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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Can your criminal conviction be cleared? Pub Defense wants to help
Under state law, many criminal convictions can be vacated. Now King County wants to help more people clear their records.
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She called 911 and said she was suicidal. Then she was charged with a crime
After June called five times on St. Patrick’s Day, saying she was suicidal, she was charged with false reporting, a misdemeanor crime.
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A second patient 'cured' of HIV. But consider what it took
The news that a British man has been functionally cured of HIV is creating a buzz among researchers at a conference in Seattle.
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Friday Politics: Amazon breaks up with NYC
Kind of an awkward Valentine's Day between Amazon and what was supposed to be its new home in Queens, New York. Patricia Murphy talks with political commentators C.R. Douglas and Joni Balter.
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Trump declared an emergency over the border wall. Washington's attorney general says he's ready to sue
State Attorney General Bob Ferguson said he’s prepared to file a legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s wall plan if it taps federal money meant for Washington state.
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King County man found at light rail station died of exposure, medical examiner says
The 59-year-old man was found early Thursday at the SoDo light rail station in Seattle according to Seattle Police. The medical examiner said Derek C. Johnson died of hypothermia due to exposure.
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The grim 'family tree' of gun violence in King County
Lamaria Pope can tick off a dozen names of people she knows who have been killed by guns ... in the last four years.
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Teens tank Washington state’s smoking scorecard
When it comes to curbing tobacco use, Washington state gets a few F’s on its report card.
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Jail at fault in cellmate beating, lawsuit claims
A man who was severely beaten by another inmate in King County jail is suing.
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Health officials investigate rash of same-day North Seattle overdoses
Health officials are concerned about seven overdoses that occurred within hours of one another in North Seattle on Thursday.