Marvin Marcelo is a clinical associate professor at the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication and a longtime leader in public broadcasting and media education.
He joined KWSU-TV in January 1992 as production manager and went on to hold multiple creative and leadership roles, including producer, director, operations manager, and assistant station manager. During this time, he played a key role in the station’s transition to digital broadcasting and helped oversee the nation’s first shared master control operation with Spokane’s PBS station.
Marcelo produced and directed several nationally distributed television series for American Public Television, including: Scheewe Art Workshop, Fly Tying: The Angler’s Art, and Dutch Oven and Camp Cooking.
He began teaching broadcast communication courses at the Murrow College in 1993 and was appointed clinical assistant professor in 2003, also serving as director of the Edward R. Murrow Symposium. In that role, he helped develop Murrow Career Day, recruiting industry panelists and guests to lead workshops and technical demonstrations, and bringing renowned journalists such as Peter Jennings, Don Hewitt, Tom Brokaw, David Fanning, Bob Schieffer and Helen Thomas to Washington State University as recipients of the Edward R. Murrow Award.
In 2008, Marcelo was named associate dean, and in 2010 he became general manager of KWSU TV and Radio. He later helped lead the merger of statewide radio and regional television operations into a unified organization, Northwest Public Broadcasting (NWPB). Under his leadership, NWPB expanded its digital presence across web and mobile platforms. He also served as executive producer of the Emmy-nominated television program Ask Dr. Universe.
Marcelo also serves as advisor to the award-winning student RSO, Cable 8. Since 2005, he has led the organization’s operations with an annual operating budget of $30,000. In 2006, he helped secure funding for a complete overhaul of Studio A’s control room and studio production equipment. In 2023 he collaborated with The Daily Evergreen to obtain a larger, dedicated office space to serve as Cable 8’s headquarters located in Murrow Hall.