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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Why catalytic converters are being stolen in broad daylight
Catalytic converters are being stolen out from under cars all over the city. KUOW producer Brandi Fullwood looked into what's going on, who’s buying all those stolen parts and what you can do to protect yours.
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Casual Friday: Look ma, no mask!
Goodbye, mask mandate... if you're fully vaccinated, at least. The CDC says 12-15 year-olds can get shots, and vaccinated people don't have to wear masks any more. Plus we get the dirt on Mayor Durkan's missing text messages.
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Colleges add a vaccine prereq
UW and WSU want students to get vaccinated before coming back to campus this fall. Katie Mangan at the Chronicle for Higher Education explains what it could mean.
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But what if I want to stay in quarantine?
After a year adjusting to socially distanced life, some of us are not exactly thrilled about the idea of reopening. But thanks to vaccines, the return to the office and summer travel plans aren't far off. We get advice for confronting your re-entry anxiety from Dr. Ronnie Cunningham.
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The case of the mayor's missing texts
There’s lots of interest in finding out what Mayor Durkan was texting to other city officials as they responded to last summer’s protests. One problem though: the city says they’re nowhere to be found. KUOW's Ashley Hiruko explains.
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Seattle Now: King County stays in phase 3
After worries that King County would be knocked back to phase 2, we’re hitting pause.
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Your phone will buzz before our next big earthquake
The ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system goes live statewide today. It will give you a heads up before the shaking starts and could mean valuable seconds to act in our next quake. We hear about how it works from Bill Steele, seismologist with the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.
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Suddenly we can't give vaccines away
After months of scarce appointments, all of a sudden it’s easier than ever to get a vaccine in Seattle. But people don’t seem to be rushing out to get a shot, so the city is responding with some new ideas to get people motivated to get vaccinated. KUOW’s Eilis O’Neill explains.
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Casual Friday: Hitting a vaccine wall
Demand for vaccines is dropping, so we ask: How would you pitch someone who's hesitating? Zombie jokes? Fake news? Plus, King County might be rolling back to Phase 2, and Seattle's axe throwing venue gets a whole new selling point.
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A new drug policy path
You might have missed it, but Washington just took a big step toward changing the equation when it comes to law enforcement, drugs and addiction. KUOW’s Amy Radil tells us what the future might hold after a court case gave lawmakers an opportunity to set a new direction for drug policy.