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: Is it safe to visit grandma?
More cases of coronavirus are popping up around King and Snohomish counties, and people over 60 are at high risk. Public health officials are relying on you and me to stop the disease from spreading to those who are vulnerable. So how —if at all — should you keep grandma company?
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Seattle Now: Can I be tested for coronavirus?
If you have symptoms of coronavirus, you probably want to get tested. But it's not quite that simple. We’re hearing from people who are having symptoms, who want to get tested, but who were turned away when they tried. Why the holdup?
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Seattle Now: Will Washington's primary matter?
Washington State has eliminated caucuses and moved up its presidential primary. Does this mean we'll play a bigger role in picking the Democratic nominee for president? Plus, we get an update on the latest information from public health officials on the coronavirus outbreak. Guests: KUOW reporters Anna Boiko-Weyrauch and David Hyde Follow live updates on the coronavirus outbreak at KUOW.org
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Seattle Now: Hit the panic button?
Western Washington had the first confirmed case of the COVID-19 coronavirus, and this weekend, the first reported deaths in the U.S. So what's a reasonable Seattleite supposed to do as more cases are expected? Guest: Dr. Clyde Crumpacker, infectious disease specialist and professor at Harvard Medical School
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Washington's 'Little Tuesday' primary will matter in 2020
Patricia Murphy talks with political analysts Joni Balter and C.R. Douglas about Washington's presidential primary, happening on March 10 this year.
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We interrupt this mild Puget Sound winter for some cold weather ... and snow?
Washington State climatologist Nick Bond tells KUOW’s Patricia Murphy that the warm, wet winter predicted for the region could see an interruption.
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American-Iranians say they were detained at the Canadian border. Border officials deny it.
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) says around 60 Iranian-Americans were stopped at the U.S. - Canadian border this weekend. U.S. Border Patrol denies those reports.
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Washington's $30 car tabs on hold as judge slaps injunction on I-976
Initiative 976 -- the $30-dollar car tab measure -- has been put on hold while a legal challenge moves forward.
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Challenge to car tabs initiative goes to court
A King County Judge will decide whether to pause I-976, the measure that would limit car tabs to 30-dollars.l Tuesday’s hearing was part of a multi-party lawsuit which includes King County and the city of Seattle against the initiative
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New rules ahead for mold reporting at Seattle hospitals
Public Health Seattle and King County says it will begin tracking aspergillus mold Infections in hospitals more closely.