mary murphy is an american television personality, print journalist and author. she is an on-air correspondent for "the insider" and a news producer at "entertainment tonight". murphy is also a senior lecturer at usc annenberg school for communication and journalism. she is a contributor to the "los angeles times magazine", "usa weekend magazine", the "new york post" and "the hollywood reporter". murphy has been on the staff of the "los angeles times" and new york, "esquire", and "tv guide" magazines.