Hector Chevigny was a radio writer and author of several popular historical novels about Alaska. He received his B.A. from Gonzaga University in 1927 and did postgraduate work at the University of Washington in 1928. He began his writing career as the editor of the Spokane, Washington, County News and then broke into radio with Seattle's station KOMO in 1928, as a scriptwriter for "Pioneers." He also taught a course on Radio Writing for the University of Washington.
In 1935 he moved to Hollywood and became a Director at CBS, where he scripted comedy and drama programs for their radio department.