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 Police may be exempt from law requiring independent investigations
A new state law requiring independent investigations into police shootings is unlikely to help Iosia Faletogo’s family get the independent investigation they’re hoping for.
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VIDEO: Graphic police shooting footage shows chaotic scene on Seattle's Aurora Ave
The suspect's voice emerges from the chaos, hard to catch upon first listen: “I’m not reaching.”
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Crisis calls are up in Seattle, but police uses of force are few, audit says
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No, that's not cocaine. People are buying fentanyl in disguise and dying
Overdose deaths from illicit fentanyl have spiked in Washington -- 81 in the first half of 2018, state officials say.
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300 percent spike in HIV infections among straight IV users in Seattle
A 300 percent increase in HIV infections among heterosexuals is unusual and concerning, say public health officials in King County.
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200 people may be off the hook for outstanding warrants in Seattle
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After 'wake-up call,' UW rowers say let's talk about sex and consent
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'I never heard a gun like that before. I’m running, and then shrooom, bam! Hit me like a jet'
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The story behind our interviews with young men who carry in Seattle
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'It’s not good to be on the other side of the barrel'
“I got shot August 17, 2017, in my lower back. I was going to one of the homie's houses to play video games and eat pizza."