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Introduction
Rex Murphy is a Canadian author and pundit who focuses on Canadian political and social issues. Before September 2015, he was the regular host of CBC Radio One’s Cross Country Checkup, a nationwide call-in show, for 21 years. He currently contributes to the National Post and maintains the YouTube channel RexTV.
Early existence
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Rex Murphy was born in Carbonear, Canada in March 1947 (age 75), but grew up in Placentia, 105 kilometers west of St. John’s. He is the second of five children born to Harry Murphy (father) and Marie Murphy (mother) (mother). 1968 saw his graduation from Memorial University of Newfoundland with a bachelor’s degree in English. After a year of law studies at St Edmund Hall, he began but did not complete a Master’s degree in English at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes scholar.
Career
Rex Murphy first gained national notoriety while attending Memorial University in Lennoxville, Quebec, where his speech was widely covered by the media. Murphy criticized the leadership style of Newfoundland’s premier, Joey Smallwood, as autocratic and called his legislature’s recent announcement of free tuition a fraud. Smallwood cautioned the undergraduate student not to return during a news conference. Murphy done so and was subsequently elected president of the Student Council at Memorial University. The administration of Smallwood fulfilled its promise, providing students with free tuition and an additional $50 living allowance.
Murphy has twice stood for provincial office in Newfoundland: in the 1985 provincial election in the Placentia constituency and in a 1986 by-election in the St. John’s East riding as a Liberal. He was defeated twice. In the 1980s, he also served as executive assistant to Clyde Wells. Murphy was a frequent presence in several CBC departments. He featured regular “Point of View” commentary pieces on The National, CBC Television’s flagship evening newscast.
He was also the regular host of the nationwide call-in program Cross Country Checkup on CBC Radio One. In 2004, he and nine other renowned Canadians engaged in the production and defense of a Great Canadian on The Greatest Canadian, a CBC television program. As an advocate for former Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau, Murphy led his candidate to a third-place finish in the final ballot.
Murphy withdrew from Cross Country Checkup on September 20, 2015, and continues to provide comments on The National through June 28, 2017. After receiving multiple complaints from the public in 2014, the CBC’s ombudsman investigated charges that Murphy may have had a conflict of interest by disparaging opponents of the Alberta oil sands in his Point of view segments while getting payment from the oil sector for paid speeches.
In the final report and following an investigation, the CBC’s ombudsman, Esther Enkin, did not state whether Murphy’s speeches constituted a conflict of interest, but she did conclude that “since taking money creates the perception of a conflict of interest, CBC management should consider, in the review they are conducting, whether it is appropriate for CBC news and current affairs staff to receive payment for speaking engagements, even with disclosure.”
Columns
Rex Murphy authored a column for the Saturday edition of The Globe and Mail until January 2010, when the paper discontinued the column and he moved to the National Post, where he continues to write. Murphy’s writing is marked by an abundance of cultural references and a polysyllabic style. In October of 2019, he created his own YouTube channel, RexTV, where he conducts interviews with notable personalities in politics, business, education, journalism, science, and culture who may be overlooked or misrepresented by the mainstream media.
In 2009, the Liberal Party suggested “green” policy answers to global warming. Murphy has also criticized the Liberal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic for establishing a system in which the government is “…free to gush money wherever it wants, in whatever amounts it chooses, to whoever it favors” In June 2008, the University of Waterloo awarded Murphy an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Universities Memorial, St. Thomas, and Nipissing conferred upon him honorary doctorates of literature. In June of 2013, he was granted Honorary Fellowship status by the Canadian Institute of Management.
Rex Murphy’s wealth
What is Rex Murphy’s net worth? The estimated net worth of Rex Murphy is approximately $3 million. The majority of his income comes from his work as a journalist, commentator, and author. Annually, Rex Murphy’s monthly salary and additional career earnings exceed $450,000. His prosperous career has afforded him a luxury lifestyle and exotic automobile excursions. He is one of Canada’s wealthiest and most powerful journalists. Rex Murphy is an attractive 1.75 meters tall and a healthy weight that complements his personality.