Matt Katz reports on air at WNYC about immigration, refugees, national security and hate. He covered New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for more than five years, first for The Philadelphia Inquirer and then for WNYC and New Jersey Public Radio. He followed the governor through scandal and presidential candidacy and appeared weekly on WNYC Studios' Christie Tracker Podcast.
In 2015 Matt and a team from WNYC won a Peabody Award for their coverage of Christie and the Bridgegate scandal. The series -- Chris Christie, White House Ambitions and the Abuse of Power -- was WNYC's first Peabody for news coverage since 1944. In 2016, Matt's biography of Christie -- American Governor: Chris Christie's Bridge to Redemption -- was published by Simon & Schuster's Threshold Editions. Matt's experience covering Christie also shaped his 2016 TedX talk, Political Deceit in a Social Media Age.
Matt has written about politics for The Washington Post, The New York Times, The New Republic and POLITICO. Before covering the Statehouse in Trenton he spent time in Afghanistan, writing a series on reconstruction efforts for The Philadelphia Inquirer that won the Livingston Award for International Reporting for journalists under the age of 35. In 2009 his four-part investigation about Camden set the stage for an end to the state's takeover of city government. Prior to that, he was an award-winning reporter and syndicated dating columnist at The Courier-Post in New Jersey. He started his career covering local school board, zoning and council meetings for The Daily Record in New Jersey.
Matt has two young children, Sadie and Reuben, who listen to a lot of WNYC. Find him on Twitter @mattkatz00. Read more of Matt's latest reporting on Gothamist.
Matt Katz appears in the following:
WNYC's Matt Katz Uncovers Family Secrets in New Podcast
Thursday, April 04, 2024
Traffic jams, AirTags and GPS darts are all ways NY, NJ police are trying to stop car theft
Monday, March 25, 2024
Pasta Enthusiast Dan Pashman on 'Anything's Pastable' Cookbook
Monday, March 04, 2024
Caring for the Mother Who Abandoned Her (Mental Health Mondays)
Monday, March 04, 2024
Working to Make Set Design More Inclusive
Friday, March 01, 2024
"Brooklyn Laundry" Stars Cecily Strong and David Zayas and Playwright John Patrick Shanley
Friday, March 01, 2024
Taking a 'Leap' on Leap Day, J. Kenji López-Alt and Deb Perelman on 'The Recipe,' The Foundation for Bolivian Artists, Sloane Crosley on Grieving Loss
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Plantcare Calls As Spring Approaches
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Daymé Arocena's 'Alkemi' (Listening Party)
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
A Spring TV Preview
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
'Maestro' Cinematographer Matthew Libatique on Shooting the Life of Leonard Bernstein (The Big Picture)
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Your Neighborhood Gems
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Erick the Architect's Solo Debut (Listening Party)
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Jami Attenberg's Advice for Writers
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
A Debut Novel Imagines a Future that Includes Reparations
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Man who has lived in NYC for a half-century fighting a deportation order to a country he’s never been to
Friday, August 11, 2023
Judge to consider federal takeover of Rikers Island jails
Friday, August 11, 2023
Feds call for takeover of NYC jail system as humanitarian crisis at Rikers spirals
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
What's in the City's $107 Billion Budget?
Friday, June 30, 2023
What's in the City's $107 Billion Budget?; The Big Picture on NYC Public Safety; The USDA Clears "Lab Grown" Meat; Opinion Day
Friday, June 30, 2023
