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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

  • Thursday Art Walking 101

    Our city is home to a dozen art walks and counting, including the longest-running art walk in the nation. Local artist and arts administratorTommy Gregory talks about the Pioneer Square Art Walk, which happens on the first Thursday of each month, and the Capitol Hill Art Walk, which happens on the second Thursday of each month.

  • Seattle hosts 750K soccer fans next year. Are we ready?

    The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup is coming to Seattle.  The city now has less than a year before it welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors.  There’s plenty of time for the city to meet some of its goals, before the players try to score theirs. Will it be a win-win for the city?  Seattle Now Sports Correspondent Vaughan Jones is here with a preview of what’s to come. 

  • Tuesday Evening Headlines

    Judge rules in favor of WA over medical research cuts, plans are underway to replace Seattle's Peace Park statue, and more gray whales are being stranded this year in WA.

  • A tiny handlebar sensor could make cycling safer in Seattle

    Seattle can be a dangerous place to ride your bike. On some roads, cars just get too close. And if you’re new to cycling here, how do you know which routes are safest? We talk with University of Washington PhD student Joe Breda, who's developed a handlebar sensor that's helping to map the region’s riskiest bike routes.

  • Monday Evening Headlines

    Cherry growers struggle as deportation threats keep workers away, glass recycling resumes in Seattle, and a recap of weekend protests. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

  • Trump halts a landmark agreement meant to restore salmon

    The Columbia River is important to a lot of people and animals in the region. Its dams generate lots of clean energy while its Native fish, an important food source, are facing extinction. Two years ago President Biden crafted an agreement between the many invested parties, and last week President Trump cancelled it. We’ll learn more about what it all means with Lynda Mapes from the Seattle Times.

  • Saturday Special: Graduation season for mixed immigration status families, a lack of state funding closes a day center for disabled adults, and how improv helps with early-stage memory loss

    Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW newsroom… KUOW Immigration Reporter Gustavo Sagrero re-visits a high school senior near Bellingham, whose dad came to the U.S. without authorization about 20 years ago and was deported earlier this year. A day health center for disabled adults in Snohomish County is closing this summer – it’s the last facility of its kind in the entire county. And a theater program in Washington state is helping people with early-stage memory loss let loose with improv.

  • Friday Evening Headlines

    Amazon sponsors Trump's military parade, WA sues low income housing providers for duping seniors, and Trump cancels an agreement meant to help salmon recovery.

  • Casual Friday with Danielle Marie Holland and Kennady Quille

    This week… Say goodbye to the Uncle Sam Billboard in southern Washington, now with new, or sort of new, ownership. Notable Seattle celebrities have been the target of home invasions over the past several months. And it’s raining men… Seattle is the most-male dominated major metro in the US. Author Danielle Marie Holland and KEXP DJ Kennady Quille are here to break down the week.

  • 'Brain drain' begins at UW as researchers consider moving abroad

    The University of Washington is facing the prospect that hundreds of millions of dollars in expected federal grants will not come this year. Longstanding research dollars have become tenuous and American scientists are feeling undervalued. For some, a future abroad seems more stable and certain.