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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5 ways to reform youth justice in King County, according to this retiring judge
J. Wesley St. Clair has been a prosecutor, a defense attorney and a judge. He last eight on the bench were in juvenile court where he recently retired.
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Healthcare workers bill 'blown to bits' by amendments, says sponsor
The sponsor of a patient safety bill says it’s been obliterated by proposed amendments.
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Why this Seattle mom finally got her kids vaccinated after years of saying no
A Seattle mom held off on vaccinating her kids because she was concerned about their fledgling immune systems. Then she got cancer.
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Lifetime flu vaccine research at UW gets big dose of funding
Research on a lifetime flu vaccine just got a major boost, thanks to a 45 million dollar grant to The Institute for Protein Design at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
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Bill to remove MMR vaccine exemptions moves through Wash. Legislature
A requirement that most school aged children be vaccinated for measles, mumps and rubella is inching closer to becoming law in Washington state. A version of the bill passed the Senate last night.
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100K Washingtonians could lose food stamps under proposed SNAP changes
State leaders say proposed changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program would harm Washington’s most vulnerable.
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Washington prisons ban donated books from nonprofits
Prison facilities in Washington will no longer be allowed to accept used reading materials donated to prisoners.
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Washington Senate to vote on vaccine bill in midst of measles outbreak
A Senate committee plans to vote Monday on a bill that would eliminate personal and philosophical exemptions to vaccines.
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Teens in solitary confinement: King County Council says they didn’t know
A recent report from an independent monitor found that the county used solitary confinement on 15 young people over a 5 month period.
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Despite ban, King County still putting youth in solitary confinement
Two years ago the King County Council banned the use solitary confinement on young people. But a new report says it’s still happening.