Experience

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  Sportsnet

  • Canada
  • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
  • 500 - 600 Employee

  • Raptors/Blue Jays analyst, The Raptors Show, Jays Talk Plus, Blue Jays radio color, more

    • Sep 2021 - Present
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Raptors and Blue Jays analyst across Sportsnet audio, digital, and television platforms. Co-host of The Raptors Show on Sportsnet 590 The FAN and Sportsnet 360, in-season weekdays from 2-4pm. Host of Jays Talk Plus on Sportsnet 590 The FAN and Sportsnet 360, in-season weekdays from 10am-12pm. Regular contributor to Blue Jays Central and Raptors Pre-Game on Sportsnet. Color analyst for Toronto Blue Jays radio broadcasts (occasional). Formerly co-host of The FAN Morning Show and FAN Drive Time on Sportsnet 590 The FAN.

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  Self-Employed

  • Freelance Sports Writer and Podcast Host

    • Jan 2008 - Present

    • Write feature articles, columns, and statistical analysis for a variety of sites, audiences, and platforms; Host podcasts covering the Toronto Raptors and Toronto Blue Jays. • Regularly featured at Vice Sports, The Athletic, Sportsnet and Raptors.com; Frequent guest on TSN and Sportsnet radio channels; Occasional guest television appearances. • Bylines also include National Post, Fangraphs, Rotographs, The Hardball Times, Beyond the Box Score, TrueHoop, ESPN, Dime/Uproxx, PWInsider, and The Nation Network. • Covered 2013 and 2014 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference under ESPN media credential. • Maintain a strong online presence; manage social media and online portfolio. • Portfolio and archives available at BlakeMurphy.com.

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  Tieja Inc. Communications

  • Canada
  • Public Relations and Communications Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Media and Interview Trainer/Consultant

    • Sep 2020 - May 2023
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Assist corporate clients understand the difference between public relations and media relations via seminars or one-on-one sessions. Conduct interview preparation sessions through mock interviews, feedback, and the reporter's perspective.

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  Beam Data

  • Canada
  • IT Services and IT Consulting
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Project Consultant

    • Jan 2023 - Apr 2023
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Consulted with a group of students and project lead to apply newly developed skills to a large-scale final project. Worked as subject-matter expert to shape objectives, guide progress, and offer feedback on multiple project components, helping bring the group's subject-knowledge to a level that allowed them to optimize their work. Sharpened my own knowledge of data scraping, machine learning, data modelling, and more, while communicating with students from a diverse range of languages, skills, and specialties.

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  The Athletic

  • United Kingdom
  • Online Media
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Raptors Reporter

    • Oct 2016 - Sep 2021
    • Toronto, Canada Area

    • Cover the Toronto Raptors beat; report news and write feature stories, columns and hard analysis. • Grow and engage a smart and dedicated audience on a digital-first platform. • Host of Raptors Reasonablists, a Raptors podcast with 3,500 weekly listeners; occasional producer. • Assist in coverage of the NBA, Toronto Blue Jays, Toronto Wolfpack, Canada Basketball and special interest stories. • Represent The Athletic on internal and external podcasts, radio shows and television appearances

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  Raptors Republic

  • Canada
  • Online Audio and Video Media
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Managing Editor, Director/Part Owner

    • Jul 2009 - Sep 2021

    • Recruit, coach, and mentor writers, including in-depth editing of initial pitches, career guidance, and assistance growing profile beyond the site; manage content publishing schedule. • Write instant and long-form analysis, feature articles, and pre- and post-game reports; credentialed media for the last several Toronto Raptors seasons. • Manage budget, advertising revenue, and content and podcast sponsorship; organize meet-ups and events with reader base, including annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament. • Diverse and active audience; 125,000 unique visitors and over 1.5 million page views per month. • Provide Daily Dime and other content for ESPN.com; tweet from ESPN basketball twitter accounts. • Make regular podcast and radio appearances as Raptors expert; appeared on CTV National News and CP24 discussing NBA playoffs.

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  StringerLabs

  • Host, Columbia House Party Podcast

    • Oct 2019 - May 2021

    Co-host of Columbia House Party, a weekly music podcast revisiting pivotal albums from the last 30-plus years in the punk, indie, and pop scenes. Responsible for episode planning and structuring, research, booking guests, and long-term strategy management.

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  Flanker Press Ltd

  • Canada
  • Book and Periodical Publishing
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Author

    • Jul 2019 - Dec 2019

    Co-author of "Chasing a Dream: The Carl English Story," released via Flanker Press in 2019. Worked independently with Carl English to help him tell the story of his life and career.

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  Thescore

  • Canada
  • Spectator Sports
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior NBA News Editor

    • Aug 2013 - Oct 2015
    • Toronto, ON

    • Write and edit sports news in a time-sensitive manner; make real-time, customized push-alert decisions for hundreds of thousands of team and league subscribers; curate news for mobile-first platform. • Primarily covering the NBA; some MLB, NHL, NCAAB coverage. • Provide instant analysis of transactions and injury news; occasional short features and analytic articles. • Consistently given autonomy leading large projects; led theScore’s NBA Draft coverage in 2014 and 2015. • Lead small teams for big event coverage and projects; mentor and coach new hires. • Cover major events like the NBA Draft, NBA trade deadline, and start of NBA free agency. • Commended for clean copy, efficiency, and depth of knowledge in performance reviews. • Promoted from News Editor to Senior NBA News Editor in July 2015.

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  The University Of British Columbia

  • Canada
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Sports Information Assistant; Radio Commentator

    • Sep 2012 - Jun 2013
    • Vancouver, BC

    • Wrote pre- and post-game reports for UBC Thunderbirds website, subject to tight deadlines; primarily covered basketball, hockey, softball, and rugby. • Wrote feature stories for UBC Thunderbirds website and team programs. • Performed play-by-play duties for CIS men’s and women’s basketball on CiTR FM and CanadaWest.tv; occasionally performed colour-commentary duties for CIS women’s hockey.

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  Edmonton Journal

  • Canada
  • Newspaper Publishing
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Sports Intern

    • Nov 2012 - Jan 2013
    • Edmonton, AB

    • Interned between semesters covering local high school, post-secondary, and Major Junior sports. • Produced 24 articles over three weeks, subject to tight deadlines and newspaper standards. • Pitched unique story ideas, culled sources in the field; pre- and post-game coverage of WHL games.

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  Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada

  • Canada
  • Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Production Control Specialist

    • Jul 2010 - Aug 2012
    • Cambridge, Ontario

    • Responsible for ordering and forecasting North American parts and components for four vehicle models; Individual supply chain included up to 30 suppliers and 600 parts at a given time. • Created Parts Issue Consolidation System, which merged multiple daily reports into Access database for ease of use and improved parts issue visibility. • Model Change Build-Out Coordinator, coordinating the run-out of all old model year parts to reduce obsolescence cost and minimize risk of shop downtime while establishing budget, schedule, and targets. • Organize and monitor small teams for key departmental projects. • Evaluate, recommend, and help implement industry best practices across manufacturing suppliers.

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  Knapp Fasteners

  • Cambridge, Ontario

  • Purchasing and Sales Associate

    • Oct 2008 - Jul 2010
    • Cambridge, Ontario

    Purchasing and sales for a mid-sized fastener distributor.

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  Queen's University

  • Canada
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Resident Advisor

    • Aug 2007 - Apr 2008
    • Kingston, ON

    Resident advisor ("Don") on a floor of first year students, responsible for easing the transition to University life and fostering an open living community.

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  Smith School Of Business At Queen's University

  • Canada
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Research and Teaching Assistant

    • Jan 2006 - Apr 2008
    • Kingston, Ontario

    Marketing teaching assistant, responsible for grading papers and exams. Research assistant, focused on analyzing self-reported survey data and survey creation for a marketing professor.