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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New measles exposure sites in King and Pierce counties
Public Health Seattle-King County says a man with in his 40’s is recovering at home after being diagnosed with Measles.
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KUOW Newsroom
Seattle Fire to roll out new response unit for mental health, substance abuse calls
Many of the nearly 94,000 calls made to emergency services last year didn’t actually require an emergency response, according to city officials.
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KUOW Newsroom
Traveler with measles hit most of Seattle's hot tourist spots
A man who traveled through Seattle has tested positive for measles. Here are the popular tourist spots he visited.
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KUOW Newsroom
Seattle now offers paid family leave so that employees may mourn their children
A new policy from the Seattle Mayor’s office would expand the city’s paid family care leave program to include the death of a child.
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Whatcom jail to provide meds for opioid addiction
People addicted to opiates in the Whatcom County Jail will now have access to medicated assisted treatments.
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Measles outbreak in Washington may be over
There have been no new cases of measles in Clark County since Friday.
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Call this 'Year of the Environment' at Washington Legislature (except for orcas)
The Washington Legislature is at the finish line after big decisions on clean energy, education and the measles. The Seattle Channel's Joni Balter and Q13 political analyst C.R. Douglas recap the session with KUOW's Patricia Murphy.
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5 ways to reform youth justice in King County, according to this retiring judge
J. Wesley St. Clair has been a prosecutor, a defense attorney and a judge. He last eight on the bench were in juvenile court where he recently retired.
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Healthcare workers bill 'blown to bits' by amendments, says sponsor
The sponsor of a patient safety bill says it’s been obliterated by proposed amendments.
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KUOW Newsroom
Why this Seattle mom finally got her kids vaccinated after years of saying no
A Seattle mom held off on vaccinating her kids because she was concerned about their fledgling immune systems. Then she got cancer.