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:
Did the Son of Sam Have Accomplices? A Docuseries Investigates
Wednesday, May 05, 2021
'Life Jolt' Explores Women's Experiences in Prison
Wednesday, May 05, 2021
Controversy Over Green Space in the Bronx
Wednesday, May 05, 2021
Conflict Over East River Park
Wednesday, May 05, 2021
Open Source Intelligence & Geopolitics
Wednesday, May 05, 2021
ICE Jailer in N.J. Is Sued By Its Landlord, Claiming Unsafe Conditions
Monday, May 03, 2021
Hudson Becomes Second N.J. County To Consider Rejecting ICE Detainees
Thursday, April 29, 2021
New Jersey County Ends Lucrative and Controversial Jailing of ICE Detainees
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
New Jersey Sues Town Officials For Monitoring Jewish Homes
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
NJ Ends Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Nonviolent Drug Crimes
Monday, April 19, 2021
Indonesian Asylum Seekers Dodged Trump’s Attempt to Deport Them, But Now They’re Facing Off Against Biden
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Murphy to Run Unopposed in NJ's Democratic Primary
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Under Biden, Refugee Admissions In NY & NJ Plummet
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
NJ Cannabis Regulators Meet for First Time, Centering Racial Justice
Monday, April 12, 2021
NJ Marijuana Regulators Prepare to Meet For First Time
Sunday, April 11, 2021
NJ Undocumented Workers Cut Out of COVID Relief Continue Their Fast
Sunday, April 11, 2021
An Oath Keeper Worked Security for the Capitol Rally on Jan. 6. Now, He’s a Republican Candidate for N.J. Assembly.
Friday, April 09, 2021
Comparing NY and NJ's Marijuana Legalization Efforts
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
In Latest Appointment to NJ’s Cannabis Commission, Murphy Addresses Criticism of Panel’s Makeup
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
