Patricia Murphy
Reporter
About
Patricia Murphy is an enterprise reporter for KUOW. Patricia is currently reporting on justice and public health.
Previously she was part of two collaborative projects focusing on military and veterans affairs. The American Homefront Project is a partnership between public radio stations KUOW, WUNC, KPCC and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Back at Base is a collaboration between National Public Radio and seven member stations including KUOW.
Patricia is an award-winning radio journalist and news anchor. Patricia’s first job in radio news was at WBUR Boston in 1994. She’s worked at KUOW since 2000.
Patricia’s series “Less than Honorable,” investigated how the military handles more than 3,000 sexual assault cases each year.
Her 2011 collaboration with the Seattle Times, “The Weight of War,” looked at heavy loads carried by troops and the increase in chronic orthopedic injuries as a result; the series won a national award for Excellence in Health Care Journalism from the Association of Healthcare Journalists.
She also received a national Edward R. Murrow Award for a documentary on IV drug use and has had her work recognized with awards from the Public Radio News Directors Association and the Society of Professional Journalists.
In 2012, Patricia was inducted into the Dart Society, a network of journalists who cover trauma, conflict and social injustice.
Patricia holds a B.A. from Emerson College in Boston.
Stories
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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.
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Trump declared an emergency over the border wall. Washington's attorney general says he's ready to sue
State Attorney General Bob Ferguson said he’s prepared to file a legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s wall plan if it taps federal money meant for Washington state.
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King County man found at light rail station died of exposure, medical examiner says
The 59-year-old man was found early Thursday at the SoDo light rail station in Seattle according to Seattle Police. The medical examiner said Derek C. Johnson died of hypothermia due to exposure.
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The grim 'family tree' of gun violence in King County
Lamaria Pope can tick off a dozen names of people she knows who have been killed by guns ... in the last four years.
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Teens tank Washington state’s smoking scorecard
When it comes to curbing tobacco use, Washington state gets a few F’s on its report card.
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Jail at fault in cellmate beating, lawsuit claims
A man who was severely beaten by another inmate in King County jail is suing.
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Health officials investigate rash of same-day North Seattle overdoses
Health officials are concerned about seven overdoses that occurred within hours of one another in North Seattle on Thursday.