Corky Sherwood

Corky Sherwood, also briefly known as Corky Sherwood-Forrest and Corky Sherwood-Silverberg (The latter of which was retconned in season eleven), was a former beauty pageant winner{{sup| and journalist.{{sup| She was best known for being a reporter and host on the news shows FYI and Murphy in the Morning.{{sup|

Early Life
Corky was born in the fictional town of Neebo, Louisiana. She revealed to Miles Silverberg that as a child, she had envisioned marrying a "Baptist car salesman" when she grew up, indicating she was raised as a Baptist.{{sup| Corky was the captain of her high school's cheer squad, and almost burnt down her hometown during a parade while tossing a flaming baton.{{sup| She attended high school with Will Forrest, who she ultimately married and divorced.

Adult Life
Corky won the 1983 Miss America pageant after originally being the runner-up,{{sup| as the initial winner was stripped of her title due to engaging in beastiality.{{sup| After her newfound fame, Corky was invited to host FYI while Murphy stayed at the Betty Ford Center for a month, and was asked by future husband Miles Silverberg to stay on the show permanently, after she received positive responses in the 18-34 female viewer demographic.{{sup| Corky expressed interest in becoming a journalist and learning from Murphy, which visibly flattered Murphy.{{sup| She revealed to Murphy Brown that she was a Christian and attended church weekly.{{sup| Corky was fond of animals, and as of 2018, had three cats and one dog. {{sup| She originally had one cat, Mr. Puffy.{{sup|

Personality
Corky was originally a victim of the “dumb blonde” trope; for example, she was unable to pronounce the word “Shi’ite,"{{sup| and chimed in with non-sequiturs during conversations she was not invited into.{{sup| However, the fact that she was aware of her inability to pronounce the word "Shi'ite,"{{sup| and her use of guilt as a manipulation tactic to steal back her story from Murphy{{sup| in the episode Devil With a Blue Dress On logically indicates that Corky was smarter than she seemed. This became more apparent in later seasons when Corky became a respected journalist who received confidential tips{{sup| and was able to clap back at her coworkers competently.{{sup|

Mentioned Reports

 * "The Darker Side of Liposuction"{{sup|