Gregg Murphy is a sports journalist and reporter. He served as a field reporter for NBC Sports Philadelphia's coverage of the

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...

from 2012 to 2020 and was part of

CN8 The Comcast Network (TCN) was an American cable television network owned by the Comcast Corporation, through NBCUniversal; it was carried mostly on Comcast cable systems in four states and 20 television markets in the Eastern U.S. from New Jersey ...

's sports coverage.

Career

Murphy spent two years as co-host and reporter for ''The Inquirer High School Sports Show'' alongside Joe Briscella. Prior to coming to Philadelphia, Murphy was the weekend sports anchor and reporter for

WFMZ-TV WFMZ-TV (channel 69) is an independent television station in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Locally-based Maranatha Broadcasting Company owns the station and Wilmington, Delaware–licensed MeTV affiliate WDPN-TV. Both stations share studios on East ...

Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Allenschteddel'', ''Allenschtadt'', or ''Ellsdaun'') is a city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The city has a population of 125,845 as of the 2020 United ...

. Murphy also produced and hosted ''A Piece of the Game'', a weekly sports memorabilia show that aired on Sports Channel. Murphy then worked at CN8 where he hosted ''Out of Bounds,'' an hour-long sports program, airing at 7 p.m. weeknights, that examines the nation's biggest sports stories. He explored issues impacting sports fans in CN8's viewing area from

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

, and marshals the ''Out of Bounds'' experts chiming in from

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...

and

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

to create lively discussion and energetic debate. Also, he contributed to CN8's sports productions year-round, as host or reporter for the network's live event coverage and specials. He also served as the lead sports anchor for the 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. broadcasts of ''CN8 News'' each weeknight. Before joining CN8. Murphy appeared for the first time on

NBC Sports Philadelphia NBC Sports Philadelphia is an American regional sports network owned by the NBC Sports Group unit of NBCUniversal, which in turn is owned by locally based cable television provider Comcast (and owns a controlling 75% interest), and the Philadelph ...

on December 28, 2008, and hosted his first edition of '' Daily News Live'' on December 30. Beginning with the 2012 season, Murphy served as a member of the

' broadcast team, providing reports from various locations throughout the stadium as the game goes along. He also did occasional play-by-play. In August 2020, NBC Sports Philadelphia announced that Murphy would not be returning as a field reporter for the Phillies after the 2020 season. Murphy started a podcast in April 2021 called Glove Stories with Murph presented by SBC Media Partners. The podcast focuses on stories from Phillies greats and includes memories of the 2008 World Series season with Charlie Manuel and the 1980 World Series season with Larry Bowa. Episode one included interviews with Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt, former manager Charlie Manuel and a preview of the 2021 season with '' The Philadelphia Inquirer's'' Matt Breen. He also began doing pre and post-game for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Phillies games on the radio.

Personal life

Murphy was raised in

Mount Laurel, New Jersey Mount Laurel is a township in Burlington County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a suburb of Philadelphia and part of the South Jersey region. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 41,864, reflecting an increase of 1 ...

and attended Holy Cross Academy. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from

Saint Joseph's University Saint Joseph's University (SJU or St. Joe's) is a private Jesuit university in Philadelphia and Lower Merion, Pennsylvania. The university was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1851 as Saint Joseph's College. Saint Joseph's is the seventh olde ...

. He currently resides in the

Mullica Hill Mullica Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Harrison Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States census, the CDP's population was 3,982.Harrison Township, New Jersey Harrison Township is a township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 12,417, reflecting an increase of 3,629 (+41.3%) from the 8,788 counted in the 2000 census. Har ...

with his wife and three children.

References

External links

* Living people Major League Baseball broadcasters American sports announcers Holy Cross Academy (New Jersey) alumni Philadelphia Phillies announcers Saint Joseph's University alumni Television personalities from Philadelphia Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) People from Harrison Township, New Jersey People from Mount Laurel, New Jersey {{US-journalist-20thC-stub