This week, The Backgrounder covers the man who covers the governor. Matt Katz talks about his new book, American Governor: Chris Christie’s Bridge To Redemption. Much of the book comes from his five years of covering Governor Chris Christie. Ironically, covering the governor was an assignment that Katz initially didn’t want to take. In this episode, Katz explains why he ultimately decided to take the job of covering Governor Christie. He also recalls his experiences writing for The Daily Record and The Philadelphia Inquirer, and his first day on the job as a reporter for WNYC Radio. That was the day Katz became the first reporter to ask the governor whether he had anything to do with traffic lane closures at the George Washington Bridge.
