Mary Murphy is an American television personality, print journalist and author. She was an on-air correspondent for '' The Insider'' and a news producer at ''

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''. Murphy is also a senior lecturer at

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. She has been a contributor to the ''

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'', '' USA Weekend Magazine'', the ''

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'' and ''

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''. Murphy has been on the staff of the ''

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'' Magazines.

Career

Murphy is originally from

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, and began her career as a journalist at the ''

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''. From there she moved to the ''Los Angeles Times'', where she worked for eight years. She was hired away from the ''Los Angeles Times'' to become a correspondent for New York/New West Magazine. In the 1980s she became the West Coast Roving Editor for ''Esquire'' magazine. She also wrote extensively for ''TV Guide'' magazine. In 2007, she worked as the entertainment editor for MyTime.com, responsible for shooting video and writing a daily

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about the entertainment industry. In 2008 and 2009, Murphy worked as an international correspondent for '' Reader's Digest Magazine'' 's "Purpose Driven Life." Today, Murphy continues to contribute to ''USA Weekend Magazine'', the ''New York Post'' and ''The Hollywood Reporter''. She has written Hollywood and human-interest stories for the ''Los Angeles Times Magazine'', including a piece on LA Matchmakers and actor

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and a story on Katie Couric in the New York Post 9/2/12 on the launch of her new show.

The Insider

She was th
"Back Story"
correspondent for ''The Insider'', a nationally syndicated entertainment show on the CBS network. Her segment about the in-depth past of Hollywood stars, shows and movies ran daily.

Book

Murphy is also the co-author of the book ''Blood Cold'', an investigation of the

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murder scandal.

References

External links

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Library of Congress notes
and linked catalog records for works by those multiple Mary Murphys whom it has not yet identified ('Murphy, Mary' undifferentiated) {{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, Mary Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American television personalities American women television personalities Writers from St. Louis