Faith Sidlow is a professor emerita of broadcast journalism at Fresno State, where
she taught journalism, advised student media and, most recently, served as chair of
the Department of Media, Communications and Journalism before retiring in August 2026.
Faith came to Fresno State in 2009 while still working as a morning news anchor and
reporter at KSEE-24 News. After nearly three decades in television news, she made
the move to full-time teaching in 2015, trading one newsroom for another and discovered
that she loved helping students find their own voices as journalists.
At Fresno State, Faith led the broadcast and multiplatform journalism program, including
the student-produced television newscast, and advised Fresno State RTDNA and 90.7
KFSR. Her students earned regional and national recognition from organizations including
the Associated Collegiate Press, Associated Press Television and Radio Association,
Society of Professional Journalists, Broadcast Education Association, International
Broadcast System, the Alliance for Community Media WAVE Awards and the CSU Media Arts
Festival. She is especially proud of what her students accomplished and grateful for
how much they and her colleagues taught her along the way.
Faith is the co-author of two books: Broadcast News in the Digital Age: A Guide to Reporting, Producing and Anchoring Online
and on TV (Routledge, 2022), with Kim Stephens, and Global Journalism Collaborations: Worldwide Storytelling Projects in Higher Education (Taylor & Francis, 2024), with Kim Blair and Margaret Coomey. Her academic work has
also explored immersive storytelling, media effects and collaborative journalism.
Before academia, Faith spent 28 years as a reporter, anchor and producer for Fresno’s
NBC affiliate. Her early broadcast career included working at KPBS-FM in San Diego,
reporting for KNX News Radio in Los Angeles and interning with CBS Television News
in London.
Her professional and academic honors include the Provost’s Award for Promising New
Faculty, RTNA Golden Mike, RTDNA Edward R. Murrow, Associated Press Mark Twain, Best
of the West and Broadcast Education Association awards, along with three Emmy nominations.
Her report “Extreme Faith” won an Emmy for editing. In 2012, she was inducted into
the Silver Circle of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition
of more than 25 years of contributions to Northern California television.
After a career spent asking questions, telling stories and teaching others to do the
same, Faith is happily entering her emerita chapter with deep appreciation for the
students, colleagues and journalists who made the journey so rewarding.
