Patricia Murphy
Reporter, KUOW - SeattlePatricia Murphy is an award-winning reporter at KUOW Public Radio in Seattle focusing on military affairs, veterans' issues and criminal justice. She began her career at WBUR Boston in 1994 and has worked at KUOW since 2000.
Patricia's most recent 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. In a briefing document accidentally sent to her by an Army public affairs officer, Patricia was described as “a professional, no-nonsense reporter who comes to the table fully prepared.”
Patricia holds a B.A. from Emerson College in Boston.
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A Special Forces soldier from Tacoma killed in January has been awarded a Silver Star. Sfc. Matthew McClintock was killed trying to help a wounded teamm... -
Thousands of service members suffer from anorexia, bulimia, or other eating disorders. At greatest risk: those who are young, female, and under combat stress. -
A federal law caps the interest rates that lenders can charge military service members, but a new report says lenders don't always follow that law. The... -
It's been more than a year since the U.S. officially ended its combat mission in Afghanistan. But American service members continue to fight -- and die --… -
Shortly after Barack Obama became President in 2009, he announced an ambitious goal -- to end homelessness among military veterans by the end of 2015.… -
Bill Radke speaks with KUOW military affairs reporter Patricia Murphy about the federal government taking back some surplus military equipment, but all... -
The VA says it overpaid $24 million to 2,200 incarcerated vets, including Clay Hull. Despite filing required paperwork to forfeit part of his checks while in prison, he was still sent the full amount. -
William Kerby was exposed to repeated blasts when he was deployed to Iraq as a Marine infantryman. “For instance, we were setting off a charge on a door... -
Shortly after Barack Obama became President in 2009, he announced an ambitious goal -- to end homelessness among military veterans by the end of 2015.… -
Chinese soldiers have landed in Washington – but don’t be alarmed. Eighty members of the People’s Liberation Army are in the state this week learning...
