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:
Politics with Amy Walter: The Politics of "Defund the Police"
Friday, June 12, 2020
The Politics of "Defund the Police"
Friday, June 12, 2020
New Jersey Corrections Officer Suspended for Reenacting George Floyd's Killing
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
ICE Helped To Protect NYPD Station Houses During Protests
Tuesday, June 09, 2020
The Racial Justice Uprising in the U.S. is Taking Hold Overseas
Monday, June 08, 2020
ICE Detainee Who Sued His Jailers Was Swiftly Deported. Now He’s Missing.
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Trump's New Deputy Campaign Manager Was Fired By Chris Christie Over Bridgegate
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
EPA Rushing to Finalize Rule Change on Lead in Drinking Water
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Dating in the Time of COVID-19
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Understanding New Zealand's Effective COVID-19 Response
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
How Contact Tracing Can Help Contain the Spread of COVID-19
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Is COVID-19 Complicating Disaster Preparedness?
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Locusts, Floods, and Coronavirus: The Crises in East Africa
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
What Images Will Define the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Can the Restaurant Industry Recover from COVID-19?
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Treating Patients and Engaging in Activism: A Doctor's Balancing Act
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Lawyers Sue To Free All Immigrants From New Jersey Facility
Friday, May 15, 2020
Jewish Americans Say They Are Scapegoated For The Coronavirus Spread
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
New Jersey Assemblyman Faces The Music After Violin Controversy
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Anti-Semitic Incidents Reach Record Highs
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
