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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Not Much, But Who Cares? Seattle Kicks Off Pot Sales
It was a false countdown to high noon, when Cannabis City, a store in Seattle’s Sodo neighborhood, was supposed to start selling marijuana.
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Eight Guns, One Week: South Seattle Fights Street Violence
Twenty-three years ago, acting Captain Steve Strand was patrolling Columbia City on a mountain bike, busting alleyway crack dealers. The officers under...
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Tearful But Not Dramatic: Sentencing Videos Aim To Humanize Defendants
Every sentencing comes down to two things according to attorney Michael Filipovic: Why did this person commit this crime, and why is he not going to do...
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Charges: SWAT Cop Pimped Wife, Stole Ammunition And Peddled Steroids
A veteran King County Sheriff’s deputy is behind bars after an investigation found that he had pimped his wife, stolen equipment from the county gun...
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One Week After Shooting, Seattle Pacific Prepares For Graduation
It’s been a week since a gunman open fire on the Seattle Pacific University campus killing one student and injuring two others. The mood was different...
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Shell Casings On The Carpet: Students Describe SPU Shooting Scene
On Thursday afternoon, Daniel Martin received the text that every university president dreads: His campus was on lockdown. There was a gunman.
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Students Tackle Gunman In Fatal Seattle Pacific University Shooting
Updated 9:20 p.m. PT: One person was killed and three others were wounded on Thursday afternoon when a lone suspect entered a classroom building at...
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Patient Preference In PTSD Treatment Improves Quality Of Life, Cost Effectiveness
When patients receive treatment for PTSD they normally don’t get asked what kind of therapy they’d like to receive. Often the provider will use the...
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Feds: Seattle Police Officers' Lawsuit Has No Merit
U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan slammed a lawsuit filed by more than a hundred Seattle police officers who filed a legal complaint against city and federal...
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Washington ACLU Urges High Court To End Psychiatric Boarding
Advocates for the mentally ill filed a friend of the court brief with the Washington State Supreme Court urging the justices to uphold a Pierce County...