Joan Murray (November 6, 1937 – December 18, 2021) was the first African-American woman to report the news on a major network show.
She also worked as a writer for Women on the Move, an NBC daytime program hosted by television personality Kitty Carlisle.
Joan and her twin sister appeared in both print and television commercials targeting the African-American consumer.
She was featured in a 1966 article called "TV News Hens" about black women who were breaking into television reporting.
She donated her archival materials to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, in Harlem, New York City.