Mary Travers
American journalist
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| Intro | American journalist | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Journalist | |
| Work field | Journalism | |
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| Birth | 31 July 1958 | |
| Age | 66 years | |
| Star sign | Leo |
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Biography
Mary Travers Murphy (born July 31, 1958) is the Executive Director of the Family Justice Center of Erie County. She was formerly a consumer affairs journalist and was part of the Action 7 news team on ABC affiliate, WKBW-TV, based in Buffalo, New York. She left that position in June 2004. Prior to joining WKBW, Travers was a reporter for WEBR.
In 2005 she was elected to a four-year term as town supervisor of Orchard Park, New York. In 2009 she did not seek re-election.
Personal life
She is married to John Murphy, the play-by-play announcer for the Buffalo Bills. Travers and Murphy were the first married couple to work at the same television station in the Buffalo market at the same time.
Her hobbies include cooking for her family, worship, reading novels, NPR, & antique ceramics.