
Shannon Murray
My journalism career has been Texas through and through and reporting the news in Dallas brings it all full circle.
I grew up in DeSoto and graduated from Duncanville High School. That’s where it all started. I anchored our school newscast, Eye of the Panther News, and we won the state competition for broadcasting and even went on to place 2nd in nationals my senior year. My teacher, Mrs. Nancy Noyes, is the woman who encouraged me to pursue journalism in college and she is one of the main reasons I’m still doing it today.
I went on to graduate from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in broadcast journalism. In college I held an internship with a local news station, KXAN, and spent a summer in Los Angeles where I interned for The Ellen Degeneres Show. Working at Ellen showed me this job can be fun, but it takes a lot of work behind the scene to make it happen! I was also president of my sorority, Alpha Phi, and got involved with the UT television station, Texas Student Television.
After graduation I landed my first job as a reporter for KOSA in Midland/Odessa. I’d never been there before but made the six hour drive west and didn’t think twice. That’s where I learned to do it all – shoot video, edit, produce, report, anchor, sometimes I even ran the teleprompter. I also picked up a few skills at KCRS Radio, where I learned to run the control board and filled in as host for a political talk radio show.
Next stop: back to Austin. I was offered a job as a reporter for KVUE and spent the next three years embracing everything the capital city had to offer – live music, the outdoors and tacos (lots of tacos). At work I primarily covered crime and courts, sometimes spending weeks inside a courtroom on a high profile case. I also reported on the horrific crash at the 2014 SXSW festival that killed four innocent bystanders and injured more than 20. I was attending the festival myself when it happened and followed the story all the way through the trial where the driver was convicted of capital murder. More recently, I was responsible for extensive coverage on the devastating 2015 flood that swept away entire blocks of homes and killed more than a dozen people. The stories of the victims were some of the most difficult to tell and I will carry them with me the rest of my life. Of course, I also had the chance to cover some of the fun stuff like the Austin City Limits Music Festival and Longhorn football (hook ‘em!). Austin will always have a special place in my heart but when the opportunity at FOX 4 came up, the drive up I-35 didn’t seem so bad all of a sudden.
You can now catch me reporting for FOX 4’s top-rated Good Day from 4:30-9 am. I’ve always worked evening news and I’m now starting my day with a 2 am wake-up call! I wouldn’t have a job without the viewers, so thank you for watching! That includes all my elementary, middle and high school teachers who have sent messages and commented on Facebook (keep it coming!).
In my spare time I’m a wanna-be yogi and I love to eat but don’t cook. To justify all the queso, I’m a runner too. My first race was The Dallas White Rock Half-Marathon with my dad in 2008. Since then I’ve finished a couple full marathons, a hand full of half marathons and last year did my first (and last) sprint-triathlon in Austin. I serve as a volunteer for Back on My Feet, a group that runs with the homeless to promote self-sufficiency and I’m a mentor to a young lady through Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Story tip? E-mail me at Shannon.murray@fox.com. You can follow me on Twitter too @ShannonMFox4. I’d love to hear from you!
The latest from Shannon Murray
Fort Worth's Fourth has new larger fireworks show
The folks behind the Fort Worth's Fourth celebration say it will end with the largest fireworks show in North Texas.
Denton will limit enforcement of new Texas abortion trigger law
The Denton leaders passed a resolution that essentially decriminalizes abortions in the city. Police will not make claims of illegal abortions a priority and funding for such investigations will be limited.
Texas abortion providers sue to temporarily hold off ban
A lawsuit filed on behalf of abortion clinics in Dallas, McKinney, Fort Worth and other cities seeks to block the state's abortion laws that existed before Roe v. Wade. They want to maintain abortion access as long as they can, even if it's just temporary.
Doctors worry abortion restrictions could impact care for expectant mothers
Last week's Supreme Court ruling halted access to abortion in Texas. It also leaves many doctors unsure about what to do when a woman has a miscarriage or other complication like ectopic pregnancy.
Shooting at Dallas Dave and Busters leaves 1 dead
A night of fun and games ended with gunfire, families running for their lives and one man dead inside the Dave and Busters restaurant in Dallas.
Southwest Airlines pilots picket, say they're tired of being understaffed and overworked
Southwest Airlines pilots say they are tired of saying 'sorry' on every flight. They're protesting current working conditions that have them understaffed and overworked as travel demand rebounds.
Monkeypox in Texas: Man ignored doctors’ orders, flew home to Dallas after diagnosis
Public health officials in Mexico say a Dallas man infected with monkeypox ignored doctors’ advice to isolate himself and instead boarded a plane for Texas.
Texas school shooting: What we know about the victims in Uvalde
Police have not formally identified the victims from the mass shooting at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school, but some family members are sharing pictures. Here's what we know so far about the 19 children and two teachers who were killed.
Dallas Koreatown hair salon shooting suspect had 'delusional fear of Asians,' police records say
The arrest warrant affidavit says Jeremy Smith admitted he was in the area on the day of the shooting. His girlfriend told investigators he has panic attacks around people of Asian descent ever since a car crash with an Asian man two years ago.
Deep Ellum shooting leaves 2 dead a day after safety plan is unveiled
Police say the shootout was bad blood over a robbery involving a man who was out on bond for murder.