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Send us Fan Mail Bill Moos is a natural storyteller, from his childhood on a wheat and cattle ranch in eastern Washington to his time as a football player at Washington State University and as a college athletic director at his alma mater and other schools. He's got many tales to tell. Now, Bill has gathered those stories in a new memoir. Bill talks with Larry Clark, editor of Washington State…
Send us Fan Mail What does it take to be a tech CEO and what path leads a person there? Sharon Lynch is CEO of Modus Create , a global consulting company that helps organizations modernize legacy systems, build digital products, and deploy AI‑driven solutions. Sharon graduated from Washington State University’s management information systems program in the Carson College of Business , one of the…
Send us Fan Mail Former Washington State University quarterback Luke Falk (’17 Soc. Sci.) was the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week six times, started in 40 games, and set a WSU record with 27 wins. In 2017, his final season with Coug football, Falk won the Burlsworth Trophy, awarded to the nation’s top former walk-on. Falk shares the secrets to his college-ball success in his new book, The Mind…
Send us Fan Mail December 2025 was a wild month for weather across Washington. An atmospheric river dumped historic amounts of rainfall on northwest Washington in early December, leading to flooding, landslides, and power outages. A few days later, a windstorm swept across eastern Washington. Gusts of 83 miles per hour were recorded in Pullman, accompanied by an unusual winter thunderstorm. In…
Send us Fan Mail When Gary Chastagner was a kid in the 1950s, his parents typically displayed their Christmas tree for about a week. The tree went up on December 24—often after he went to bed—and came down after New Year’s Day. Now, consumers want fresh-cut trees that can be displayed for weeks without losing their needles. Chastagner, a professor emeritus of plant pathology at Washington State…
Send us Fan Mail Philip Meech and Caffè Lusso take people on a coffee journey around the world. A coffee roaster and entrepreneur for over 25 years, he wants coffee drinkers to slow down, taste the roasted beans and enjoy the rich variety. In this episode, Philip talks with Washington State Magazine editor Larry Clark about enjoying coffee, his lifelong love of coffee, the art and science of…
Send us Fan Mail Dawn Daniels was appointed as Washington State University’s police chief in August 2025. Daniels shares her journey from WSU student to leading the university’s police department . Over the years, she has served in various WSU roles including community policing officer, sergeant, and firearms instructor. With nearly three decades of service, she reflects on her career , the…
Send us Fan Mail Opioid misuse and overdoses are a serious public health crisis across Washington state and nationwide. From 2019 to 2021, the annual number of opioid drug overdose deaths in the state nearly doubled. About 55 people in America die each day from an overdose of prescribed or illicit opioids, including fentanyl and heroin. It’s crucial to get real information and education on opioid…
Send us Fan Mail For over 20 years, Dick Perez was the official artist of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, painting the game’s history and every Hall of Fame ballplayer—a project he continues into his 80s. Marq Evans ( Claydream , The Glamour & The Squalor ) directed The Diamond King , a documentary that tells the fascinating story of Perez , the “Picasso of Baseball,” whose portraits…
Send us Fan Mail “It’s only rock n roll, but I like it,” is not really a good answer in Washington State University’s popular history of rock music class. Hundreds of WSU students learn how to really dig into the tunes. They study how rock ‘n’ roll is tied into American society , history, and culture, by analyzing lyrics and music styles from over the decades. A.J. Miller is the main instructor of…