▁New ▁York : ▁Peter ▁Lang , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Information ▁on ▁her ▁in ▁German ▁ ▁Category : L ingu ists ▁from ▁Germany ▁Category : G erman ▁phil olog ists ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Han over ▁Category : 1 9 4 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁women ▁scient ists ▁Category : Pro verb ▁sch ol ars ▁Category : 2 0 1 7 ▁death s ▁Category : W omen ▁folk lor ists ▁Category : W omen ▁lingu ists <0x0A> </s> ▁Val ▁H ale ▁( born ▁ 1 9 5 7 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁journalist ▁and ▁sports ▁director . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁Ut ah ▁Governor ▁Gary ▁R . ▁Herbert ▁as ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Governor ' s ▁Office ▁of ▁Econom ic ▁Development ▁( GO ED ), ▁and ▁is ▁currently ▁serving ▁in ▁this ▁role ▁prom oting ▁state ▁growth ▁in ▁business , ▁tour ism ▁and ▁film . ▁ ▁H ale ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁O rem , ▁Ut ah ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁O rem ▁High ▁School . ▁He ▁attended ▁BY U ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁Bach elor ' s ▁degree ▁( Public ▁Rel ations , ▁ 1 9 8 1 ) ▁and ▁his ▁Master ' s ▁degree ▁( Comm unic ations , ▁ 1 9 8 7 ). ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁rep orter ▁( 1 9 8 1 – 8 2 ) ▁and ▁sports ▁column ist ▁( 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 ) ▁and