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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Our trees are stressed
It’s fall, but you wouldn’t exactly know it from looking out the window. The trees that usually signal the changing season with a blaze of color aren’t popping like they usually do.
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Casual Friday: No crying in baseball
The Mariners are out of time. Seattle police are taking their time getting vaccinated. And a lone beluga whale is getting some ‘me time’ in Puget Sound. At least we hope that’s what he’s doing.
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Now arriving, Northgate station
Sound Transit unveiled Northgate Station last weekend, the new northernmost stop on our growing light rail system. And the train is not only changing the way people get around, but what each community looks like around each stop.
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An epic hack of online extremists
A massive hack of a Sammamish-based web hosting company has revealed the personal information of some of the people behind right-wing extremist groups like QAnon and Proud Boys. We’ll find out what researchers and reporters are hoping to learn from all that information.
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Pandemic reality check
There's talk of turning a corner and some people seem ready to move on from the pandemic. We get a reality check from UW epidemiologist Judith Malmgren.
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That was fun while it lasted
What a weekend for baseball in this town. Mariners fans didn’t get the outcome they were hoping for, but still there’s reason to think the team might be turning a corner on one of baseball's longest dry spells.
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Casual Friday: All aboard the M's bandwagon
UW students are back on campus. Light rail is about to hit Northgate. And the Mariners are this close to believing themselves into the playoffs. We’re wrapping up another week in Seattle with KEXP’s Eva Walker and UW's Douglas Ishii.
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The U District is back
As students return to classes and a new light rail station opens, the bustle is coming back to the University District.
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Keeping the ferry boats afloat
If you’ve taken a state ferry lately, there’s a good chance you were waiting a while. Delays and cancellations have frustrated passengers all summer. KUOW’s Noel Gasca tells us what’s been slowing down the boats, and how a new high school is trying to help keep things running.
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The magical murals of Henry
You’ve seen Ryan Henry Ward’s murals around town: A walrus riding a bike. A sasquatch hugging a salmon. A salmon drinking coffee. There’s lots of whimsy and joy in Henry’s work, and as KUOW’s Anna Boiko-Weyrauch explains, he worked hard to find it.