SINCE 2002, Jay David Murphy had worked in the construction materials supply business, first as a wholesaler, then as a regional manager for a parts manufacturer. Riding tide of home building in Las Vegas, afforded him the opportunity to follow his passion in the arts and hone his writing. Gathering stories, diving head first into all that is Las Vegas, from it’s sinister underbelly to it’s high lofted visions of golden towers, he has now shifted his life’s course back to fulltime writing.
“My Craigslist Free Miracle” is the first book in a trilogy cover the past 12 months in Las Vegas, documenting exploring, examining, and living the life that has been left from the economic disaster that has gripped the planet.
His goal was to find solutions, provide empathy, and hopefully inspire people to challenge themselves to stand up and fight, instead of waiting for the governments to save them with a stimulus package.
From the 70’s through 2000, he enjoyed a long career in radio and film. The following is a breakdown of those years.
1991 to 1995
Indian Springs Ranch Incorporated
Oasis Film Production
Thrill Entertainment
(Entities under one umbrella)
ISR: Historic Hotel & Swimming Pool Resort Property Manager. The Position Included the Service of Celebrity Guests, Fortune 500 Guests, and Personal Corporate Guests.
He managed the 2000 acre Organic Cotton and Hay Agriculture Operations. He started the first Gila Valley Organic Operation and was the first grower of Colored organic Cotton for the region.
He also managed the Livestock and Exotic Animal Operation based on Organic Principles of Sustainability. Thrill Ent: Jay joined as a Production Assistant and was in days promoted to Location Scout, Assistant Producer, and 2nd Unit Film Manager plus created Award Winning Film Festival footage. Jay also became the Publicity & Marketing Manager for “The Shinning Blood” for the International Release and Theater Run. Oasis: Jay was a successful Producer & Screen Play Writer, developing projects while Ghost Writing & Creating Spec. Projects. He worked on special projects with the Rolling Stones, Prince Stanislas Klossowski de Rola, Mark Forester, Peggy Hitchcock, Oliver Stone, Marc Johnson, & Christian Slater.
KATO/KXKQ/KSIL Inc.
Jay enjoyed a full & complete career in Radio Broadcasting from 1980 to 1992.
Jay worked as On-Air DJ (all shifts), News Director, Sports Director, Production Manager, Copywriter, Marketing & Advertising Director, Sales Manager, & Engineer. He wrote over 75,000 Radio Commercials, Produced and voiced over 50,000 Commercials, created over 300 special programs, and wrote over 100,000 pieces of News, Sports, Information, and Entertainment Copy. He managed an 8 station SW Radio Network. In the mid 80’s he created & evolved flawless automation pre-Windows & fostered in the first Radio Station DOS/Windows automated stations in the SW. Jay Murphy won the 1984 Associated Press Governors Cup for Arizona for the 1# News Story of the Year in Arizona, for the Copper Strike Live Coverage Nationally. He created the “Old West Highway” path concept through Southern Arizona. For 12 years Jay produced the majority of News Stories on Mt. Graham Construction, Installation, and Environmental Protests and Litigation of the Projects involving the Observatories for the University of Arizona, Vatican, and the Max Plank Institute. Being diverse and always seeking knowledge has been his mantra. The following information is more on his background.
Interests and Activities
Literature, Writing, Television, Film, Music, Art, American Western History, Sci-fi, Travel, Art, Architecture, Sociology, Pop Culture, Art, Sales Education, Internet Marketing & Sales, Web Development, Environmental Sustainability, Inventor.
Licenses, Certificates, Associations
FCC Operators Permit for Broadcasting
Clark County Nevada “pool technician” Certificate #1312016777
APSP Association of Pool Contractors
University of Arizona Alumni
Eastern Arizona College Alumni
A Founding Member Gila Valley Repertory Theater Company
Education
1987
University of Arizona
Bachelors of Science General Fine Arts
1985
Eastern Arizona College
Associate of Applied Arts Speech and Communication
Associate of Applied Science in Acting
Jay was raised and spent a large portion of his life in Southern Arizona, where his family still lives today, owns Music Stores and other entertainment oriented businesses. Jay feels blessed that his parents fostered his desires in the arts.
Upon graduating college, his mother followed his footsteps and went to the same college and graduated Valedictorian inher 40’s. Today she has become an authority on Tombstone and the history that surrounds it. His father as written a guitar lesson book, has 100’s of songs to his name, and of course had an early career playing live music with Roy Clark, Hoyt Axton, George Jones and others.
His youngest brother is currently completing two thriller novels and is the youngest ever President of the Arizona Fire Fighters Association. His sister is reaching for her dream to be the first woman to win the World Series Poker Tournament held each year in Las Vegas, after a ten year battle with cancer, and his middle brother owns and operates a successful Bowling Alley, bar, and restaurant.
AND THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES…
