Patricia Murphy
Reporter
About
Patricia Murphy is an enterprise reporter for KUOW. Patricia is currently reporting on justice and public health.
Previously she was part of two collaborative projects focusing on military and veterans affairs. The American Homefront Project is a partnership between public radio stations KUOW, WUNC, KPCC and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Back at Base is a collaboration between National Public Radio and seven member stations including KUOW.
Patricia is an award-winning radio journalist and news anchor. Patricia’s first job in radio news was at WBUR Boston in 1994. She’s worked at KUOW since 2000.
Patricia’s series “Less than Honorable,” investigated how the military handles more than 3,000 sexual assault cases each year.
Her 2011 collaboration with the Seattle Times, “The Weight of War,” looked at heavy loads carried by troops and the increase in chronic orthopedic injuries as a result; the series won a national award for Excellence in Health Care Journalism from the Association of Healthcare Journalists.
She also received a national Edward R. Murrow Award for a documentary on IV drug use and has had her work recognized with awards from the Public Radio News Directors Association and the Society of Professional Journalists.
In 2012, Patricia was inducted into the Dart Society, a network of journalists who cover trauma, conflict and social injustice.
Patricia holds a B.A. from Emerson College in Boston.
Stories
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KUOW Newsroom
Washington's 'Little Tuesday' primary will matter in 2020
Patricia Murphy talks with political analysts Joni Balter and C.R. Douglas about Washington's presidential primary, happening on March 10 this year.
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KUOW Newsroom
We interrupt this mild Puget Sound winter for some cold weather ... and snow?
Washington State climatologist Nick Bond tells KUOW’s Patricia Murphy that the warm, wet winter predicted for the region could see an interruption.
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KUOW Newsroom
American-Iranians say they were detained at the Canadian border. Border officials deny it.
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) says around 60 Iranian-Americans were stopped at the U.S. - Canadian border this weekend. U.S. Border Patrol denies those reports.
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Washington's $30 car tabs on hold as judge slaps injunction on I-976
Initiative 976 -- the $30-dollar car tab measure -- has been put on hold while a legal challenge moves forward.
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KUOW Newsroom
Challenge to car tabs initiative goes to court
A King County Judge will decide whether to pause I-976, the measure that would limit car tabs to 30-dollars.l Tuesday’s hearing was part of a multi-party lawsuit which includes King County and the city of Seattle against the initiative
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New rules ahead for mold reporting at Seattle hospitals
Public Health Seattle and King County says it will begin tracking aspergillus mold Infections in hospitals more closely.
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KUOW Newsroom
Prisoners went on food strike. Were thrown in solitary. And now they're suing
The State Department of Corrections is being sued by a group of inmates who say they were arbitrarily placed in solitary after a non-violent food strike.
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KUOW Newsroom
Should felons be allowed to vote straight out of prison?
Some Washington state lawmakers want people convicted of felonies to have their voting rights restored as soon as they leave prison.
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KUOW Newsroom
Ballard fire likely started with electrical equipment
The Seattle fire department is investigating how a massive fire started in Ballard Monday afternoon. Officials say the cause remains undetermined but they think it’s likely connected to overheated electrical equipment.
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KUOW Newsroom
After three teen deaths, local schools warn families about illicit pills
After three student overdose deaths in the Seattle area, school administrators and public-health officials are warning parents to talk with their children about drugs.