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Matthew Smith
Matthew Smith co-anchors FOX 13 News weeknights at 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. alongside Hana Kim. He also co-anchors FOX 13 News at 9 p.m. weeknights on FOX 13+ with Sabirah Rayford, and is a reporter on the FOX 13 Seattle Investigates team. Matthew is a veteran anchor and reporter who joined FOX 13 Seattle in late 2021.
Born in Michigan, Matt caught the journalism bug at a young age – he was interning at a TV station by 17-years-old and filed his first on-air report at the age of 18.
He proceeded to move around the country with stops in West Virginia, Texas, Nebraska and Michigan before finding his way to Seattle with his wife.
While Matt grew up in Michigan, he likes to call Washington his "chosen" home. Matt got married to his wife Jen in 2020 in Anacortes. Since then the family has grown with the addition of a foster son. The three live with two cats, Moo and Paws, who are always visible on Matt’s social media.
If he is not at work, you can find Matt with his family exploring Washington. Matt and his wife have fallen in love with the Cascades – they enjoy hiking and kayaking, while their son seems to want to be outdoors 24/7.
Matt also loves books, movies and craft beer – though, he gives many of his hobbies up while training for a marathon. He has run several to date and is always trying to improve his time. Matt has also competed in a number of eating competitions – once dubbed the burrito king of West Virginia; he insists that he has hung up his competitive eating bib.
At work, Matt has earned numerous awards for his work on-camera and behind it. He was awarded back-to-back Emmys as Michigan’s top reporter, and a third for his work on the anchor desk as the first COVID-19 vaccines arrived in the state of Washington.
A self-professed nerd, Matt loves talking about climate and the environment. In 2021, he was named a Metcalf Fellow through the University of Rhode Island. His work has focused on the Flint water crisis, the increase in PFAS/PFOA contaminations, air quality concerns in Washington and salmon recovery.
Matt has appeared on national news programs to report on hurricanes and wildfires but says his favorite stories are the ones he finds in his own community.
Feel free to reach out to Matt via e-mail, Facebook or Twitter -- or the grocery store, Matt is always looking to connect with viewers!
The latest from Matthew Smith
WA youth detention worker arrested for inappropriate relationship with former resident
A youth detention employee was arrested this week for having what the Department of Children, Youth and Families referred to as an “inappropriate relationship” with a former resident.
Judge orders DCYF to return WA inmates to juvenile facilities within 14 days
A judge has issued a preliminary ruling that requires the state to move 43 inmates back to juvenile detention facilities within 14 calendar days.
WA juvenile detention crisis forces inmates into adult prisons: ‘I feel betrayed’
Four weeks ago, Caya Lenay was being celebrated by DCYF for earning a degree while behind bars. Now, he’s in an adult prison along with 10 classmates, due to a lack of space in juvenile detention.
Amid juvenile detention crisis, Washington moves 43 young prisoners to adult prisons
In an attempt to stem it’s youth detention facility crisis, Washington’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) announced Friday they’ve moved 43 young people into adult prisons.
Body cameras contradict WA deputies' timeline in mass rooster shooting
A plan to send dozens of former cockfighting roosters to animal sanctuaries, was blocked when Yakima County deputies made the decision to shoot and kill them over fears that the birds would be moved in the dead of night if they left them on the property.
WA's DCYF overwhelmed by juvenile inmates: ‘It's tough in the agency right now’
Washington state is running out of space to send children, teens and young adults convicted of crimes.
Before the wrecking ball, music lives on in West Seattle
As Sound Transit’s Link Extension project expands into West Seattle, small businesses like Mode Music Studio and Skylark Cafe will likely see the wrecking ball.
WA whale hunt on horizon as Makah Tribe clears last major hurdle
After a nearly two decade long battle, the Makah Tribe has cleared the largest hurdle blocking them from the continuation of it's traditional whale hunts.
Fights, overdoses: Problems surface at Green Hill School, WA's teen detention facility
As the population held inside a Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) teen detention facility in Lewis County continues to grow, troubles have bubbled to the surface.
Yakima Co. Sheriff's Office defends controversial decision to kill roosters amid outcry
The Yakima County Sheriff’s Office tried to reason with the public about the overall decision to shoot and kill more than 60 roosters, despite rehoming efforts in place.