Edward R. Murrow College of Communication

Alum inducted into Hall of Achievement

Associated Press Sports Reporter Janie McCauley speaks to former Golden State Warriors small forward Kevin Durant. Durant now plays for the Brooklyn Nets.

March 11, 2020

Once a year, Janie McCauley and her family would make the two-hour drive from Leavenworth to Seattle to watch the Seattle Supersonics play. At the age of 13, she mailed a letter to every team in the NBA. “That was the highlight of my year,” McCauley, a sportswriter for the Associated Pres...

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Mark Wright: ‘I’m a student of life’

Mark Wright is an anchor for KING 5 in Seattle. Wright also worked as a reporter and anchor for Northwest Public Broadcasting when he was a WSU undergraduate. He covered city council meetings.

LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen reporter

March 10, 2020

A Murrow alumnus lives his life and pursues his passion for broadcasting with a mindset of learning. "I'm a student of life … I think that's something that never stops and never should stop,” said Mark Wright, 1989 WSU graduate and King 5 evening news anchor. Wright is one of the recipien...

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