Melinda Murphy Biography
Melinda Murphy is the executive producer for Expat Living, a lifestyle magazine published in Singapore and Hong Kong. Before joining Expat Living, Murphy was a correspondent for the CBS television news program The Early Show.
Melinda Murphy Age
She was born on December 1963 in the United States of America. Melinda is 60 years old as of December 2023.
Melinda Murphy Family- Education
Melinda was born and raised in the United States of America. Murphy grew up in Midland, Texas, graduating from Texas A&M University with a degree in journalism
Melinda Murphy Husband
She is happily married to her husband and has two children.
Melinda Murphy Career
Murphy formerly worked as a journalist for CBS’s daily news program The Early Show from 2002 to 2006. Before that, she worked as a feature and traffic reporter for WPIX-TV in New York City from 2000 to 2002. Murphy began her on-camera journalism career as a morning live feature reporter for News 12 New Jersey (1996-2000). Murphy previously served as a news writer and field producer for WCBS-TV in New York from 1996 to 1998. While there, she received her first National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Emmy Award).
Murphy, the last airborne reporter on September 11, 2001, reported on the collapse of both World Trade Center towers and was one of two New York City reporters nominated for Emmy Awards for their September 11 breaking news coverage. She won an Emmy in 2002 for her piece commemorating the 9/11 anniversary. Murphy received an Emmy for Outstanding On-Camera Achievement for Feature Reporting from WPIX, as well as a New York State Broadcasters Association award for Best Feature. She was also nominated for an Emmy for her on-camera series of stories about a row house fire. She also received an Emmy for television writing while at WCBS.
Melinda Murphy Author- Books
Murphy co-edited “Covering Catastrophe: Broadcast Journalists Report September 11” in 2002 with Allison Gilbert, Phil Hirschkorn, Mitchell Stephens, and Robyn Walensky. Murphy has also written chapters for three other books: “Broadcasting Through Crisis,” “On Camera: How to Report, Anchor, and Interview,” and “Living In Singapore.”
Murphy Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of 1 million dollars.
