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Fall 2026

Broadcasting

Fall 2026

A talk with Albert Powell about Washington State on the Air: At the Centennial

Burt Harrison’s original version of Washington State on the Air detailed the history of broadcasting at Washington State University through the early 1990s.

The update includes the original work, to which Albert Powell integrated his own experience and research from 1968 onward. His voice overlaps with Harrison’s through the early 1990s then continues on its own through present day.

Here, Powell discusses how the update came about, challenges to writing the book, and more.

 

How did you come to update Washington State on the Air?

During COVID, I had some spare time and decided to re-read Burt Harrison’s book front to back; I … » More …

Chris King in the announcing booth
Winter 2024

A new voice for Coug sports

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.

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