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
Los Angeles woman's storm drain homeless encampment now declared a hazmat zone
A hazmat cleanup is underway at a South Los Angeles storm drain where a homeless woman had been living underground.
LA homeless crisis: City vows to address people living in underground storm drains
A disturbing discovery in South Los Angeles revealed people living inside storm drains amid unsafe and unsanitary conditions.
California gas prices skyrocket near $6 average, widening lead as nation's costliest
California gas prices have surged to a statewide average of $5.76, nearly $2 higher than the national average, with some Los Angeles stations nearing the $9 mark.
Port of Long Beach cleanup underway to clear unstable stacks from damaged cargo ship
A cargo ship at the Port of Long Beach is under watch after dozens of containers were damaged or lost during a turbulent Pacific voyage.
LA's $17M mortgage sting: 9 arrested in sophisticated ‘house stealing’ scheme
Investigators said the group targeted elderly victims, stealing their personal identifying information and using it to access property records tied to homes in areas including Santa Monica, Hollywood, Hollywood Hills, Westwood and Chinatown.
Debate over proposed $77 million Santa Monica affordable housing project
A shuttered pet store at Wilshire Boulevard and 14th Street has become the center of a growing controversy as plans move forward to redevelop the site into an eight-story affordable housing complex.
Land movement in Rancho Palos Verdes accelerates after winter rains
Land movement in Rancho Palos Verdes is accelerating again, with parts of Portuguese Bend shifting about 2 inches per week after recent rainfall.
Drivers who had car towed in Hollywood during Oscars Sunday faced $409 fee
Dozens of cars parked near the Oscars venue in Hollywood were towed Sunday morning, leaving residents and workers searching for their vehicles and facing at least a $409 retrieval fee.
Taxpayer-funded housing project in Marina del Rey still unfinished
A city project meant to quickly turn a hotel into housing for people experiencing homelessness has stretched into a years-long construction effort — with nearly $20 million now tied to the development.
Mayor Karen Bass opens mental health center in Chinatown, calls it key step in tackling homelessness
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass helped open a new mental health care center in Chinatown, calling expanded treatment and residential services key to reducing homelessness.