From Mt. Airy, North Carolina, Bill Hayes is a graduate of Duke University, and is founder and CEO of Figure 8 Films and Thunder Mountain Media, . He has produced, directed or executive produced over 1,300 programs for the Discovery Channel, Nat Geo, Animal Planet, BBC and a great number of other networks world wide. Among these programs and documentaries are award-winners and some of the longest running series and highest rated shows ever on cable television.
