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: A prescription for 'quarantine fatigue'
Are you feeling the pull to get back outside? Maybe bend the rules and visit a friend? With plenty of space in between you, of course. Congratulations, you’ve got quarantine fatigue.
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Seattle Now: Mask up, everyone
If you live in King County, you’ll soon be required to wear a face covering in most public settings. Today, we talk with a doctor about why we’ve done a 180 on face masks. Guest: Dan Low, anesthesiologist and associate professor at the University of Washington We want to hear how your life has been changed by coronavirus. Tell us your stories: Text "WORK" to 206-926-9955 Email us: seattlenow@kuow.org Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: http://bit.ly/seattlenow
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Seattle Now: Some hope on the treatment front
A cure for coronavirus is a long ways off. Right now there aren't even any great treatments for the virus. But a new drug that was part of a Seattle clinical trial might help some of the worst-off patients.
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Seattle Now: Cue the murder hornets
Another week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with KUOW's Esmy Jimenez and Melanie McFarland, TV critic at Salon.
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Seattle Now: Call of the wild
We’ve started phase one of reopening Washington, and the first thing on the agenda is nature. But how can we enjoy newly opened trails and fishing spots safely during the pandemic?
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Seattle Now: 'One big statistics lesson'
So many of the decisions about our lives right now—when we can go back to work, to school and visit relatives—are being guided by infectious disease models. How much faith should we have in them?
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Seattle Now: Your brain on isolation
Keeping our distance from each other can slow spread of the virus, but the isolation we're left with poses risks to the same vulnerable groups we’re trying to protect.
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Seattle Now: Unemployed and overwhelmed
The pandemic has sent more than one million Washingtonians to the state's unemployment rolls, and many of them aren’t getting paid, even though they may qualify for the money.
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Seattle Now: 'I'm three weeks away from a man bun'
Another week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with Crosscut's Melissa Santos and Tan Vinh at the Seattle Times.
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Seattle Now: Rent's due
Tomorrow is the first of May, and for millions of people in Washington, that means rent is due. For many hit by the economic shutdown, it's money they don't have.