Rex Murphy Biography
Rex Murphy is a Canadian Correspondent /Commentator /Author, working for CBC in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as a Commentator. He contributes weekly TV essays on diverse topics to CBC TV’s The National.
Rex Murphy Age / Birthday
Murphy manages to keep information regarding his dates of birth away from the limelight. It is therefore not known when he celebrates his birthday and how old he is at the moment. Judging from his appearance, he might be in his 50s.
Rex Murphy Height / Measurements
Murphy is of average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 6 inches.
Rex Murphy Partner / Wife
Murphy manages to keep information regarding whether he is married or not away from the public. However, we will update information about his spouse once it’s available.
Rex Murphy Kids / Children
Murphy manages to keep information regarding whether he has any kids away from the limelight. However, we will update this information about his children once it’s available.
Rex Murphy Family / Relatives
Murphy was born in Carbonear, in the then-Dominion of Newfoundland. Like all British subjects born in Newfoundland before to union with Canada in 1949, Rex became a natural-born Canadian citizen under the Newfoundland Terms of Union and an amendment to the Canadian Citizenship Act, passed in 1949. Rex grew up in Placentia, 105 kilometers west of St. John’s. He is the second born among five children of Harry and Marie Murphy.
Rex Murphy Education
Murphy attended the Memorial University of Newfoundland where he graduated in 1968 with a degree in English. Later in 1968, he joined St Edmund Hall, Oxford, as a Rhodes scholar and studied law for a year. He then returned to Newfoundland, and began a Master’s degree in English, but did not complete it.
Rex Murphy Career
Murphy is a correspondent for CBC News. He contributes weekly TV essays on diverse topics to CBC TV’s The National. His primary interest is in language and English literature, but he also has a strong link with politics. He was noted throughout Newfoundland for his biting comments on the political scene, and his nightly television tussles on the supper hour show Here and Now with prominent politicians, including Premier Joey Smallwood, became required viewing for a huge audience.
Working as executive assistant to the leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland Rex gained an insider’s view of the political scene. To get an even closer taste of politics, he ran twice for office in provincial elections once as a Liberal, and once as a Tory, and lost both times. Murphy also writes book reviews, commentaries, and a weekly column for the National Post.
A collection of his columns, reviews, and commentaries has been published in two books: Points of View and Canada And Other Matters of Opinion. He has worked extensively with CBC and he has contributed many items on current affairs issues over the years. Rex has done many documentaries, for The National including the highly acclaimed Unpeopled Shores, about the tragedy of the disappearing cod, and pieces on writer Annie Proulx, scientist Hubert Reeves, business tycoon Conrad Black, the Second World War, and William Shakespeare.
Murphy is much in demand as a speaker. His oratory a volatile mix of insight, humor, and biting political commentary, powered by an extraordinary vocabulary brings audiences to their feet at events from coast to coast. He has won several national and provincial broadcasting awards and has been awarded honorary doctorates in letters by St. Thomas University, Nipissing University, and Memorial University, and an honorary doctorate in law by the University of Waterloo.
Murphy works with CBC News where he serves alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Andrew Nichols
- Carole MacNeil
- Heather Hiscox
- Jay Scotland
- Johanna Wagstaffe
- Michael Serapio
- Ryan Snoddon
- Farah Singh
- John Sauder
- Jenny Howe
Rex Murphy Salary
Murphy receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Rex Murphy Net Worth
Through Rex’s career as a commentator, he has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1 Million and $ 5 Million.
Rex Murphy Twitter
Murphy is active on his social media accounts. He has about 11.7 K followers on his Twitter account.