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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

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    Seattle Now: Trump's refusal to concede

    President Trump has refused to concede the election and allow President Elect Biden to start the transition process. Today, we ask what history can tell us about what will happen next.

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    Seattle Now: Minimizing our Covid risk this winter

    Coronavirus cases are surging nationwide, with more than 100,000 new cases daily. Here in Washington, Seattle is a hot spot. Winter is drawing us indoors and, as pandemic fatigue sets in, people are taking more risks with Covid exposure. The freshly-elected Biden-Harris administration says tackling the pandemic is a top priority. But personal responsibility is critical too, and there’s a lot of conflicting advice how to stay safe in this third wave of Coronavirus.

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    Seattle Now: Reconciling our differences

    Joe Biden may be the President Elect, but he’ll be leading a deeply divided country. Before we reconcile our differences we need to take a hard look at why they exist in the first place.

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    Seattle Now: An uncertain election and polarized politics in Mason county

    Mason County is just South of Bremerton on the Kitsap Peninsula and it's one of the most purple areas in the state. KUOW’s Joshua McNichols visited when the results of the Presidential election remained uncertain but the country’s polarized politics became clearer than ever.

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    Seattle Now: WA's election results

    We’re still on tenterhooks waiting for the results of the presidential election, but lots of races in Washington have already been called. Today on the show: five things you need to know about Washington's results.

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    Seattle Now: How to cope with election anxiety

    Here we are on election day, but rarely in this country has it felt so loaded. Political divisions, the pandemic and above all the uncertainty of the future. So we called up Seattle therapist Roy Fisher to get some ideas about how to get through the election and whatever happens next.

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    Seattle Now: Eastern Washington's weary Republican voters

    Seattle is a blue political bubble, where it can be tough being a Republican. In eastern Washington, voters lean more conservative. But the Spokesman Review reluctantly endorsed President Trump and many Republicans seem dispirited.