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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Traveler with measles hit most of Seattle's hot tourist spots
A man who traveled through Seattle has tested positive for measles. Here are the popular tourist spots he visited.
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Seattle now offers paid family leave so that employees may mourn their children
A new policy from the Seattle Mayor’s office would expand the city’s paid family care leave program to include the death of a child.
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Whatcom jail to provide meds for opioid addiction
People addicted to opiates in the Whatcom County Jail will now have access to medicated assisted treatments.
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Measles outbreak in Washington may be over
There have been no new cases of measles in Clark County since Friday.
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Call this 'Year of the Environment' at Washington Legislature (except for orcas)
The Washington Legislature is at the finish line after big decisions on clean energy, education and the measles. The Seattle Channel's Joni Balter and Q13 political analyst C.R. Douglas recap the session with KUOW's Patricia Murphy.
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5 ways to reform youth justice in King County, according to this retiring judge
J. Wesley St. Clair has been a prosecutor, a defense attorney and a judge. He last eight on the bench were in juvenile court where he recently retired.
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Healthcare workers bill 'blown to bits' by amendments, says sponsor
The sponsor of a patient safety bill says it’s been obliterated by proposed amendments.
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Why this Seattle mom finally got her kids vaccinated after years of saying no
A Seattle mom held off on vaccinating her kids because she was concerned about their fledgling immune systems. Then she got cancer.
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Lifetime flu vaccine research at UW gets big dose of funding
Research on a lifetime flu vaccine just got a major boost, thanks to a 45 million dollar grant to The Institute for Protein Design at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
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Bill to remove MMR vaccine exemptions moves through Wash. Legislature
A requirement that most school aged children be vaccinated for measles, mumps and rubella is inching closer to becoming law in Washington state. A version of the bill passed the Senate last night.