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:
Mounting Controversy Over NJ's Marijuana Regulatory Committee
Friday, March 05, 2021
Now That NJ Legalized Weed, State's Top Cop Tells Prosecutors to Drop Low-Level Charges
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
NJ's Long and Winding Road to Marijuana Legalization
Monday, February 22, 2021
Still No Legal Weed in N.J., But Bill On Remaining Sticking Point Advances
Friday, February 19, 2021
Trump’s First Atlantic City Casino Is Imploded, And Spectators Marvel At The Symbolism
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
New Jersey Voted to Legalize Weed. So Why Are People Still Getting Arrested?
Thursday, February 11, 2021
New Jersey Voted to Legalize Weed. Why Are People Still Getting Arrested?
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Legislators Urge Removal of Corrections Commissioner Following Assault at N.J. Women's Prison
Tuesday, February 09, 2021
Lawsuit: Bergen County Jail Detention Center is Over Capacity
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
QAnon, Militias, and White Supremacy: The Ideologies Behind NY & NJ Arrestees in Capitol Riot
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Former Chris Christie Aide Behind ‘Time For Some Traffic Problems’ Email Is Running for Office
Monday, January 25, 2021
Immigration Enforcement Enters New Era
Thursday, January 21, 2021
Feds: Army Private, An Alleged ISIS Sympathizer, Discussed Attack On 9/11 Memorial
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
A White Supremacist Group Spreads DIY Hate From NJ to the U.S. Capitol
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Pro-Trump Demonstrations Fail to Materialize in Trenton
Sunday, January 17, 2021
Congresswoman Says Trump Administration Shields Border Agents Involved in Racist Facebook Posts
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Lawyers: ICE Hunger Strikers Facing Retaliation
Friday, January 08, 2021
NJ Man Is Among Those Arrested At Capitol Seige
Thursday, January 07, 2021
ICE Hunger Strikes Spread To Another New Jersey Jail
Tuesday, January 05, 2021
Immigrant Detainees Held by ICE Are Going On Hunger Strikes
Sunday, December 27, 2020
