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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Sweeps are part of the plan
Homeless residents living along a large section of the Interurban Trail had to find a new place to take shelter last week. City crews spent two days cleaning up a portion of the trail in the Bitter Lake neighborhood. KUOW’s Casey Martin explains how this most recent clean-up effort fits into the city’s larger strategy to reduce homelessness.
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Casual Friday with Lex Vaughn and Tim Durkan
This week we made the city’s favorite pink neon elephant a landmark. Shrinkflation is impacting our favorite snack foods. And don’t look away from your laptop, your boss might be watching. We’re breaking it down this week with the Needling’s Lex Vaughn and Seattle photographer Tim Durkan.
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Why Harborview is turning away patients
Harborview Medical Center is turning away all non-urgent patients, and has been for more than a week. The hospital is at 130 percent of its capacity. One big reason: staffing, both at the hospital and in other parts of the healthcare system. Dr. Steve Mitchell, medical director of Harborview's emergency department, explains what's going on and how the hospital is adapting. We also hear from nurse Nicole Johnson on burnout among frontline healthcare workers.
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Lots of jobs, no workers
You’ve seen the help wanted signs all over town. There are plenty of job openings, but businesses are struggling to hire workers. UW Public Policy professor Jacob Vigdor is here to explain what’s going on with the labor market.
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Amazon Prime-ary Care
Amazon is boosting its game in the healthcare industry. The company is poised to acquire One Medical --a chain of primary care clinics for 3.9 billion dollars. But the deal is still pending… as critics weigh in on their concerns over data privacy and FTC regulations. Lauren Rosenblatt, the Amazon reporter for the Seattle Times is here to untangle the pending deal.
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Amber Alerts, Silver Alerts, now Missing Indigenous Person Alerts
Amber Alerts, Silver Alerts, now Missing Indigenous Person Alerts. The state of Washington is the first in the nation to have an alert system specifically to find Native American people. It’s a victory for those who have been working to spotlight missing and murdered Indigenous women. But, missing persons cases can be much more complex than the happy endings the public is seeking. A conversation with KUOW’s Amy Radil on this new system.
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Casual Friday with Naomi Ishisaka and Geraldine DeRuiter
This week neighbors at 96th and Aurora set up some garden beds after the city swept an encampment. Amazon is inching closer to becoming a health giant. And a new lawsuit against Starbucks claims… that mango refresher...might not have mango.
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Ferries get a funding boost
One of the great things about living in this part of the world is seeing our iconic, green and white Washington State ferries cruising around Puget Sound. But the system has been struggling with fleet and staffing issues.
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Monkeypox vaccines in short supply and high demand
Monkeypox is testing our already strained medical care system. Cases are doubling nearly every week and vaccines are still in short supply. But King County UW Medicine’s Dr. Shireesha Dhanireddy is here to fill us in
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Seattle's hot housing market finally cools
The Seattle housing market has been trending upward for years. But just in the last month or so prices are on the decline. Seattle Times reporter Heidi Groover gives us the latest on what’s happening with housing costs.