Mary Travers Murphy (born July 31, 1958) is the executive director of the Family Justice Center of

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. She was formerly a consumer affairs

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and was part of the Action 7 news team on

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affiliate

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, based in

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. She left that position in June 2004. Prior to joining WKBW, Travers was a reporter for

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. In 2005 she was elected to a four-year term as

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. In 2009, she did not seek re-election.

Personal life

She is married to John Murphy, the play-by-play announcer for the

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. 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.

References

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