Matthew Seedorff
Matthew Seedorff is a reporter for FOX 11. He joined the station in January 2024.
Prior to joining KTTV, Seedorff served as a reporter for KRIV-TV Houston where he won a Texas Emmy Award for breaking news coverage. While in Houston for four years, Seedorff uncovered and reported on several stories that gained national attention. In 2022, he reported live from Uvalde, Texas, after a shooter at Robb Elementary School killed 19 children and two adults. In addition, Seedorff uncovered a major fentanyl drug bust, exposed issues with illegal fake paper license plates, reported from several major hurricanes, the deadly crowd surge at Astroworld, human smuggling cases, and border issues.
Before working at the FOX affiliate in Houston, Seedorff spent three years in San Antonio, Texas, with KABB/WOAI-TV. He worked as a reporter for the Sinclair "Jump Team" and reported from the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, that killed 26 people and injured 22 others. He also reported on a mass shooting in Odessa, Texas, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Michael in Florida, and chased tornadoes in Oklahoma.
Seedorff started his career as a reporter and evening anchor with KTWO-TV in Casper, Wyoming in 2014. He was recognized by the Wyoming Association of Broadcasters as the state’s Best News Reporter in 2016 and Best Breaking News Reporter in 2017.
Born and raised in Atlanta, GA, Seedorff graduated from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. on the Dean’s List. At GWU, he played on the school’s baseball team and majored in journalism.
Seedorff is an avid marathon runner and has completed three 140.6 mile full-distance triathlons.
The latest from Matthew Seedorff
Missing 3-week-old Palmdale boy presumed dead; deputies searching for remains
Three-week-old Baki Dewees has been missing since May 3, since his parents left with him from Palmdale.
3 killed, 3 injured in Pasadena crash
The car blew through a red light before launching off a curb, through electric poles and into a building, police said.
Burglars using pizza box as decoy to break into homes
Multiple videos shared with FOX 11 show a woman holding a pizza box knocking on doors in Torrance and Harbor City. If no one answers the door, the woman walks away and thieves bust into the homes within minutes.
Malibu working to improve driver safety on PCH
Local and state leaders announced a new “Go Safely PCH" education campaign to inform motorists to slow down on a dangerous section of Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) through Malibu.
Investigation continues into last week's UCLA protests, clash between pro-Palestine, pro-Israel supporters
Police are looking into facial recognition technology in hopes of tracking down the people that brought violence at UCLA last week.
Pro-Palestine camp-ins continue at SoCal universities
Peaceful protests continue at UC Irvine, while demonstrators at UC Riverside reached a deal with university leadership. Other protests continue across SoCal.
Private security worker raises concerns over handling of UCLA encampment violence
A security guard hired by UCLA speaks out on the school's handling of the protests.
'It was for a cause I believed in', UCLA protesters arrested speak out after release
“It was for a cause I believed in, and I was surrounded by my fellow students," said one of the demonstrators. “I’m proud [for] being arrested".
UCLA protests: Dispersal order issued at campus camp-in
Pro-Palestine demonstrators said police stood by and watched as violence erupted Tuesday night. One of the groups demands is an end to policing on campus.
