  Radio sources have traditionally provided convenient beacons for probing the
early Universe. Hy Spinrad was among the first of the tenacious breed of
observers who would attempt to obtain optical identifications and spectra of
the faintest possible `radio galaxies' to investigate the formation and
evolution of galaxies at hy redshift. Modern telescopes and instruments have
made these tasks much simpler, although not easy, and here we summarize the
current status of our hunts for hy redshift radio galaxies (HyZRGs) using radio
spectral and near-IR selection.
