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: "I hope you find the fish"
Another week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with Angela King, host of Morning Edition on KUOW and KUOW's Casey Martin.
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Seattle Now: Baby orca?
The orca called Tahlequah brought new attention to the threats facing killer whales when she carried the body of her calf for more than two weeks. Now she's pregnant again, and the world is crossing its fingers for a new baby.
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Seattle Now: A 7 week battle with coronavirus
Reporter Anna King was in the middle of covering the spread of coronavirus when she became sick.
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Seattle Now: Protest deja vu
It’s been nearly two months since the start of daily protests in Seattle, and new scenes of violence on Capitol Hill this weekend felt like deja vu to many. Why does it feel like we're back at square one?
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Seattle Now: What's going on in Portland?
President Trump backed off from his threats to send federal law enforcement to Seattle to break up the CHOP. But he did send them to Portland, setting off a political backlash and escalating the protests. We’ll hear what’s going on from Portland-based independent journalist Sergio Olmos.
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Seattle Now: We can't have nice things
Another week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with Jeannie Yandel and Zaki Hamid, cohosts of KUOW's 'Are We Going to Be Okay?' series.
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Seattle Now: Vaccine trial offers a glimmer of hope
A vaccine for Covid-19 is the best hope for stemming the pandemic. This week, we got a glimpse of that light at the end of the tunnel.
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Seattle Now: Goya boycott hits Seattle pantries
When the Latino community learned that the CEO of Goya Foods praised President Trump and his leadership during the pandemic, to many it felt like a slap.
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Seattle Now: Schools cram for reopening
Seattle schools are trying to figure out how to get kids safely back in the classroom. One thing is for sure: Students are going to have a very different year than they were expecting.
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Seattle Now: Those small biz loans helped some biggish WA companies
Some of that federal money meant to help small businesses survive the pandemic wound up going to some big local restaurant chains. KUOW’s John Ryan looked into who helped themselves to PPP money here in Washington.