Win McMurry (born March 12, 1983) is an American sportscaster. Until October 2013, she anchored

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's "PGA Tour Primetime" and reported for ''

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'', ''Morning Drive'' and other programming features and specials. Wilmington's McMurry a rising star with The Golf Channel
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, by Brian Mull; published September 24, 2010; retrieved March 21, 2014 She is also the host of a series of travel shows on GolfChannel.com titled “Gone With the Win”, and McMurry is also the resident

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expert, as well as the network's authority on golf fashion. McMurry previously worked as a producer, writer and host of PGA Tour Entertainment’s ''PGA Tour Today'', ''Monday Backspin'', and ''Morning Movers'' on PGATour.com. She has also worked at CBS Sports Network as a golf cart driver for personnel covering the

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, and a runner for the NFL, and NCAA Basketball, and as a production assistant for WCBS-TV.

Personal life

McMurry was born in

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, to Jane Hight McMurry and John E. McMurry, Jr MD, and raised in Wilmington, North Carolina.Win McMurry Photos from MJ’s Celebrity Invitational
at Golf WRX, by Rob Miller; published September 24, 2012; retrieved March 21, 2014 She is a graduate of

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with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Communications Studies and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Business from the Kenan-Flagler School of Business. She also has a sister, Allison Louise McMurry. McMurry works with many charities, including the Special Olympics, OutFox Cancer, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, The First Tee and Junior Champions Foundation. McMurry was named golf’s "No.1 Beauty" by ''Sports Illustrated'''s GOLF Magazine, and crowned "Miss Fantasy Challenge" by Golf Channel.Win McMurry reports from the Golf Channel AM Tour National Championship
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; retrieved March 21, 2014 McMurry has received two Telly Awards for her work as a producer, writer, and host of groundbreaking online content for the PGA Tour.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McMurry, Win 1983 births Living people American sports journalists UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media alumni