Beth Murphy is a documentary producer, director, author and university professor. She has been producing, directing, and reporting for documentaries and television & radio news for 18 years. She has twice been nominated for Emmys, and is most recently the winner of a 2003 Gracie Allen Award from American Women in Radio and Television. Her programs air on The History Channel, History Channel International, Discovery Channel, Discovery Channel International, Lifetime Television, PBS, Japan’s NHK, Canada’s Canal Vie, and Israel’s IBA.

Murphy served as the producer, director and writer for the Discovery International Special FLU TIME BOMB, the first documentary to interweave the story of the devastating 1918 flu pandemic with the modern investigation into the virus that caused it — and what this research means for today’s battle against H5N1, perhaps the most dangerous strain of influenza mankind has ever seen. Currently airing in markets worldwide.

She also produced/directed/wrote the History Channel Special, FLYING PYRAMIDS—SOARING STONES. The program investigates an incredible new theory: Did the ancient Egyptians use wind power to engineer their biggest projects? Scientists and engineers put the theory to the test and succeed in lifting a 16-ton obelisk, using nothing but wind power and a kite. The program is currently airing in markets around the globe.

For Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2004, Murphy produced/directed BREAST CANCER LEGACY for the Discovery Health Channel. Hosted by actress Meredith Baxter, the documentary examines what it means to have a family history of breast cancer and how the future of genetics promises hope for prevention and cure. The program is currently airing on Discovery Health Asia/Pacific Rim.

Murphy has also produced 9 documentaries for public television (distributed by APT), including stories on slavery in Sudan, environmental racism, and relief workers returning to Kosovo after 3 months of war. HEROES OF HOPE: CRISIS IN KOSOVO, a one-hour Special hosted by actor Sam Waterston, was nominated for an Emmy.

Murphy is the producer/director/writer of FIGHTING FOR OUR FUTURE, a Lifetime Television documentary. Winner of the Gracie Allen Award, this is an intimate portrayal of young women courageously battling breast cancer. The program is currently airing on Discovery Health Asia.

She also authored the companion book to this documentary. Fighting For Our Future: How Young Women Find Strength, Hope, and Courage While Taking Control of Breast Cancer was published by McGraw Hill, and serves as the first and only survival guide for young women battling breast cancer. The book received a starred review from the Library Journal, which heralded it as "doing the cancer community a vital service." The book was also featured on OPRAH and NBC’s Today Show, and was published in the UK and Israel in Fall 2003. It was translated into Mandarin and published in China in Spring 2004.

Murphy is a contributing author to Open My Eyes, Open My Soul, a collection of short stories and poems by Yolanda King (daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr.). Her piece focuses on THE UNLIKELY SANTA, a Christmas Special and companion book that defines the Christmas spirit through the inspiring life of an 80-year-old Holocaust survivor whose belief in St. Nick helped him through his darkest hours. Today, he is that man—in look and in deed.

Her articles have appeared in The Boston Globe and San Francisco Chronicle, among other publications; and she has been profiled in The Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, Providence Journal, Boston Business Journal, and Jerusalem Post. Murphy has also been a guest on NBC’s Today Show, NPR, The CBS Evening News, and numerous other television and radio outlets. Her work has been featured on OPRAH, the NBC Nightly News, ZDF-German Television, NPR, and numerous other print, radio and television outlets.

As an adjunct professor at Suffolk University and a visiting professor at American University Paris, Beth has taught courses in covering international crises, the business of international news, and media ethics. She earned a B.A. in History from the University of Connecticut, and an M.A. in International Relations and International Communications from Boston University.

Further study in documentary filmmaking was completed at the George Washington University Documentary Center. Prior to producing and directing documentaries, Beth worked as both a television and radio news reporter and anchor.

Beth serves on the board of the International Institute of Boston and is a member of Filmmakers Collaborative.