Morgan Murphy Media Longtime Leader Liz Burns Dies | Radio & Television Business Report

Longtime Morgan Murphy Media CEO Liz Burns Passes Away.

Elizabeth “Liz” Murphy Burns, the longtime President and CEO of the family-run Morgan Murphy Media, has passed away. She was 79. Burns, whose grandfather founded the Superior Evening Telegraph in 1890, was a third-generation broadcast media executive. She served as…

Morgan Murphy Media Longtime Leader Liz Burns Dies | Radio & Television Business Report

The longtime President/CEO of family-owned Morgan Murphy Media, a woman who led the company for some 43 years, has passed away at the age of 79 — just weeks after stepping down from the chief executive role to become board chair. Elizabeth Murphy Burns is described by the company with broadcast assets across the U.S. as “a pioneering figure in American broadcasting who transformed her family’s business into a multi-platform media company while b…

Broadcasting Pioneer Elizabeth Murphy Burns, Former Morgan Murphy Media CEO, Dies at 79

Elizabeth Murphy Burns, a pioneering figure in American broadcasting who led family-owned Morgan Murphy Media for 43 years, has died at the age of 79.