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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Casual Friday: 'Put the memes in the earth'
The City Attorney's race got spicy this week, and the rest of the city warmed up too. Plus, fun with time capsules.
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Here come the 12s
The Seahawks are headed back to Lumen Field, and for the first time in a year in a half, so are the fans. We'll get a preview ahead of this weekend's preseason game against the Raiders from The Athletic's Michael Shawn Dugar.
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Climate change is changing Seattle summers
We're heading towards the second heat wave of the summer, and smoke from West Coast wildfires is finally arriving. Today, we revisit a conversation about how wildfires and climate change are impacting summer, and our relationship with this place.
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'A very rough fall in Seattle for pediatric patients' as delta variant spreads
The now-dominant delta variant has changed the pandemic we’ve come to know so well. Whereas kids were previously less affected by the coronavirus, they are now increasingly at risk. This has many families wondering how they should balance their kids' childhood with protecting them from the pandemic.
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Some answers about young kids and covid
Sleepovers, playdates, water parks, even school. These were all things kids couldn’t wait to get back to as vaccination rates went up and cases went down. But with new covid variants circulating, some families are wondering when to press pause on the activities.
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Your favorite bar might card you twice
Once to make sure you're not underage, and once to make sure you've been fully vaccinated against covid. KUOW’s Joshua McNichols brings us a look at how asking for proof of vaccination has been playing out on Capitol Hill.
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Local designer aims to turn Seattle into fashion hot spot
Worried you won't remember how to get dressed once lockdown lifts? Fashion desinger Jamen Lanogwa Saziru believes there's hope for Puget Sound style beyond fleece and flannel.
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'My life and my voice,' the art of FEWOCiOUS
An 18-year-old artist just recently crashed a Christie’s online auction site. He goes by FEWOCiOUS, he just moved to Seattle from Las Vegas, he's made millions selling his art as NFTs and we'll meet him today.
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How cities can change along with the PNW climate
The causes of June’s deadly heatwave are still being studied, but the early science says the usually mild PNW can expect more blistering heat, and more often. We get a picture of how it played out around the city, and hear from a climate scientist about how Seattle can adapt.
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Casual Friday: No J&J, no Tanqueray
Seattle bars say they won't serve anyone without proof of a shot. Governor Inslee asks vaccinated Washingtonians to start masking up again indoors. And Vancouver's Jordan Chiles helps Team USA win silver after Simone Biles bows out.