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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In the Army you don’t get a job, you get an MOS – a military occupational specialty. Sergeant Madeline Warrington was a 35M human intelligence collector... -
Women in the Army during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were more likely to attempt suicide than male soldiers, a new study has found. -
War widows can be seen as a living symbol of patriotism. A reminder of the ultimate sacrifice of service. But practically speaking, life for military...
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A massive data breach at the federal Office of Personnel Management has exposed the Social Security numbers and personnel records of nearly every... -
Service members often struggle with guilt, abandonment and regret. The Army and the Department of Veterans Affairs are working to help make those last days meaningful.
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Patricia Murphy talks about her report on end-of-life care for our nation's service members and veterans. Combat veterans often struggle at the end of…
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More than a thousand service members remain listed as Missing In Action from the Vietnam War. The brother of one of them still holds out hope. It was 48… -
It was April 2, 1975, and flight attendant Jan Wollett was at a bar in Saigon. Her flight crew had been told they wouldn’t board passengers that day –... -
In Washington state, a friendly family rivalry is taking place at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord as the National Guard and active Army lobby to protect their interests against deep budget cuts. -
While suicide rates remain high among recent veterans, a new study found that deploying to a war zone doesn't necessarily increase a service members'…
