Ed Beebout

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About

Ed Beebout is the Center for the Arts Interim Executive Director.

He previously served for two years as the Interim Dean of Arts and Humanities.  He also served as chair of the Department of Communication and Media Studies for five years. Ed received an MS in Journalism and Mass Communication from Iowa State University and a BA in Journalism from Humboldt State University.

Prior to his hire at Sonoma State University, he was an award-winning 25-year veteran of the broadcast news industry, known regionally for many years as the lead anchor of KFTY-TV. He has written, produced and narrated several documentaries which aired on Bay Area television, including: “News in A New Age” (2011), “Digital Dialogues” (2013), and “Immigration Politics: A Sonoma County Perspective” (2017). 

Beebout spear-headed the creation of SSU's new Media Innovation Lab, which provides students with a professional environment to learn and practice the craft of film and video production.