The Newhouse School of Public Communications (formally S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications; also as the Newhouse School) is the communications and journalism school of Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. The school was named after publishing magnate Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr., founder of Advance Publications, who provided the founding gift in 1964.
The school enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduate students, 180 residential master’s degree students, 200 online master's degree students, and 15 doctoral degree candidates as of 2022. Undergraduate admissions are highly selective. The school has about 80 full-time faculty members and about 50 adjunct instructors. Mark J. Lodato has been the dean of the Newhouse School since July 2020.
History
Early years The Department of Journalism was established at Syracuse University in 1919 as a part of the College of Business Administration. The Theta Sigma Phi () journalism sorority was established in 1920. SU produced a radio show over WSYR-FM in 1932 and the production studio was housed in the Crouse College.
Formation of the School of Journalism
The department became a separate School of Journalism in 1934, with Matthew Lyle Spencer serving as the founding dean. The new school was housed in the Yates Castle (Renwick Castle) from 1934 until the buildings demolition in 1954. The school was moved into the Old Gym from 1953 until that building was razed in 1965.
In 1932, Syracuse University became the first university in the nation to offer a college credit radio course. In 1947, SU launched WAER, one of the nation's first college radio stations. With the emergence of television, SU was the first to offer instruction in the field in 1956.
Construction of the Newhouse Complex
In 1964, supported by a $15 million gift from Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr., the Newhouse Communications Complex was officially inaugurated in Newhouse 1, an award-winning building designed by architect I. M. Pei, which housed the School of Journalism. The building was dedicated by President Lyndon B. Johnson, who delivered his famous "Gulf of Tonkin Speech" on the Newhouse Plaza.
In 1971, the School of Journalism merged with the Department of Television-Radio and was renamed the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. A second building, Newhouse 2, was dedicated in 1974 with a keynote address by William S. Paley, chairman of the board of CBS. It cost $7.2 million to build.
In 2003, the Newhouse School received a $15 million gift from the S. I. Newhouse Foundation and the Newhouse family to fund the construction of the third building in the Newhouse Communications Complex. The $31.6 million modern structure, designed by the former Polshek Partnership, features the First Amendment etched in six-foot-high letters on its curving glass windows. Newhouse 3 was dedicated on September 19, 2007, with a keynote address from the Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts.
In September 2014, the school completed an $18 million renovation of the Newhouse 2 building, creating the Newhouse Studio and Innovation Center, which features Dick Clark Studios, the Alan Gerry Center for Media Innovation and the Diane and Bob Miron Digital News Center. Oprah Winfrey attended and spoke at the dedication ceremony.
In January 2020, Donald E. Newhouse donated $75 million to the School through the Newhouse Foundation.
Deans of the Newhouse School of Public Communications
1934–1950 Matthew Lyle Spencer 1950–1972 Wesley Clark 1972–1980 Henry Schulte 1980–1989 Edward Stephens 1989–1990 Lawrence Myers Jr. 1990–2008 David Rubin 2008–2019 Lorraine Branham 2019–2020 Amy Falkner (interim) 2020– Mark J. Lodato
Notable Newhouse alumni The Newhouse School is known for its notable alumni in sports broadcasting and other fields, including: Marv Albert, sportscaster, CBS Sports, NBC Sports, TNT Sports, MSG Networks, YES Network Lylah M. Alphonse, former managing editor, U.S. News & World Report; currently Editor of Globe Rhode Island and Globe New Hampshire at The Boston Globe. Michael Barkann, host/reporter, Comcast SportsNet and USA Network Richard Benedetto, retired White House Correspondent and Columnist, USA Today; Political Columnist, Gannett News Service Jason Benetti, sportscaster, NBC Sports, Detroit SportsNet, formerly ESPN, Fox, and NBC Sports Chicago Matthew Berkowitz, filmmaker Len Berman, Former sporstcaster (NBC Sports) Carter Blackburn, sportscaster, CBS Sports Paul Bouche, Emmy Award-Winning TV Host and Producer A Oscuras Pero Encendidos Contessa Brewer, journalist for MSNBC Kevin Brown, sportscaster, ESPN, MASN Steve Bunin, sportscaster, ESPN Ryan Burr, sportscaster, ESPN Tony Caridi, sportscaster Craig Carton, sportscaster, WFAN Joe Castiglione, sportscaster, WEEI Michael Cole, sportscaster, WWE Bob Costas, sportscaster, NBC Sports, TNT Sports, and MLB Network Dennis Crowley, co-founder, Foursquare Andrew Catalon, sportscaster, CBS Sports, formerly NBC Sports Eric Collins, sportscaster, Fox Sports and FanDuel Sports Network Southeast Shanti Das, owner, PressReset Me LLC Matt Dery, sportscaster Ian Eagle, broadcaster, CBS Sports, TNT Sports, YES Network, and Amazon Prime Noah Eagle, broadcaster, NBC Sports. Ian Eagle's son Spike Eskin, radio personality, WIP Ahmed Fareed, sportscaster, NBC Sports Dave Flemming, sportscaster, ESPN/ABC, KNBR Brian Frons, former president, ABC Daytime Steve Gelbs, sportscaster, SNY Steve Goldstein, sportscaster Jeff Glor, anchor, CBS Evening News Hank Greenwald, sportscaster (deceased) Dan Gurewitch, Emmy Award-winning television writer, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Eric Gurian, president, Little Stranger Productions Scott Hanson, sportscaster, NFL Network, NFL Redzone Ariel Helwani, MMA journalist Jim Henderson, sportscaster Deborah Henretta, senior advisor, SSA & Company; retired group president, Procter & Gamble Dan Hoard, sportscaster, WLW Larry Hryb, director of programming, Xbox Live (Microsoft) Dave Jageler, sportscaster T.J. Jagodowski, comedian, actor and improvisor Weijia Jiang, senior White House correspondent, CBS News Todd Kalas, sportscaster, Space City Home Network Marc Kestecher, sportscaster, ESPN Radio Roula Khalaf, first female editor of Financial Times Larry S. Kramer, former president of USA Today & Gannett, and current president of TheStreet.com Steve Kroft, correspondent, "60 Minutes" (CBS) Adam Lefkoe, sportscaster, TNT Chris Licht, former chairman and CEO, CNN Sean McDonough, broadcaster, ESPN/ABC, Red Sox Radio Network Liam McHugh, sportscaster, TNT, formerly NBC Sports Joe McNally, photographer John Miller, television executive Will Murray, producer, The Howard Stern Show Jeanne Moos, national news correspondent, CNN Jim Morris, general manager and executive vice president of production, Pixar John Murphy, sportscaster Andy Musser, sportscaster (deceased) Diane Nelson, former president, DC Entertainment Dave O'Brien, sportscaster, ESPN, NESN Stanley J. Orzel, Writer/Director Greg Papa, sportscaster Dave Pasch, sportscaster, ESPN/ABC Jeff Passan, sports columnist, ESPN/ABC Scott Pioli, NFL executive, sports analyst and broadcaster Cory Provus, sportscaster, FOX Sports, TwinsTV Philip Quartararo, president, Filament Entertainment; former president, Warner Music Group (deceased) Doug Robinson, founder, DRP Doug Robinson Productions Bill Roth, sports broadcaster Dave Ryan, sportscaster, CBS Sports Erin Ryder, co-host, Destination Truth Maria Sansone, co-host, Good Day LA Eli Saslow, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, The Washington Post Adam Schein, anchor, CBS Sports, SportsNet New York (SNY) Anish Shroff, sportscaster, ESPN/ABC, Carolina Panthers Radio Network Andrew Siciliano, sportscaster, NFL Network, Cleveland Browns Radio Network Fred Silverman, president, The Fred Silverman Company (deceased) Lakshmi Singh, midday newscaster, NPR Bill Spaulding, sportscaster, MSG Network (MSG) Dick Stockton, sportscaster, CBS Sports, Fox Sports, and TNT Sports John Sykes, president, Entertainment Enterprises, iHeartMedia Mark Tinker, Emmy Award-winning television director, NYPD Blue and Deadwood Mike Tirico, sportscaster, NBC Sports, formerly of ESPN/ABC Robin Toner, first female political correspondent for The New York Times Stephen Wilkes, photographer Nick Wright, sports personality, FOX Sports Adam Zucker, sportscaster, CBS Sports
See also Mirror Awards Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting
References
External links
The Newshouse, Student-run Newspaper