Connor Seuferling has only been at WSU for two years. You wouldn’t know it if you took one look at his resume.

Director of the Crimson Corner, Cable 8’s sports talk-show styled video podcast. Student broadcaster for KUGR Radio. Digital Managing Editor of the Daily Evergreen. Seuferling entered the Murrow School of Communications in the fall of 2024, and dove into everything it had to offer.

“I think I’ve accomplished everything that I have wanted to do,” Seuferling said. “I’ve been in leadership positions, I’ve worked for multiple organizations, I’ve met new people, made a lot of good friends, got to expand my skillset.”

Seuferling said even he was surprised by how much he was able to accomplish during his two years at WSU. He is graduating early, at just 20 years old, thanks to completing the Running Start program in High School. From his first interview with volleyball star Katy Ryan to his 18th episode of the Crimson Corner Podcast, more than any other Cable 8 show, Seuferling worked nonstop to tell impactful stories.

He said he gets his strong work ethic from his dad.

“My dad grew up on a farm… every day I see him get up early and come home late,” Seuferling said. “He comes home from work and immediately goes to the garden, gets stuff done, and then goes to cook dinner for whoever is home, and then after that, he’s back on his computer. Recently, he picked up doing HOA stuff for our neighborhood.”

A strong work ethic is not the only thing passed down from father to son.

“My humor… that comes from my dad,” Seuferling said. “We like to be very random and sarcastic with our humor. It’s not really intentional, and that’s on purpose, cause we like to be unique with our humor.”

Around the newsroom, coworkers would agree that Seuferling brings laughter to the newsroom.

“Connor brings a sense of humor to the newsroom on good days and bad days,” said News Editor Kody Christen.

Social Media Editor Libby Jones agreed that Seuferling has a good sense of humor, but also appreciates his ability to give advice.

“Even on days when he’s here till 11 pm, he’s probably still laughing on the way out,” said Jones. “If I needed advice on girl drama, he’d give the best advice back.”

With all he’s done, Seuferling said he has not had time for more traditional college activities, and has not partaken in the party culture of WSU. He does not feel like he is missing out.

“I don’t care about the frats, I don’t care about the sororities,” said Seuferling.

As he prepares for graduation, Seuferling said he is looking forward to entering the workforce as a reporter or producer. Eventually, he would like to take on a management role at a news station. Long-term, he is also interested in eventually going back to school as a teacher, where he could pass on what he’s learned on the job to future generations of students.

As important as his career is to him, there is one thing that matters more.

“Career is a big deal to me, yes, but it’s not the end-all, be-all,” Seuferling said. “Family and friends are more important to me.”

One of his longtime friends is his roommate, Elisha Einfeld, who said his best memory with Connor was their senior trip together after graduating high school.

Einfeld describes Connor as “Easy to talk to, and such a caring person.”

Those traits will come in handy for Connor in his future. He said down the road, he hopes to be a father, and is particularly excited to be a girl dad.

Fatherhood is a difficult calling, but for someone like Seuferling, who is already described by colleagues as being a “mentor,” it will probably come naturally.

“I would say the word that comes to mind is friend first, mentor right below that,” said Smith Slye, sports editor of the Daily Evergreen and producer of the Crimson Corner.

Slye said that while Seuferling is his age, and the two get along well as friends, he’s also learned a lot from Seuferling as a colleague.

“You know the expression, ‘if you want to get faster, you have to run with faster runners;’ he’s the faster runner,” Slye said.

Wendy Raney, a Murrow professor who taught Seuferling this year and brought him on the annual spring break trip to Spring Training in Arizona, said Seuferling’s thoughtfulness is what sets him apart.

“I think the story is more important to Conner,” Raney said. “He doesn’t care about the credit and the accolades, and I think that’s rare.”

And while Seuferling might not care about the awards, he was honored with the Executive Selection Award from Cable 8 and the Edward R Murrow Award from the Daily Evergreen, high honors that reflect his commitment to high-quality journalism and production.

Seuferling said Pullman has grown on him over the past two years, and that he will miss his college town.

“It’s built around community, there are so many cool people to talk to,” Seuferling said. “I’m gonna miss that part of it.”

He will be remembered for his hard work and dedication to the Evergreen.