The
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications is a communications school at
Syracuse UniversitySyracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, U.S.A.. It was founded as a university in 1870, but its roots can be traced back to a seminary founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832 which eventually became Genesee College...
. It was named for newspaper publisher
Samuel Irving Newhouse, Sr.Samuel Irving Newhouse, Sr. was a U.S. broadcasting businessman, magazine and newspaper publisher.Born in 1895, his original name was Solomon Neuhaus.Newhouse is the namesake of the S.I...
, whose charitable foundation (The Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation)has made numerous generous donations over the years. Most recently, a $15 million contribution was made to the university for the construction of Newhouse III, which matched the original donation granted in 1964.
The
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications is a communications school at
Syracuse UniversitySyracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, U.S.A.. It was founded as a university in 1870, but its roots can be traced back to a seminary founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832 which eventually became Genesee College...
. It was named for newspaper publisher
Samuel Irving Newhouse, Sr.Samuel Irving Newhouse, Sr. was a U.S. broadcasting businessman, magazine and newspaper publisher.Born in 1895, his original name was Solomon Neuhaus.Newhouse is the namesake of the S.I...
, whose charitable foundation (The Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation)has made numerous generous donations over the years. Most recently, a $15 million contribution was made to the university for the construction of Newhouse III, which matched the original donation granted in 1964. Designed by I.M. Pei, the school was dedicated on August 6, 1964 by President
Lyndon B. JohnsonLyndon Baines Johnson , served as the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969 after his service as the Vice President of the United States from 1961 to 1963...
. A second building, called Newhouse II, was built in 1974 and dedicated by CBS Television founder
William S. PaleyWilliam Samuel Paley , the chief executive who built Columbia Broadcasting System from a small radio network into one of the foremost radio and television network operations in the United States....
. A third building, Newhouse III, was dedicated on September 19, 2007 by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. The $31.6 million modern structure features six-foot high letters from the First Amendment etched on its curving glass windows.
The Newhouse School is considered one of the most prestigious schools of communications by numerous ranking organizations, including US News & World Reports and the Gourman Report, which ranked Newhouse in a tie for second with Northwestern for Journalism and Mass Communications. It is known for its broadcast journalism, television, newspaper, and public relations programs. The school also has strong programs in media studies, television/radio/film, advertising, magazine journalism, photography, arts journalism, new media, media management, and public diplomacy. Graduates of Newhouse have gone on to positions with major networks and news agencies.
Notable Newhouse alumni
Newhouse alumni are over 20,000 strong. Many hold positions of leadership in all areas of the communications industry. The Newhouse Advisory Board includes 50 of the school’s most influential alumni. This group meets two times a year in New York and Los Angeles. This is a working board, not a titular group; almost every member is
Some notable alumni include:
- Contessa Brewer
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, journalist for MSNBC
- Steve Bunin
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, Sportscaster, ESPN
- Jack Cognetta, Time Warner Sports Reporter
- Bob Costas
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, Sportscaster of NBC and HBO Sports
- Bob Berenson, former Vice Chairman and General Manager of Grey Global Group
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- Barry Baker, Management Director/Venture Partner, Boston Ventures
- Fred Dressler, former Executive Vice President of Time Warner Cable
- Susan Feeney, Senior Editor for Planning, NPR’s “All Things Considered”
- Eric D. Frankel, President, Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution
- Alan Frank, President, Post-Newsweek Stations
- Ruth Fremson, Photographer for The New York Times
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- Brian Frons
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, President of ABC Daytime
- Ed Goren, President of Fox Sports
- Steve Grasse, Executive Creative Director/Partner, Gyro Worldwide Inc.
- Maureen Grise, Photo Editor, Sports Illustrated
- Phil Gurin, Producer, “The Weakest Link”
- Robert Halmi Jr., President and CEO, Rob Halmi Entertainment
- Deborah Henretta, President-Asian Markets, Procter & Gamble
- Richard Kirshenbaum, Chairman/Executive Creative Director, Kirshenbaum Bond & Partners
- Larry Kramer
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, Former President, CBS Digital Media and Founder, Marketwatch.com
- Steve Kroft
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, Correspondent, “60 Minutes” (CBS)
- Steven Leeds, Executive Vice President for Talent Relations, Sirius Satellite Radio
- Robert Light, Partner, Creative Artists Agency
- Arthur Liu, President and CEO, Multicultural Broadcasting Inc.
- Jennifer Ludden, NPR Foreign Correspondent
- Ann McGrath, Senior Editor, U.S. News & World Report
- Joe McNally
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, Photographer
- Jim Morris
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, President, Lucas Film Inc.
- Eric Mower, CEO and Chairman, Eric Mower and Associates
- Beth Mowins
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, Sportscaster, ESPN
- Jack Myers
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, Chief Economist and CEO, Myers Reports Inc.
- Michael Perlis, Partner, SOFTBANK Capital Partners
- Fred Silverman
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, President, The Fred Silverman Company
- John Sykes
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, President, MTV Network Development
- Kim Steele
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, Photographer
- Dick Stockton
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, Sportscaster for Fox and Turner Sports
- Mike Terpin, President, InternetWire
- Mark Tinker
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, Emmy Award winning television director of “NYPD Blue” and “Deadwood”
- Mike Tirico
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, Sportscaster, ABC and ESPN
- Robin Toner
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, Front Page Political Correspondent, The New York Times
- Nick Trigony, President, Cox Broadcasting (retired)
- Joyce Tudryne, President, IRTS Foundation
- Barry Vetere, Founding Partner, Messner, Vetere, Berger, McNamee & Schmetterer Inc.
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