A new program through Washington State University, the Murrow News Fellowship, bridges part of that gap. The first group of 16 reporters are working in newsrooms statewide and producing stories available to any news outlet to use free of charge, whether broadcast, print, digital, or radio.
If you listen to Washington State University sports, you’ll hear calls from a Coug who’s returned home: Chris King. Chris graduated in 2009 from the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, returned to WSU when he took over radio broadcast announcing duties from Matt Chazanow in fall 2024.
King came back to Pullman after announcing for minor league baseball and Division I broadcasting experience with the University of Idaho Vandals and at Boise State University. He works for Washington State Sports Properties, a division of college athletics media company Learfield, and has won awards for his previous work.
Eric Johnson, a prominent news anchor and WSU alumnus, produces the heartwarming "Eric's Heroes" segments at KOMO-TV, featuring stories of kindness and goodness in the midst of distressing news, along with his enduring connection to Washington State University. » More ...