5 Shaw: Heroes and Mentors

Shaw’s heroes are Georgia Davis Powers, Betty Baye, Marleen Davis, Nikki Finny, Crystal Wilkinson, Frank X and Bianca Sprigs. She talks about some of her most memorable interviews and people who influenced her life and career.

Renee Shaw is a journalist with Kentucky Educational Television. This interview took place on December 14, 2018 as part of the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History and University of Kentucky Libraries.

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