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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When people in charge are mostly white, what’s a black kid in jail to think?
When black youth enter the criminal justice system, most of the people in authority they come into contact with — social workers, lawyers, the jury —...
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Trauma changes how black students see themselves and the world
When 30-year-old Charleena Lyles was shot and killed by Seattle Police, her death became part of a legacy of trauma absorbed by the black community....
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It just got tougher to block jurors of color in Washington state
The Washington State Supreme Court has raised the bar for removing jurors of color from an all-white panel.
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Needed: Black mentors to keep kids out of jail. Comeback stories a plus
Alternative sentencing programs have reduced the number of kids in King County’s juvenile jail, but they’re still disproportionately black. The county...
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What audio and video can tell us (so far) about the Charleena Lyles shooting
Bill Radke speaks with Patricia Murphy about the latest updates on the fatal Seattle police shooting of Charleena Lyles Sunday morning.
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Seattle police fatally shoot black woman
Reporter Patricia Murphy talks to Bill Radke about the fatal police shooting of 30-year-old Charleena Lyles that happened in her apartment near Magnuson...
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'Get back! Get back!' then shots killed Charleena Lyles
Seattle police officers are heard on an audio tape yelling “Get back! Get back!” before firing a volley of shots that killed a woman who had called in a...
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Mom shot by Seattle police at her home
Dozens of people gathered at a vigil last night for Charleena Lyles, a mother of four who was shot by Seattle Police Sunday morning. The shooting...
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Justice so white: King County juries have a diversity problem
When Tara Moss walked into the juror room at King County District Court in Seattle, she did what she says many black people do in white spaces.
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Lessons to be learned from shooting at UW's Milo Yiannopoulos rally
The shooting outside a speech by controversial writer Milo Yiannopoulos left one man critically injured and a lot of questions unanswered. On Tuesday a...