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: 'No one wants to talk about the Mariners'
Another week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with Zaki Hamid, cohost of KUOW's 'Are We Going to Be Okay?' and Tan Vinh, food writer at the Seattle Times.
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Seattle Now: Much ado about... budget
The call from protesters to defund the Seattle Police Department has been getting a lot of attention, but a new budget proposal from Mayor Jenny Durkan doesn’t even get close to protesters' demands.
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Seattle Now: Police reform tested in Tacoma
Before George Floyd, there was Manny Ellis. He died in police custody in early March, his family wants answers and Washington's new police accountability law was supposed to help. So far, it hasn't.
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Seattle Now: Russell Wilson raises his voice
Big names in sports are speaking up for Black lives, including the Seahawks biggest star. Will it lead to change?
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Seattle Now: Why does the President keep talking about us?
We’re months away from a presidential election, there's a pandemic, the economy is historically bad and there are protests for police reform happening around the country. But in the midst of it all, President Trump has Seattle on his mind.
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Seattle Now: 'I'm operating at a hug deficit right now'
Another week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with Success Bully Keita Williams and KUOW's Jeannie Yandel.
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Seattle Now: Back home for Juneteenth
Tomorrow is Juneteenth, the unofficial holiday celebrating the day that slavery ended in the United States. Seattle native Eula Scott Bynoe tells us about her family’s connection to the holiday, and what’s changed and hasn’t changed for Seattle’s historic Black community.
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Seattle Now: Covid cases on the rise
You might have noticed headlines this week about Covid cases rising in Washington. One big reason: A huge surge of new infections in Yakima County. The culprit might be your favorite summer fruit.
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Seattle Now: A surge of support for this Black-owned biz
When the pandemic forced Erika White to close down her restaurant temporarily, she pushed the dining tables aside and started offering take out. Business was brisk, but sustainable. Then the protests started, and everything changed.
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Seattle Now: What's going on in Capitol Hill?
The round-the-clock protest for Black lives known as CHAZ (or is it CHOP?) has been at it for a week and counting outside the city's East Precinct. How long will it go? KUOW's Casey Martin gives us the view from the ground.