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
-
VA will pay for fertility treatment for wounded vets, but only for two years
When his convoy was attacked with an improvised explosive device in Iraq in 2007, Army sergeant Jeff Lynch was seriously wounded. He suffered a...
-
VA backs off plan to allow transgender surgeries
Transgender veterans hoping the veterans administration would cover their sex reassignment surgery were dealt a setback after the administration dropped...
-
UW Native American community hosts ceremony to 'call vets home'
For some military service members returning to civilian life can be disorienting. The Native American community is reaching out to help vets with a...
-
Transgender sergeant: New policy puts military ahead of civil society
New rules that go into effect Monday from the Department of Defense detail protocol for military doctors who care for transgender service members. The...
-
Rocket tests at JBLM this week will rattle windows, nerves
The Army plans to practice firing its High Mobility Artillery Rocket System this week at Joint Base Lewis-McChord despite concern from neighbors about...
-
Veterans risk homelessness, losing tuition after ITT Tech shutdown
The Department of Education is partnering with education nonprofits to help answer questions from students affected by the abrupt shutdown of ITT...
-
Veterans more likely than civilians to commit suicide
An analysis of veterans suicides by the Department of Veterans Affairs sheds new light on high-risk groups of veterans. The report, billed as the most...
-
Should nurses be allowed to work like doctors at the VA?
Nurses may soon do work doctors normally do at the Department of Veterans Affairs. This includes nurses performing work that anesthesiologists have been...
-
Inslee calls Trump's comments on Khan family the 'lowest of many of his depredations'
Washington Governor Jay Inslee joined the growing list of politicians condemning Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s reaction to a speech...
-
More patients at VA Puget Sound spurs construction and new initiatives
Local Veterans Affairs officials met with reporters this week to talk about some of the steps they're taking to improve accessibility and quality of...