Erin Murray joined the Spectrum Bay News 9 team in July 2019 as the weekend anchor for Your Morning News.

Erin is a four-time regional Emmy award-winning journalist, along with being recognized as the 2024 Best Breaking News Journalist by the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalist for her coverage of protests on college campuses in reaction to the Israel-Hamas War. She was also the Florida AP Award Winner for best general assignment reporter in 2018. Erin originally started with Spectrum News in November 2016. Prior to moving to Tampa Bay, Erin worked as a general assignment reporter for Spectrum News 13 in Central Florida. 

As a journalist, Erin loves the art of storytelling. She ardently believes you will always remember a story that makes you feel something. That’s why, in addition to the gathering the necessary facts, Erin also meticulously collects powerful video, imagery and expressive sound to edit into her reports in order to convey a better understanding of a story.  

Erin has had the privilege of covering some of the biggest and most impactful stories in Florida. She covered Hurricane Michael, which completely devastated the Panhandle, and Hurricanes Milton, Helen, Irma and Harvey. She also traveled to Puerto Rico to continue Spectrum News' coverage two years after Hurricane Maria hit. In March of 2018, she covered Washington D.C.’s March for Our Lives, where 800,000 people came out to protest after the Parkland mass shooting. On a day-to-day, Erin primarily covers a medical beat for Spectrum Bay News 9. Her most recent regional Emmy win was for sharing a story on Dementia Friendly Dining in Tampa Bay.

Erin and her husband, Mike, have two young children, Eva and Cullen. She openly talks about her IVF journey to have both of her children. She met her husband at West Virginia University, and they are proud Mountaineers. Erin is also an avid equestrian and has ridden horses her entire life. Erin grew up in Virginia and spent six years of her childhood overseas in Germany. 

On her days off, Erin spends most of her time enjoying all the family-fun Tampa Bay has to offer. She loves going to the Florida Aquarium or spending time outdoors at Honeymoon Island State Park.