Frank Murphy Host of FM in the AM

Frank Murphy

Frank Murphy can be heard on Star 102.1 as part of the top-rated Marc & Kim and Frank Show. He takes turns on the station as a weekend deejay and as host of the Sunday morning public affairs show. Frank and his wife are also known for their successful radio commercials for LA Weight Loss.

Since 2002, Frank has been a member of the comedy improv group Einstein Simplified, which performs every Tuesday night in Knoxville's Old City. The group performs a short-form improv show every week at Patrick Sullivan's in Knoxville's Old City and once a month at The Comedy Zone in West Knoxville.

In 2005, Frank began writing a daily blog on his website. He comments on various aspects of the entertainment industry and topics of local interest.

Murphy has appeared once as a judge on "Warehouse Warriors" on the DIY Network and occasionally as himself on WBIR-TV's "Live at Five" and WTNZ-TV's "Foxville." In 2005, Frank and his home were featured on an episode of "Ed The Plumber" on DIY.

Murphy moved to Knoxville for the opportunity to be on the radio full time. He co-hosted the morning shows on 100.3 The River from 2002 to 2003 and on Oldies 95.7 & 106.7 from 2003 to 2005. Frank appeared regularly at remote broadcasts and station events including serving as emcee at the "Bearfoot BBQ in the Smokies" competition and the "Hard Knox Blues Fest." He represented the radio station in Knoxville's "Santa Claus Parade" and "Dogwood Arts Festival Parade."

Prior to moving to Tennessee, Murphy was part of the “dot com revolution” and hosted a weekend talk show called "FM In The AM" on the now defunct Comedy World Radio Network during 2000 and 2001. In 1999, Murphy served as co-host of the morning show on Y-107 in Los Angeles until the station changed to a Spanish language format.

For three years, Murphy was executive producer of the syndicated Mark & Brian Radio Program. He was known on the air as "Mr. Owl" and was responsible for writing the trivia questions used in the addictive “You Can’t Win” game. As part of the annual Mark & Brian football bet, he cleaned a nasty public bathroom at the Santa Monica Pier, collected semen from a bull, and picked a stranger's nose. He cast, produced and directed live broadcasts of A Christmas Carol, The War of the Worlds, The Witch’s Tale and The Wizard of Oz at the Museum of Television & Radio starring Jenna Elfman, Judd Nelson, Paul Sorvino, William Shatner, Sheena Easton, Robert Goulet, Henry Winkler, Ted Levine, Dwight Yoakam and many others.

From 1993 to 1996, he produced the Kevin & Bean Show on KROQ and directed the live broadcasts of the 1995 Almost Acoustic Christmas and 1996 Weenie Roast concerts. While at KROQ, Frank became the subject of a song written and performed by Wesley Willis. During his hip-hop phase, Murphy worked with Jay Thomas at Power 106 (where hip-hop lives) as morning show producer. He also produced a Stop the Violence radio special and radiothon. While at Power 106, Murphy appeared as an extra in an episode of the CBS-TV series Love & War and in the movie It's Pat.

While living in Burbank, Frank Murphy and his family annually volunteered to help decorate Burbank’s entry in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. He served as Grand Marshal of 1999’s “Burbank on Parade,” prompting many along the parade route to ask, “who is that guy?” He emceed events at the Starlight Bowl including an Elvis look-alike contest in 1997, a Hula-Hoop contest in 1998, a pie-eating contest in 1999 and a tribute to game shows (“Survivor,” “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire,” “The Price Is Right” and “Let’s Make A Deal”) in 2000.

Murphy moved to Southern California from Northern Virginia where he worked at WAVA-FM, which served the Washington, D.C., metro area. He started at WAVA as a college intern, advanced to assistant promotion director and then to producer of the Don & Mike Show. When the station was put up for sale, Murphy hosted the morning show for six months and inexplicably won an Achievement In Radio Award for “Best New Talent in the Market.”

Murphy was general manager of his college radio station at George Mason University. While in college, he worked on the air at radio stations in Annapolis, Maryland, and Herndon, Virginia. He also worked as a mobile deejay at countless weddings and private parties.

Before college, Murphy lived in the suburbs of New York City. He vacationed on Long Island, where he was influenced by his favorite radio station, WLNG.

Murphy has made it a goal to visit all 50 states. He enjoys swimming, watching the Washington Redskins on DirecTV and learning the art of Southern BBQ, although not all at once.

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