Thomas Murphy (broadcasting)

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Thomas Murphy
Murphy in 1985
Born	(1925-05-31)May 31, 1925 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Died	May 25, 2022(2022-05-25) (aged 96) Rye, New York, U.S.
Education	Princeton University Cornell University (BS) Harvard University (MBA)
Occupation	Broadcasting executive
Spouse	Suzanne Murphy (died 2009)
Children	4

Thomas Sawyer Murphy (May 31, 1925 – May 25, 2022) was an American broadcasting executive, and was chair and chief executive officer of Capital Cities / ABC, Inc. until 1996. Together with fellow Capital Cities executive Daniel Burke, Murphy engineered the acquisition of the American Broadcasting Company in 1986 for $3.5 billion.^[1] Murphy and Burke, who served as president and chief executive of ABC until 1994, are credited with increasing the profitability and efficiency of ABC.^[1]