Bill Hayes is an American television producer, and the founder and President of Figure 8 Films and Thunder Mountain Media.
These shows include the hit series Sister Wives, 19 Kids and Counting, Salvage Dawgs, Jon & Kate Plus 8, and Bringing Up Bates.
Hayes has also produced, directed and executive produced a long list of award-winning specials including the EMMY winning Unlocking Autism, Joined at Birth, Joined for Life, "No Arms Needed" and Miracle Man: John of God.
He produced and directed the documentary films The Real Mayberry and Morgan Wootten: The Godfather of Basketball.
His work has been written about in Variety, Vanity Fair, the New York Times, Washington Post, Newsweek and numerous other publications.