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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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.
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100K Washingtonians could lose food stamps under proposed SNAP changes
State leaders say proposed changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program would harm Washington’s most vulnerable.
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Washington prisons ban donated books from nonprofits
Prison facilities in Washington will no longer be allowed to accept used reading materials donated to prisoners.
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Washington Senate to vote on vaccine bill in midst of measles outbreak
A Senate committee plans to vote Monday on a bill that would eliminate personal and philosophical exemptions to vaccines.
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Teens in solitary confinement: King County Council says they didn’t know
A recent report from an independent monitor found that the county used solitary confinement on 15 young people over a 5 month period.
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Despite ban, King County still putting youth in solitary confinement
Two years ago the King County Council banned the use solitary confinement on young people. But a new report says it’s still happening.
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Can your criminal conviction be cleared? Pub Defense wants to help
Under state law, many criminal convictions can be vacated. Now King County wants to help more people clear their records.
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She called 911 and said she was suicidal. Then she was charged with a crime
After June called five times on St. Patrick’s Day, saying she was suicidal, she was charged with false reporting, a misdemeanor crime.
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A second patient 'cured' of HIV. But consider what it took
The news that a British man has been functionally cured of HIV is creating a buzz among researchers at a conference in Seattle.
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Friday Politics: Amazon breaks up with NYC
Kind of an awkward Valentine's Day between Amazon and what was supposed to be its new home in Queens, New York. Patricia Murphy talks with political commentators C.R. Douglas and Joni Balter.