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.
Matt Katz appears in the following:
Caught in Trump's Immigration Crackdown, N.J. Family Marks Mothers' Day Without Mom
Sunday, May 13, 2018
'Chica Cards' and Child Prostitution: Feds Break Up Mexico-to-Queens Sex Trafficking Ring
Friday, May 04, 2018
Chris Christie May Be Out, But He Still Has a Taxpayer-Funded Staffer and Office
Thursday, April 26, 2018
Seeking Asylum in the US
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Bridgegate Architects Say Their Convictions Should Be Tossed
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
"I Was Just Looking for Safety": Applying for Asylum in America
Monday, April 23, 2018
The Asylum Paradox
Monday, April 23, 2018
ICE Moves to Deport Egyptian Dissident Who Says He Faces Hanging Back Home
Sunday, April 15, 2018
NYPD Pays $1 Million, Vows Surveillance Reforms After Settling with Muslims in New Jersey
Thursday, April 05, 2018
U.S. on Pace to Admit Fewest Refugees in Decades
Monday, April 02, 2018
With Yellow Vests and an 'ICE-Sniffing Dog,' Activists Watch for Immigration Agents
Friday, March 30, 2018
Amid Surge in Hate, Rutgers Seeks Balance Between Safety and Free Speech
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
New Jersey Democrats Ramp Up Efforts to Move State to the Left in Post-Christie Era
Sunday, March 25, 2018
ACLU Sues Trump Administration for Detaining Asylum Seekers Indefinitely
Thursday, March 15, 2018
Women's March Organizers Face Backlash for Links to Farrakhan
Wednesday, March 07, 2018
Remembering New York's First Attack by Islamic Terrorists, 25 Years Ago Today
Monday, February 26, 2018
ICE Gets Cold Shoulder From Rutgers, Backs Out of Career Fair
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Rahimi Will Spend Rest of His Life in Prison for Chelsea Bombing
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
When a Deputy Mayor Compares Undocumented Immigrants to Raccoons
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
New Jersey's Indonesian Christians Avoid Deportation—For Now
Tuesday, February 06, 2018
