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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Seattle Now: Reinventing arts in a pandemic
Seattle's arts scene is struggling due to Covid. But it's adapting, says KUOW's longtime arts and culture reporter, Marcie Sillman. As Marcie retires from KUOW, she reflects on the future of Seattle's creative community.
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Seattle Now: Nurses battle the third wave
While we’ve been busy staying away from each other, healthcare workers have been up close and personal with Covid patients every day. They're stretched thin, and the third wave is putting them under even more strain.
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Seattle Now: The Washington county winning at picking presidents
The recent election was anything but predictable. But one Washington county is a solid bet when it comes to choosing a president. Clallam County, on the Olympic Peninsula, is on a 40-year winning streak of picking presidents, the longest run in the nation.
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Seattle Now: Preparing for the third wave
Scientists have been warning about a devastating fall surge in Covid cases for months. Now that the third wave is upon us, what can we do to steel ourselves for a hard winter?
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Seattle Now: Casual Friday with Melanie McFarland and Zaki Hamid
Another week, another shot of making sense of what life is like right now with TV critic for Salon.com Melanie McFarland and KUOW's director of Community Engagement Zaki Hamid.
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Seattle Now: It's mushroom season
We have a special episode for you today. We actually recorded last year before we were a show. It’s about mushrooms and the bumper crop we received last year.
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Seattle Now: Trump's refusal to concede
President Trump has refused to concede the election and allow President Elect Biden to start the transition process. Today, we ask what history can tell us about what will happen next.
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Seattle Now: Minimizing our Covid risk this winter
Coronavirus cases are surging nationwide, with more than 100,000 new cases daily. Here in Washington, Seattle is a hot spot. Winter is drawing us indoors and, as pandemic fatigue sets in, people are taking more risks with Covid exposure. The freshly-elected Biden-Harris administration says tackling the pandemic is a top priority. But personal responsibility is critical too, and there’s a lot of conflicting advice how to stay safe in this third wave of Coronavirus.
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Seattle Now: Reconciling our differences
Joe Biden may be the President Elect, but he’ll be leading a deeply divided country. Before we reconcile our differences we need to take a hard look at why they exist in the first place.
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Seattle Now: Casual Friday with Tan Vinh and Casey Martin
Seattle Times Food writer Tan Vinh and KUOW's Casey Martin process a chaotic election week with Patricia Murphy.