Team Nation - James Murphy
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Occupation:Â Photojournalist, KTBS-TVÂ
Hometown:Â Washington, D.C.
Worked at stations in Monroe, Memphis, Detroit, San Antonio, Dallas and Mississippi
Favorite thing about your job:Â “I get exposed to a lot of different things everyday.”
Nicknames:Â Jamesmurphy, Murfdog
Poker, dominoes, golf
Hidden Talent: You want to be around when James is BBQing.Â
Food:Â Steak
Movies:Â “Coming to America”, “Hunt for Red October”
Quote:Â “If you’re not first, you’re last.”
Challenge:Â Staying sane in this business
Inspired by:Â GSU Professor James Penny
Goals:Â Win an Emmy or AP award; get masters degree in communications
Click here to see a story shot and edited by James.
March 24th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
well it’s official…. we call him “murfdog” for now on.
March 24th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Hi, James!
March 24th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
The picture is very symbolic. You can’t see his face because it’s behind the camera.
I think Murfdog is wanted in 12 states, including all four in the Arklatex viewing area.
But don’t worry, Murf. Your secret is safe with me.
March 24th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
I’m not interested reading able people I can’t identify.
March 24th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
You aren’t the boss of me!
Fine! I’ll see if James will let me take a picture of his face.
March 24th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
There.
March 25th, 2008 at 12:12 am
Where?
March 25th, 2008 at 1:32 am
Im sorry…is it me or can you still NOT see his face?
Just checking!
March 25th, 2008 at 8:14 am
Wait…let me put a third picture up there.
March 25th, 2008 at 8:23 am
Now can you see his face?
March 25th, 2008 at 8:47 am
I think that she is doing this on purpose! That or half of his face is a newspaper!
March 25th, 2008 at 8:59 am
Nothing gets by you, Sparky!
March 25th, 2008 at 9:00 am
He’s like Wilson from “Home Improvement”. You never get to see his whole face.
http://images.usatoday.com/news/_photos/2003/12/30-hindman-inside.jpg
March 25th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Hi de ho, neighbor!
March 25th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Hey, is that my old gear he’s using?
March 25th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Dude’s got some real potential! That’s some of the best stuff I’ve seen out of that shop since… what was that guy’s name… lol…
March 25th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Kevin A. and cirtnaT, miss y’all.
March 25th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
Thanks! I check in from time to time and its great to see that KTBS is still turning out quality work. You guys need to hang on to this Murfdog. He really has a great eye and goes to the well on a lot of shots. I’d like to see more of his stuff. You got any more links to his work?
March 25th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Sure. ‘Course I’m partial to his work on my stories. Here are two more.
1) http://www.ktbs.com/news/Miracle-child-cleared-to-go-home-9612/#
2) http://www.ktbs.com/ArkLaTex-Miracle-Workers/
On the second link…look under video for “Hurricane evacuee finds miracles…”
March 25th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Again, that’s good stuff! I liked the boxes and he mixed his sound well. I might suggest staying on the sticks a little more, but I wasn’t there & don’t know the conditions. Either way, I enjoyed the piece…
However, I couldn’t get the second one to work. SherriTalley.com crashed the server with too many requests… er, somethin’…
But, finally… WHAT THE…? I never got a super back in the day & we threw it down on our fair share of bits?!? Good for him though… “Photojournalist” might be a better term than “Photography by”, but that’s just a thought…
Keep up the good work, Murfdog & Talley!
March 25th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Thank you, cirtnaT! We just started the photo credits, which IMO are long overdue! It’s a team deal, ya know? Soon, you guys will be voicin’ stuff.
Yeah, that’s it…too many requests on st.com…ha. Try www.ktbs.com, keyword Miracle.
March 27th, 2008 at 4:42 am
Very impressive Mr. Murphy. You appera to be very skillled at your craft and those arms look gooooood to. Must get a work out carrying those big heavy cameras all day huh?
March 27th, 2008 at 5:17 am
#1 - Thx to Sherri for putting me on blast!! LOL!! I’m a team playa and I’ll do anything for the team!! Even doe I am a very shy guy and everyone in the newsroom knows this so that is why I hid myself. From the 1/2 pic you seen, I am a VERY HANDSOME guy (ladies….I am available!!) but I don’t like to be seen on camera. Its my job to TAKE THE PICS, not be in them!! LOL!
March 27th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
I shot another story today with James. He is shy, but I think he’s secretly diggin’ y’all.
And Gina-Maria…I always offer to carry photog gear and James won’t let me carry squat! That explains his arms!