Dan Murphy
Welcome to my personal website. I am currently a grad. student at Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism and freelance writing for various publications. While my main passion is sports writing, I have experience reporting on a wide variety of subjects across virtually every medium available today. I designed this site to share the breadth of my work in one organized spot. Please feel free to browse through the categories to see what I’ve been working on.
More of my newspaper clips can be found by using the links at the very bottom of the page. Also, please feel free to contact me through Facebook or Twitter (also at the bottom of the page).
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FEATURED ARTICLE
U.S. Catholic - “Contagious Spirit”
“The journey to Kalaupapa, Hawaii has never been easy. The only way to reach the peninsula by land is a three-mile trail that slowly winds its way down the tallest sea cliffs in the world. My first trip was on a muggy day under a hot Hawaiian sun. I trudged through mud and stumbled down [...]
Articles
Newspapers
Cream of the Crest
“Ka`oli Kahokuloa didn’t stand up the first time he was on a surfboard, but then again most nine-month-olds can barely stand up at all…”
This story basically started with some very cool pictures. But, I did some research and found that the 14-year-old kid in the picture is one of Hawaii’s most promising surfing prospects. He [...]
Magazines
U.S. Catholic - “Contagious Spirit”
“The journey to Kalaupapa, Hawaii has never been easy. The only way to reach the peninsula by land is a three-mile trail that slowly winds its way down the tallest sea cliffs in the world. My first trip was on a muggy day under a hot Hawaiian sun. I trudged through mud and stumbled down [...]
Multimedia
Chicago rides to remember fallen officers
Police officers, their families and supporters broke out their bikes last weekend for the sixth annual Ride to Remember. This year’s ride carried some extra significance because three Chicago officers have been killed in the past two months. Over 900 motorcycles and a dozen antique cruisers showed up to honor the officers.
Tags: Chicago Police, motorcycle [...]
Radio
Chicago reacts to new city gun laws
One of my first audio stories at Medill… This is about new handgun laws made by the city council in Chicago.
Tags: Chicago, Daley, gun laws, Medill
Sports Stories
Next In Line
“Having a coach on deck helps continuity and is a big insurance policy in recruiting for the college programs. With the coaching carousel spinning as fast as ever, this seems like a trend that is here to stay.”
This article is from a weekly category of stories called “Trendspotters” on the Sports Illustrated website. After some [...]
Spanning the Globe
Thanksgiving in Hawaii
For the first time in my life, I wasn’t home for Thanksgiving this year. No family, no freezing cold, no football. It was disappointing, but if I had to be anywhere else in the world Molokai was not too bad of a spot.Thanksgiving sunsets in Hartford don’t usually look like this…
I spent the day at [...]
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ESPN
- Pittsburgh Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger suspension cut to 4 games
- Dallas Cowboys trade Patrick Crayton to San Diego Chargers
- Washington Nationals' Nyjer Morgan suspended for 8 games
- U.S. Open: Venus Williams, Kim Cljisters, Elena Dementieva, Samantha Stosur, Francesca Schiavone, Ana Ivanovic win
- Ole Miss quarterback Jeremiah Masoli eligible for 2010
