About the School
Named for its most illustrious alumnus, the Edward R. Murrow
School of Communication is highly regarded nationwide by educators
and professionals. It has won national and regional Emmys
for student television productions, is nationally ranked 4th in
television news and first in the Northwest for its public
relations sequence, and has a faculty and student body with good
gender and racial diversity.
Study in the School's facilities provides exposure to new computer-based technologies. The Edward R. Murrow School of Communication has three computer labs, including a writing lab, an advanced graphics and data analysis lab, and a broadcast news lab; television production studios and TV editing suites; a radio station and radio/audio labs; and a state-of the-art news production/broadcast lab with NewStar computer system.
The Edward R. Murrow School of Communication is the only program in the Northwest that offers sequences in all six communication fields: advertising, broadcasting, communication, communication studies, journalism, and public relations. It offers the only comprehensive broadcast program in the state of Washington. The School is noted for combining professional skill building and theory and is one of only a few programs in the nation that airs a daily, student-produced television newscast.