ðə skˈuːl wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt baɪ wˈɔːɹtən skˈuːl ˈæləm wˈɔltɚɹ ˈænənbˌɜːɡ æz ðɪ ˈænənbˌɜːɡ skˈuːl ʌv kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃənz.
The school was established in 1958 by Wharton School alum Walter Annenberg as the Annenberg School of Communications.