He traveled frequently for over 285 celebrity interviews and movie screenings.
Roy Faires worked on many special projects while at KVUE-TV including "Crime Stoppers" and "Wednesday's Child" which were both weekly news shorts aimed at helping to solve local crimes and help children being placed in permanent homes. Roy won several awards for special series that he created, wrote, and produced including "Roots: The Austin Saga", winner Kappa Alpha Psi Award of excellence, "Having Healthy Babies", winner Texas Public Health Association's PHAME award, and "Your Cancer Quotient", winner Texas Public Health Association's PHAME award. Roy also received a PHOEBE award for television excellence from the Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers.
From the guide to the Roy Faires Papers and Video Collection AR. 2000. 020., 1976-1989, (Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, )
