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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Washington Department Of Corrections Fined For Unsafe Asbestos Removal Program
The State Department of Corrections has shut down a decades-old program staffed by inmates to remove asbestos from prison facilities. The Department of...
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Meetings Will Continue At Rainier Beach Church Despite Revocation Of Boy Scout Charter
The Boy Scouts of America has revoked the charter of Rainier Beach United Methodist Church in Seattle after the church's youth program allowed a gay...
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Washington State Jobs Picture Shows Slow Growth
The latest figures show the unemployment rate in Washington state is holding steady at 6.3 percent. The Employment Security Department said the state...
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Former Bonney Lake Man To Receive Medal Of Honor
The White House announced President Barack Obama will award the Medal of Honor to a former Bonney Lake man on May 13, 2014. The Medal of Honor is...
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Washington Commission Investigates 911 Outage
The State Utilities and Transportation Commission has opened an investigation into last Thursday’s 911 emergency line outage.
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Highway 530 Will Take Months To Clear
The Washington State Department of Transportation says it could take up to three months to clear debris from the mile-long stretch of State Route 530...
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Emergency 911 Service Restored In Washington After Morning Outage
Emergency 911 service has been restored for the state of Washington after an outage affected dispatch centers throughout the state and parts of Oregon....
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Justice Suffers When There Are 'Too Many Cases, Not Enough Time'
On a Friday in April 2013, King County District Court Judge Victoria Seitz had 66 cases on her docket. “We have too many cases and not enough court...
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Overwhelmed With Donations, Oso Looks To Managing Flow Of Goods
Donations of new and used goods are pouring into the town of Oso, Wash., after the devastating mudslide two weeks ago; so many items that officials have...
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Search Crews Struggle To Define Success In Mudslide Debris
As of Wednesday morning, the Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s office has confirmed that 29 people have died in the Oso landslide. Hopes of finding...