David Murphy

What a great night! Celebrated the retirement of one of the best photographers and nicest guys you’ll ever meet… the great Ricky Harris… who recently wrapped up nearly 4 decades in news, mostly at 6abc. And what a turn-out! A crowded house at Fabrika down the street from The Fillmore for this guy, which says a ton. People from all over the Philly news spectrum were there. A super night for a super guy, who now joins his wife Joyce on that beautiful retirement train and spends more time on his life’s passion, music. Guy plays a mean bass! Congrats bud!

Super fun lunch with some of my old work mates this week. Pictured: Andy Doane, some dumb weather guy, Cathy Gandolfo, Nora Muchanic, Steve Thode. Really good people.

Tony Rowley, the man who died in Saturday’s apartment fire in Drexel Hill, was the brother of one of my former classmates at Holy Child School in DH. His wife is hospitalized, as I write this. Tony was a long time firefighter with the Lansdowne Fire Company. His wife is a former EMT in Media. Two people with histories of being there for the rest of us. I’m passing along the fundraising link for this epically unselfish family, in case anyone wants to chip in. Super sad situation.

Standing with the Rowley Family: A Hero’s Final Call — TheYardFoundation Following a tragic apartment fire, Tony has passed away, and his wife Anne (former Media EMT) is fighting to recover from her injuries at Jefferson Hospital.