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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Military Can't Accept This Transgender Soldier As A Woman – Yet
Capt. Jennifer Peace walks into the room, a tall, thin woman in crisp uniform, with minimal makeup and trim brown hair. But when soldiers call her ma’am...
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Bowe Bergdahl Desertion Case Takes A Big Step
There’s a recommendation on whether Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will face a court martial, but it’s not being released to the public yet. Bergdahl’s attorney...
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Seattle VA Dumped Paperwork In Yellow Bucket And Ignored It
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray is calling for disciplinary action after a Veterans Affairs investigation found that staffers in Seattle dumped mail about vets’...
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Soldier Faces Discharge For Beating Child Rapist
Outrage is growing over the potential discharge of a Special Forces soldier from Joint Base Lewis McCord who beat an Afghan police commander accused of...
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Deserter Or Victim? Ex-Prisoner Of Taliban Heads To Court
U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl faces a hearing Thursday to determine whether he’ll be court-martialed on a desertion charge.
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Two Washington Colleges Get Money For Veteran Centers
Lake Washington Institute of Technology in Kirkland and Olympic College in Bremerton will get a little more than $100,000 for the next three years to...
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POW's Suffering Didn't End When World War II Did
In 1945 President Harry Truman declared Sept. 2 as Victory Over Japan Day. Japan surrendered aboard the USS Missouri. It was the official end of World W...
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A Pod Of Their Own: Washington State Prison Keeps Veterans Together
Every morning the flags at Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Aberdeen, Washington, are raised in a color guard ceremony. The 10 men who do the job...
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Judge Denies Injunction Request To Halt Loud Whidbey Growlers
A federal judge has denied an injunction request from a Whidbey Island group that would have prevented Navy jets from landing at a strip near Coupeville...
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The Precise Science Behind Military Recruiting Centers
The first thing a new recruit will encounter at the Army Career Center in Tukwila, Washington, is a locked door. It’s one of the changes at recruiting...