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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Fly Fishing As A Meditative, Healing Process For Veterans
For some soldiers, learning to live with physical injuries or post-deployment stress in a clinical setting is a less than conducive atmosphere for...
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Effective But Costly: Prison Officials Debate New Hepatitis Drug
About 3.2 million people in the U.S. have hepatitis C, a highly contagious virus that can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer. Dr. Jody Rich, a professor...
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Pentagon Finds No Mishandling Of Seattle Man's Medal Of Honor
A Defense Department report released to KUOW has found no wrongdoing by senior command officials responsible for the lost Medal of Honor nomination for...
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Metro Briefs King County Council On Proposed Service Reductions
A committee of the King County Council heard some of the particulars behind Metro Transit’s proposed plan to reduce service by 16 percent after voters...
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Residents React To Central District Shootings
Over the last week and a half, there were five shootings in Seattle's Central District area, three of which were fatal. The police haven't confirmed,...
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Washington Department Of Corrections Fined For Unsafe Asbestos Removal Program
The State Department of Corrections has shut down a decades-old program staffed by inmates to remove asbestos from prison facilities. The Department of...
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Meetings Will Continue At Rainier Beach Church Despite Revocation Of Boy Scout Charter
The Boy Scouts of America has revoked the charter of Rainier Beach United Methodist Church in Seattle after the church's youth program allowed a gay...
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Washington State Jobs Picture Shows Slow Growth
The latest figures show the unemployment rate in Washington state is holding steady at 6.3 percent. The Employment Security Department said the state...
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Former Bonney Lake Man To Receive Medal Of Honor
The White House announced President Barack Obama will award the Medal of Honor to a former Bonney Lake man on May 13, 2014. The Medal of Honor is...
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Washington Commission Investigates 911 Outage
The State Utilities and Transportation Commission has opened an investigation into last Thursday’s 911 emergency line outage.