Matthew Casey
Senior Field Correspondent | [email protected]Matthew Casey, a senior field correspondent, won first place from Public Media Journalists Association for Policing the Police, an eight-part series on the civil rights review of Phoenix and its police department. He's also won Edward R. Murrow awards for hard news and sports reporting since he joined KJZZ in 2015.
Casey helped open two local bureaus. He covered immigration during the first Trump administration. Casey is creator of the podcast, Reefer Growing Madness, about the life cycle of marijuana plants. He also reported, wrote and produced the podcast Empty Seats, about the pandemic’s effect on the professional sports industry in metro Phoenix.
Before public radio, he worked for newspapers, digital media and at a television station. “A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away,” Casey and a buddy rode a bus to Mexico City to cover Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s first presidential bid.
Casey is a proud Spanish speaker and grateful to the immigrants who taught him while working in restaurants. When he’s not reporting for KJZZ, Casey enjoys being with his son.
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Gaming contributions to the state by tribes in Arizona hit nearly $45 million in the most recent quarter. -
Retail shops in Phoenix face a deadline this week to confirm efforts to keep shopping carts on site and avoid a $500 minimum fine. -
A vigil was held Wednesday night outside of the Phoenix field office for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. -
Glendale police face a new lawsuit stemming from an officer-involved shooting about a year ago that was a case of mistaken identity. -
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says it’s reinstating striped uniforms to help keep track of inmates. -
Inmates wore stripes at Maricopa County jails until shortly after Sheriff Joe Arpaio left office about 10 years ago. Now, Arpaio’s former chief deputy is bringing them back.
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The Peoria Unified school board is scheduled on Thursday to discuss a proposal to close schools due to declining enrollment and lack of funding. -
Multiple buildings were evacuated on the Arizona Capitol Mall on Monday due to the contents of a package sent to the state Supreme Court. -
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday announced that he is issuing a letter of censure to Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over the lawmaker’s participation in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders. -
A monthslong investigation of sushi restaurants in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Gilbert and Mesa resulted in arrests for harboring undocumented people in stash houses.
