PULLMAN, Wash. Recently elevated from a school to a college, the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University will open its doors Homecoming weekend with a celebration for alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends.
WSU Provost Robert C. Bates has announced that Erica Austin has accepted the position of dean of the newly established Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, effective July 1. Austin “has been instrumental in leading the transition of the former school to its new college status,” said Bates. “She brings a wealth of experience in […]
PULLMAN – The WSU Edward R. Murrow School of Communication presented the Hall of Achievement awards April 2 to school alumni Gary Larson, Kenji Kitatani, Tim Pavish, Ron Carter, Michael Shepard and Patrick M. Scott. Larson, a 1972 alumnus best known for his cartoon panel “The Far Side,” was unable to attend the event but […]
PULLMAN – The 34th Edward R. Murrow Symposium, honoring Don Hewitt, creator of “60 Minutes” and executive producer at CBS News, is currently in progress, with a dinner slated for 7:30 p.m. in Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum. Named for one of the university’s most illustrious graduates, the symposium is sponsored by the Edward R. […]
PULLMAN – The Board of Regents of WSU will be asked to approve establishment of the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication and the School of Global Animal Health at the board’s regular meeting to be held at 9 a.m. Friday at Room 120 of the Consolidated Information Center on the Tri-Cities campus. The agenda for […]
Edward R. Murrow is credited with using a new medium — at that time, television — to inspire, inform and educate millions. Now, the Edward R. Murrow School of Communication is working to emulate its namesake by exploiting the strengths of emerging technologies — as well as the strengths of its faculty. This month the […]
Using their previous professional experience as television producers and reporters, three staff at the Pullman campus are creating videos to reach out to prospective students, potential supporters and other vital audiences. Their efforts augment the university’s video advertising campaign, directed through marketing communications. Two of these staff videomakers are alumni from the Murrow School of […]
PULLMAN – The Edward R. Murrow Award for “distinguished achievement displaying journalistic integrity and courage” was awarded to the PBS news program Frontline and its executive producer David Fanning at the 33rd Murrow Symposium at Washington State University last night. In his introduction of Fanning at the symposium, WSU President V. Lane Rawlins told the […]
“I am privileged to accept this award in the name of a man who was my first hero in broadcast journalism,” said Tom Brokaw as he held the Edward R. Murrow Award for Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting at WSU last night. Brokaw told the capacity crowd, which included Edward R. Murrow’s son and grandsons, that […]
Tom Brokaw, former anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, will accept the Edward R. Murrow Award for Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, in the Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum at WSU Pullman. The award presentation and Brokaw’s acceptance speech are free to the public. Brokaw, a South Dakota native, […]