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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Pro tips on helping kids readjust to school
Seattle elementary students got a taste of “new normal” yesterday. They’re back in the classroom for the first time in over a year. We talk with child psychologist Dr. Lauren Silvers about how parents can help support the transition back to in-person school.
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Amazon won't abandon the office
Amazon is signaling a return to "office-based culture" by fall. That has some employees considering their options, while downtown businesses say it can't happen soon enough. We talk with Seattle Times business and tech reporter Katherine Khashimova Long.
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Casual Friday with Chase Burns and John Moe
This week, we started counting down to wide-open vaccine eligibility, Amazon ticked off some workers by expecting them to come back to the office and Seattle got cast in a new Steven Soderbergh movie.
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School bells are back
More than a year into the pandemic, some Seattle public school teachers and students are headed back to the classroom. KUOW education reporter Ann Dornfeld catches us up on how things are going.
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Shots in lucky arms
If you aren't eligible to get vaccinated yet, you can still try your luck at finding a last-minute leftover dose somewhere. Seattle Now producer Clare McGrane visited a city-run vaccination clinic in Rainier Beach to see how it works.
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A chance to change the office
If you’re one of the many white-collar workers who left the office behind a year ago, you’re probably wondering just what’s in store when you go back. We get some insight on lessons learned from a year of remote work from Microsoft chief scientist Jaime Teevan.
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A new green burial deal
Where do we go when we die? How about a garden, or forest? Washington’s first funeral home offering you the chance to become compost opened in Kent last year. We talk with founder Katrina Spade.
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Casual Friday with Tan Vinh and Eva Walker
This week was a reopening bonanza: bars and restaurants increased capacity (and were tied to more Covid cases), Seattle gets its first in-person live concert this weekend, and we're even considering going back to the office. Plus: A vaccine hunting story straight out of a sci-fi movie.
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Who tells your story
Seattle’s Lori Matsukawa spent nearly 40 years in news as an award-winning journalist and a role model for the young people who watched her on KING 5. We talk with her about media, representation and how to confront harassment toward Asian Americans.
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Keeping small businesses alive
We're entering the recovery phase of the Covid pandemic. What does that mean for businesses who have spent the past year barely hanging on?