Colin Pearson

Colin Pearson is a first generation college student and both sides of the family come from Great Britain. On my father's side, we came from a small farmer town north of London called Ruislip. My grandfather on my mothers side was a revered waiter in London's biggest hotel during the early 1900's, and during his term he served Winston Churchill, along with many other leaders around the world. Both families transitioned eventually into the states, where I have found my passion for video production, and the sport of Rugby. I have just recently graduated from Washington State University with a degree in Media Production. During my time I directed a music news show for a year, and produced a mysterious drama thriller within Cable 8 Productions. Sports production was also a great job, as I learned all about the process of televising a sports event, such as a football game. Currently, I am coaching a local rugby team while working on small productions; such as rugby videos, music videos, and landscaping photos.

Laurel Pauling

Laurel is a transfer student at Washington State University, where she will be a junior in the fall. Coming to WSU from the community college she attended for one year led her to seek out new opportunities like study abroad, and she was passionate about traveling to London. Laurel was involved in video production classes and student news broadcasts in both middle and high school and plans to minor in Communication. The In the Footsteps of Murrow backpack journalism program will allow Laurel to use and improve upon the skills from her Communication courses while learning more about a fascinating WSU alumni, and traveling in a city she loves. Laurel is a student in the Carson College of Business and she majors in Management Information Systems.

Monica Hernandez

Monica enjoys learning by seeing the world. Her curiosity to experience other cultures inspired her to be a “voice for the voiceless.” After traveling to Central America and seeing how others live, Monica became inspired to tell stories that would otherwise go untold. Her passion for storytelling led her to study journalism. Monica earned her bachelors in Communication at the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University. During her time at W.S.U., she joined Cable 8 Productions, the student-run television station. She worked behind the scenes while serving as crew member and assistant director for various shows. She was also involved with the W.S.U. Sports Crew and worked for the PAC-12 Network to broadcast Cougar Athletics. Monica reported and produced for Murrow News 8, the student-produced nightly newscast. She also gained experience at the anchor desk. Monica hopes to eventually work for a news station that will allow her to continue travelling while reporting the news.

Megan Abundis

As a Washington State University Junior, Megan Abundis has worked as on-air talent for Cable 8 Productions. Through student shows like Cougnation, Coug in the Field and Wake Up Wazzu Megan has had experience behind the anchor desk and on the sidelines along with editing packages and hosting live segments. Hosting the Cougar Vision Outreach Program: Finding Frankie’s Diagnosis was the most rewarding experience as a young journalist raising awareness and hope for a local Pullman family. When Megan is not in the Murrow building, she is cheering on the sidelines for WSU Athletics. Go Cougs!

 

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Rachael Trost

Rachael believes that the best journalists have an immense passion for humanity, an undeniable curiosity for seeing the world from different perspectives, and the determination to share those visions with others. A summer graduate from The Murrow College, Rachael has worked as both on-air talent for several student productions, produced her own television show, served as the Vice President of Special Projects for Cable 8 Productions, won two NATAS Northwest Emmy Awards for her work as a reporter on Murrow News 8, produced one hour of original content entitled Finding Frankie's Diagnosis, worked as a news writer for Northwest Public Radio, and held several internships including ones at Dateline NBC in New York City and KREM2 News in Spokane, WA. Backpack journalism has truly been something that has shaped her experiences. Traveling to London will be her third backpack adventure. In May 2013, she traveled with 15 other students to Havana, Cuba, and in December 2013 she was awarded a scholarship trip to travel to Chengdu, China to cover panda conservation efforts. Currently, Rachael is in New York City and plans to attend Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism in the fall. 

Co-Faculty Leader John Paxson

John Paxson is the news director for Northwest Public Radio/The Murrow College, a faculty member and a reformed rock hunter.  He has worked in the news business 40-plus years, first as a radio correspondent with the Voice of America and later as an editor, producer, manager and executive with CBS News in New York, Los Angeles and Dallas.  He left CBS after a decade as Vice President/Europe and London Bureau Chief--the same position held by Ed Murrow.

Beth Blanks Hindman
Co-faculty leader
Associate professor
Edward R. Murrow College of Communication
Washington State University

Co-Faculty Leader Lucrezia Cuen Paxson

Lucrezia Cuen Paxson
Co-Faculty leader
Director of Global Engagement
Assistant Professor
The Murrow College of Communication
Washington State University   

Welcome to London

“When it's three o'clock in New York, it's still 1938 in London. ”

― Bette Midler

“Behind every door in London there are stories, behind every one ghosts. The greatest writers in the history of the written word have given them substance, given them life.  And so we readers walk, and dream, and imagine, in the city where imagination found its great home.”

― Anna Quindlen

“Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.”

― Samuel Johnson

In The Footsteps of Murrow

This is the blog site of the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication Global Group Reporting trip to London July 2014