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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Why does Seattle need a new youth jail?
Hear about those local clergy members who chained themselves to a construction site? They were protesting a new youth detention facility. As you read...
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Seattle asks judge to dismiss 542 pot convictions
A Seattle municipal court judge will decide if hundreds of marijuana convictions should be vacated after a request from Pete Holmes, the city attorney....
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These Black Panthers marched on Seattle streets 50 years ago
Madrona is a posh Seattle neighborhood with million-dollar homes. But 50 years ago, at the playground here, it was where hundreds of Black Panthers...
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UW says it won't close psychiatric unit yet
The University of Washington Medical Center says it will build a new facility to replace an aging inpatient psychiatric unit that’s slated for closure.
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Judge dismisses Solid Ground from Charleena Lyles lawsuit
A Seattle nonprofit is no longer part of a lawsuit filed by the family of Charleena Lyles. A King County judge dismissed Solid Ground from the wrongful...
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White juries are common because of racial bias. WA justices just took action
Lawyers are more likely to strike people of color from their jury selection, research shows, making juries more white. The effect of predominantly white...
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The bunker is gone but the Black Panthers' work lives on in Seattle
Elmer Dixon walked up to the spot where the Black Panthers fortified a building against police attack and remembered the scene 50 years ago.
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Nikkita Oliver refuses to debate youth jail without live audience
This week Dow Constantine, the King County executive, agreed to a debate on the Seattle Channel about the new youth jail. On Friday, activist and...
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Snohomish County man charged with sending explosive packages to D.C. agencies
A Snohomish County man faces a federal charge alleging he sent nearly a dozen explosive packages to government agencies in the Washington, D.C. area.
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Commander quits Seattle veterans group over harassment, racism
When Navy veteran Lindsay Church was elected commander of American Legion Post 40 in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, she looked around the room and saw...