My book pick of the week has to be Before the Camera: An Autobiography by Steve Murphy of ATV news in Halifax. I am sure it is full of great stories and funny moments. I think you better check it out as soon as you can. What else do you have to buy that is $12.96?? I think it would make a great Christmas present for all your loved ones.

From the Publisher

In Before the Camera ATV anchorman Steve Murphy, Atlantic Canada’s most trusted source for news, tells the remarkable story of his life on and off the air. Steve Murphy recalls in his trademark straightforward and honest style his career in radio and television. He details his start as a news researcher and reporter in Saint John for CFRB Radio in Grade 11, his graduation to television in 1982, his years writing, producing and hosting Live at 5. He also writes about his current…+ Read More

In Before the Camera ATV anchorman Steve Murphy, Atlantic Canada’s most trusted source for news, tells the remarkable story of his life on and off the air. Steve Murphy recalls in his trademark straightforward and honest style his career in radio and television. He details his start as a news researcher and reporter in Saint John for CFRB Radio in Grade 11, his graduation to television in 1982, his years writing, producing and hosting Live at 5. He also writes about his current position as Atlantic Canada’s most recognizable news anchor on ATV and a regular replacement for Lloyd Robertson on CTV national news. Reporter, writer, producer, researcher, husband, father, Maritimer-Before the Camera gives readers a chance to get to know all of the faces of Steve Murphy, for like the best of autobiographies, this is not just the story of the man seen on the news, but of the man behind it.

About the Author

Steve Murphy anchors and produces The ATV Evening News and is a frequent contributor to other CTV national news programmes. In a broadcast career that began twenty-five years ago in his hometown of Saint John, New Brunswick, Steve has received awards from the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, ACTRA, and the Atlantic Journalism Awards, among others. He is chair of the Christmas Daddies Fundraising Association, and anchors the IWK Telethon for Children.

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