Patricia Murphy
Host
About
Patricia Murphy is the host of Seattle Now, a daily news podcast.
Her interviews focus on experts and newsmakers. Previously, you could find Patricia on the beat reporting on military and veteran affairs, justice, and health.
In 2018 Patricia received a regional Edward R. Murrow award for a series about the motivations of young people who carry guns. In 2005 she received a national Edward R. Murrow award for her reporting on injection drug use.
Though her first job in news was throwing hard copies of the Sunday paper from her bike, Patricia also graduated from Emerson College with a B.S. in Communications.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Affiliations: Dart Center, Ochberg Society for Trauma Journalism
Podcasts
Stories
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On the road to one million EVs
There are 84,000 electric vehicles on the road in Washington today. By the end of this decade, the plan is to get to one million. And there’s a pile of federal money on the way to get you behind the wheel.
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Tongans wait for a word from home
Tonga is still mostly cut off after an undersea volcano erupted on Saturday and put the West Coast on tsunami lookout. Here in Seattle, family and friends are standing by and ready to help.
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When MLK came to town
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. only came to Seattle once, in 1961. He was invited by his longtime friend, Reverend Samuel B. McKinney of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. KUOW's Isolde Raftery tells Kim Malcolm about the message he brought with him that would become his most famous speech.
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This squirrel puppet won't judge
Plenty of people are struggling with their mental health through this long pandemic. Some are finding community online. We’ll meet a TikTok creator who’s roaming Orcas Island with a squirrel puppet who preaches non-judgement.
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How do we make the city safer for pedestrians?
More Seattle walkers and bikers are dying on the city's roads than five years ago, despite an initiative to eliminate traffic fatalities by the end of this decade. KUOW's Gracie Todd dug into why it's happening and what could be done to reverse the trend.
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Charge your laptops, remote school might be back
It's "refresh your email and wait for an update to find out if your kid has school tomorrow" time, as Omicron has begun to force closures due to short staffing and safety concerns. KUOW's Ann Dornfeld explains how Seattle is handling the pressure to keep schools open.
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'Before was practice.' This epidemiologist says to treat the pandemic like it's 2020
When you're coming up on two years in a pandemic, the last thing anyone wants to hear is that everything up until now has been a trial run. But that's how UW epidemiologist Judith Malmgren sees things with omicron driving infections to record levels.
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Casual Friday: The Homer Simpson Transformation
It's a new year, but Covid didn't get the memo that it's no longer invited to the party. Between scrambling to find rapid test kits and returning to our home offices, it's been a hell of a week. Plus, we look ahead to the good food Seattle can expect to see in 2022.
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It'll melt
The first big snow of winter is mostly behind us, but if you’ve been trying to get around recently you’ve likely got a story to tell about it.
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Drama at Stevens Pass
It's been a rip roaring start to snow season, but half of the ski resort at Stevens Pass is still closed. It's not alone — other Seattle area ski repor