Rex Murphy Bio | Wiki
Rex Murphy is a famous Canadian commentator and author. Currently, he writes for the National Post and has a YouTube channel called RexTV. Before, he was the regular host of CBC Radio One’s Cross Country Checkup for 21 years. He wrote a column for the Saturday edition of The Globe and Mail newspaper until January 2010. His writing is characterized by a polysyllabic style and a wide range of cultural references.
Rex Murphy Age
He was born in Carbonear, Newfoundland, Canada in March 1947. Murphy is 76 years old.
Rex Murphy Height
He is a man of average stature. Murphy stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in (Approx 1.7 m).
Rex Murphy Family
He was born to his devoted parents in Carbonear, Newfoundland, Canada, Canada. Murphy holds Canadian nationality and became a natural-born Canadian citizen under the Newfoundland Terms of Union. He gre up in Placentia as the secondborn in a family of five of Harry and Marie Murphy.
Rex Murphy Wife
He is possibly single. Previously, he was married to his wife Jennifer Davis, who was s tv journalist and former host of Newsworld’s now-defunct Medical File. The two are parents of their all-grown daughter. They got divorced after several years of marriage.
Rex Murphy Education
He studied at Memorial University of Newfoundland where he graduated with his degree in English in 1968. He then spent a year studying law at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, as a Rhodes scholar. Murphy returned to Newfoundland where he began a Master’s degree in English but did not complete it.
Rex Murphy Articles
He has written several articles while working at the National Post. Some of his latest articles include:
- Strange and sad days in Canadian Democracy June 5, 2023
- Danielle Smith gears up for her next big fight on June 1, 2023
- Jagmeet Singh just can’t stop protecting Trudeau on May 29, 2023
- An inquiry is needed into why Justin Trudeau avoided public inquiries on May 27, 2023
- Where is Alberta’s anti-Trudeau election uproar? on May 20, 2023
Rex Murphy CBC | Leaves CBC
He frequently appeared on the various branches of the CBC where he had commentary segments “Point of View” on The National. Moreoever, he was the regular host of CBC Radio One’s Cross Country Checkup. Murphy spent 21 years at CBC as a regular host of CBC Radio One’s Cross Country Checkup before stepping down in September 2015.
Rex Murphy National Post
He became famous while attending Memorial University during a nationally covered speech in Lennoxville. Where he characterized Newfoundland Premier Joey Smallwood’s governing style as dictatorial and proclaimed his legislature’s recent announcement of free tuition as a sham. He was then elected President of the Memorial University Student Council.
He frequently appeared on the various branches of the CBC where he had commentary segments “Point of View” on The National. Moreoever, he was the regular host of CBC Radio One’s Cross Country Checkup. He participated in the production and the defense of a Great Canadian on the CBC Tv program The Greatest Canadian along with nine others in 2004. On September 2015, he retired from Cross Country Checkup and did commentary segments on The National until June 28, 2017.
Further, he wrote a column for the Saturday edition of The Globe and Mail newspaper until January 2010. His writing is characterized by a polysyllabic style and a wide range of cultural references. Murphy launched his own YouTube channel RexTV in October 2019 where he interviews prominent figures in politics, business, academia, journalism, science, and also culture who are ignored or misrepresented by the mainstream media.
Some of Murphy’s colleagues at the National Post include:
Diane Francis – Editor-at-large
Barbara Kay – Columnist
Rex Murphy Salary
He earns decent pay writing for the National Post. Murphy’s salary is $91,270 per annum.
Rex Murphy Net Worth
Murphy is a famous 76-year-old Canadian commentator and author with an estimated net worth of $2.7 Million.
Where Is Rex Murphy
Currently, he writes for the National Post and has a YouTube channel called RexTV. Before, he was the regular host of CBC Radio One’s Cross Country Checkup for 21 years. Further, he wrote a column for the Saturday edition of The Globe and Mail newspaper until January 2010. His writing is characterized by a polysyllabic style and a wide range of cultural references.
How Old Is Rex Murphy
He is 76 years old born in Carbonear, Newfoundland, Canada in March 1947.
How Much Is Rex Murphy Worth
He has earned an estimated net worth of $2.7 million from working as a famous 76-year-old Canadian commentator and author