Brian Murphy

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Brian Murphy (scholar)

A. Brian Murphy is a scholar of Russian literature and Professor Emeritus of the University of Ulster. He is regarded as an expert on the life and works of Mikhail Sholokhov and edited Robert Daglish's English translation of Sholokhov's best-known work And Quiet Flows the Don. In 1977, he travelled to meet Sholokhov at the latter's hometown of Veshenskaya. He has also published a book on Mikhail Zoshchenko.

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Brian Murphy (broadcaster)

Brian Murphy (born May 24, 1941, Kingston, Ontario; d. October 31, 2005, Ottawa, Ontario) was a notable and award-winning broadcaster and music historian. He is particularly noted for his association with Ottawa radio station CHEZ-FM between 1977 and 1993.

History

Brian Murphy's career was closely intertwined with that of Ottawa record retailer, music promoter and radio station owner Harvey Glatt. While still in his teens, Murphy commenced working for Glatt at Glatt's flagship Treble Clef record store on Sparks Street in Ottawa, ultimately becoming the manager of the store. Murphy later developed a weekend overnight radio show, Free Form Radio, on Ottawa's CKBY-FM station. When Glatt started CHEZ-FM, in 1977, Murphy joined the station as its first Music Director and ultimately developed three weekly radio shows on which he regularly appeared: The Source, Blues 106 and Jazz 106.

Murphy's position at CHEZ was eliminated in the summer of 1993, amidst a change at the station to a "Classic Rock" format. Murphy never returned to radio, and went into a period of slow decline from 1993 until his death twelve years later. He supported himself through providing mix tapes to commercial establishments, as well as selling most of his record collection.