Matt Katz reports on air at WNYC about immigration, refugees and national security. 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 Matt's latest reporting on Gothamist.
Matt Katz appears in the following:
Inside the Power of ICE
Friday, December 07, 2018
A Family Braces for Dad's Deportation
Wednesday, December 05, 2018
N.J. Attorney General to Cops: Stop Working with ICE
Thursday, November 29, 2018
Democrats Seek To Offer Driver's Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Appeals Court Upholds Most of Bridgegate Case
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
For New Jersey Jails, Suicides and Overdoses, but Little Oversight
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Law Enforcement Officers in New Jersey Are Transferring More and More Immigrants to ICE
Friday, November 16, 2018
This Week in Politics: Chris Christie as Attorney General of the United States?
Saturday, November 10, 2018
448 Days, 12 Hearings and $58,000: One Dreamer's Journey Through the Immigration System
Friday, November 09, 2018
GOP Spoiling for Immigration Fight, But Dems in N.J. Hold Their Punches
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
To Get Approved for Asylum, Some Immigrants Head to the Psychologist
Monday, October 15, 2018
County Officials Shutting ICE Out Of Local Jails
Sunday, October 14, 2018
Hudson County Votes to End ICE Detentions by 2020
Friday, October 12, 2018
Refugee Admissions From Muslim Nations Plummet in NY and NJ, and Double From Russia
Monday, October 01, 2018
A Steady Rise in Immigrants, Revenue at Orange County Jail
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Bergen Sheriff Resigns After Racist Remarks Caught on Tape
Friday, September 21, 2018
Gov. Murphy Calls for Bergen County Sheriff’s Resignation, After Racist Remarks Caught on Tape
Thursday, September 20, 2018
No Family Contact Visits Allowed: Life for Immigrants at Bergen County Jail
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Democratic Districts Under Scrutiny for Lucrative ICE Contracts
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Deal to Kick ICE Out of Hudson County Jail Now On Ice
Thursday, September 13, 2018
