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:
Chris 'Sit Down and Shut Up' Christie Creates Think Tank Centered on Civility
Monday, August 19, 2019
ICE Deports Cabbie Despite Ongoing Investigation into His Alleged Abuse at Essex Jail
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Bias Incidents, Particularly Among The Young, Climb in New Jersey
Wednesday, August 07, 2019
Bergen County Jail To Allow ICE Detainees To Hug Their Loved Ones
Monday, June 03, 2019
ICE Ships Life-Saving Meds To Sick Deportee, But Won't Bring Him Back To U.S.
Monday, June 03, 2019
Critically Ill Man Deported Without Adequate Medication, Access to Care
Friday, May 24, 2019
NJ GOP Welcomes Former Sheriff Ousted Over Racist Rant
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Once Separated From Her Mom, Now Studying To Help Other Immigrant Kids
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Bridgegate Defendant Bridget Kelly Says Voicemails Prove She Was Fall Person
Friday, May 17, 2019
A Love That Stretches Beyond Trump's Travel Ban
Saturday, May 04, 2019
Sixth Swastika in Five Months Found in Summit Schools in New Jersey
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Immigrant Detainee Says He Was X-Rayed for Contraband
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Death at Essex County Jail is Under Criminal Investigation
Friday, April 12, 2019
Hate Crimes in Our Backyard
Thursday, April 11, 2019
Attacks Against Jews in Crown Heights Stir Old Fears and New Dialogue
Thursday, April 11, 2019
After Cyclone, New York Portuguese Help Their Community in Mozambique
Monday, April 01, 2019
EXCLUSIVE: New Jersey ICE Detainee Details Transfer, Force-Feeding During Hunger Strike
Thursday, March 07, 2019
Immigrant Detainees Held in Cells for Days During Lockdown at NJ Jail
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Abandoned Gun, Moldy Bread Pudding and 'Unrecognizable' Hamburgers Found in New Jersey Immigrant Lock-up
Friday, February 15, 2019
Climbing the American Ladder as Deportation Looms
Thursday, February 14, 2019
