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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Super Sketchy: How A Cop Learned To Draw Suspects
About 15 years ago, the Bellevue Police Department decided it needed an artist to sketch suspects.
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JBLM No Longer Under Consideration As A Place For Undocumented Immigrants
Washington Congressman Denny Heck said the Department of Health and Human Services is no longer seeking facilities for temporary shelters for refugee children at Washington’s Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
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Attn Petey Holmes: Pot Cop Calls Marijuana Law 'Silly'
When Seattle Police Department officials dug into the data from its first report about marijuana enforcement they found that 80 percent of tickets were issued by one officer.
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Seattle Startups Unveil Futuristic Products To Potential Investors
Startup companies from the University of Washington showed off their innovative products to potential investors and industry advisors Tuesday. The UW...
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Tracking Sex Offenders In 'A World Of Lies And Deceit'
A Level 3 sex offender charged with kidnapping a child returns to court this week. Prosecutors say Jesse Brisbin snatched a 6-year-old girl from a park in Beacon Hill and assaulted her.
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Cell Phone Use Partly To Blame For Skagit River Bridge Collapse
Poor planning and distracted driving were two reasons for the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River, federal officials said Tuesday.
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Not Much, But Who Cares? Seattle Kicks Off Pot Sales
It was a false countdown to high noon, when Cannabis City, a store in Seattle’s Sodo neighborhood, was supposed to start selling marijuana.
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Eight Guns, One Week: South Seattle Fights Street Violence
Twenty-three years ago, acting Captain Steve Strand was patrolling Columbia City on a mountain bike, busting alleyway crack dealers. The officers under...
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Tearful But Not Dramatic: Sentencing Videos Aim To Humanize Defendants
Every sentencing comes down to two things according to attorney Michael Filipovic: Why did this person commit this crime, and why is he not going to do...
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Charges: SWAT Cop Pimped Wife, Stole Ammunition And Peddled Steroids
A veteran King County Sheriff’s deputy is behind bars after an investigation found that he had pimped his wife, stolen equipment from the county gun...