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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State lawmakers meet amid pandemic, protest
Security checkpoints ringed the Capitol as the state legislative session got underway on Monday, and the FBI is warning of more armed demonstrations to come. We’ll talk with KUOW’s Casey Martin and Austin Jenkins about the first day of business in Olympia.
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What drove the insurrection?
Seeing armed men storm government buildings on TV is shocking. But anti-government extremists have been with us for decades, and lately, they're feeling emboldened.
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Casual Friday with Marcus Green and Jeannie Yandel
We were ready to dissect #BeanDad. Instead, we're processing an insurrection attempt with Seattle Times columnist Marcus Green and KUOW editor Jeannie Yandel.
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Chaos in D.C.
A politically charged mob, egged on by the sitting president, overruns the U.S. Capitol and brings democracy to a halt. We hear how it went for our state's congressional delegation and get perspective from University of Washington history professor Margaret O'Mara.
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A plan to streamline homeless relief hits a snag
A little over a year ago, King County and the city of Seattle teamed up to help streamline a complicated network of homeless services. But things have not gone as planned.
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Bumping up against the limits of presidential power
After weeks of fighting an election outcome he doesn't like, President Trump is running out of time. But the danger to American democracy will stick around even after President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in.
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Seattle Now: Wrapping up a very 2020 year in city politics
The year was one news dump after another and city politics was no exception. What did we learn? Reporters Essex Porter of KIRO-7 and David Kroman of Crosscut are here to make sense of the aftermath.
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Seattle Now: Casual Thursday with Casey Martin and Zaki Hamid
Goodbye, 2020. It's been real. We’re taking all we can from a wild year in Seattle and welcoming a fresh start with KUOW’s Zaki Hamid and Casey Martin.
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Seattle Now: I got vaccinated
Nicole Johnson is an ICU nurse and has been treating Covid patients for months now. On Friday, she got her first injection of the Pfizer vaccine.
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Seattle Now: Not all businesses are struggling
This pandemic has been painful. For the economy, for people’s jobs and livelihoods. Applications for unemployment are at a 3 month peak nationally. This has been a crushing year for millions. But there’s always a flip side...