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: No lentils for you
The pandemic is throwing a wrench in the agriculture system that takes food from the field to your local grocery store. We dive into why you might be seeing empty shelves at the supermarket, and the effect Covid-19 is having on farm workers.
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Seattle Now: A spike in cases among Seattle's homeless
The number of coronavirus cases is flattening overall, but they're on the rise in Seattle's unsheltered community. Seattle Times reporter Sydney Brownstone breaks it down for us.
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Seattle Now: Hard choices
Until there's a cure for coronavirus, we'll have to balance public health against the economy. What are we willing to trade off?
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Seattle Now: Testing our way out
How do we begin to leave behind a general stay-home order and get back to work without another spike in infections? One key step: being able to test a lot more people for coronavirus.
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Seattle Now: 'The before times'
Another week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with Luke Burbank and Andrew Walsh from the TBTL podcast. We want to hear how your life has been changed by coronavirus. Tell us your stories: Text "WORK" to 206-926-9955 Email us: seattlenow@kuow.org Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: http://bit.ly/seattlenow
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Seattle Now: A very different summer
Spring is going full speed in Seattle, and that has a lot of us thinking about the summer. Cookouts… camping in the mountains… maybe catching a Mariners game. But Covid-19 has other plans.
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Seattle Now: West Coast governors join forces
There's pressure to reopen the economy, but the governors of three West Coast states say they won't be rushed and are teaming up to help each other get back to business on their own terms.
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Seattle Now: Meditation 101
Things are pretty tough for most of us right now. And while we can’t change the situation we’re in, being still and quieting the mind can help.
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Seattle Now: Are we there yet?
It's the question we're all asking ourselves: How long will it be before things can start to go back to normal? And what will normal look like on the other side of the coronavirus pandemic? Guest: Dr. Jeff Duchin, health officer with Public Health Seattle & King County
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Seattle Now: Less bad than everywhere else
Another week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with KUOW special projects editor Jeannie Yandel and community engagement director Zaki Hamid.