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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

  • Thursday Evening Headlines

    Costco won't sell mifepristone, staffer in Hilary Franz's office claims retaliation after reporting domestic violence, and heavy rain is on the way.

  • Wednesday Evening Headlines

    Mayor Harrell wants new law to curb predatory homebuying, more Washingtonians are getting concealed carry permits, and Paul Allen's estate has sold the Portland Trail Blazers.

  • WA community and technical colleges wrestle with financial uncertainty

    Higher education in Washington state faces an uncertain future, due to state and federal budget cuts. And it goes beyond four-year research institutions. Community and technical colleges are facing their own obstacles, as they try to remain affordable in an increasingly unaffordable world.

  • Tuesday Evening Headlines

    Seattle primed to get more surveillance cameras, concert organizers cancel Latin music festival due to ICE concerns, and look up tonight for the Perseids!

  • What the “One Big Beautiful Bill” means for WA energy prices

    It’s been more than a month since President Trump signed his Big Beautiful Bill into law.  There’s been a lot of conversation about how this law will affect things like Medicaid, the national debt and immigration enforcement. 

  • Monday Evening Headlines

    Heat advisory in effect until Tuesday night, WA sues Trump for withholding climate change funds, and charges are dropped against a Seattle man charged with murder and arson.

  • Unpacking Seattle's progressive turn this primary

    The votes are still being counted. But if the primary is any indicator, Seattle voters are looking to shake things up. We’ll talk about who's moving on to the November election, what they might need to win, and what it all says about Seattle politics. Seattle Times reporter David Kroman is here to explain.

  • Saturday Special: Incarcerated trans people in Washington fight for rights, cuts to SNAP leave Washingtonians uncertain, and an "actual play" podcast brings Dungeons and Dragons to life in Seattle

    Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom… Transgender people in Washington’s state prisons are still fighting for better treatment, years after the Department of Corrections agreed to make changes. Now that Congress has cut funding for the federal food assistance program SNAP, hundreds of thousands of Washingtonians who use the program are trying to figure out what this means for them. And even after 50 years, Dungeons and Dragons is still growing in popularity, thanks to “live-play podcasts” like Dimension 20, which stopped by Climate Pledge Arena last month.

  • Friday Evening Headlines

    Images from space are helping scientists better understand river temperatures, President Donald Trump is calling on the C-E-O of Oregon’s biggest private employer to resign immediately, and people in Seattle are celebrating the $800 million dollar makeover of the waterfront. Is the same true for residents and visitors under the surface of Elliott Bay? It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.