Matthew Gideon

• Matthew previously served as the head writer and editor for Holodeck Ventures, where he helped website traffic quadruple in just under two years.
• He was one of the first people to join CBS News' fully digital television platform in a production/editorial capacity.
• Since his journalistic career began in 2009, he has contributed to 16 major news media outlets, including TV stations, magazines, digital publications, radio stations, and more.

Experience

Matthew began his career as a multimedia journalist in ninth grade when he had the opportunity to write for an online sports news publication called The Sports Quotient. After that, he expanded his horizons by taking on various opportunities working for reputable sports radio stations, including SiriusXM, WAER, WERW, The Score 1260, and 97.1 FM The Fan before returning to the world of writing when he joined Variety Magazine as a freelance feature author in 2017. He once again changed paths and gained valuable newsroom experience when given the chance to serve as a producer at Fios 1 News and CBS News New York. Matthew returned to long-form news writing when he joined a video game and esports news media outlet before taking on a new challenge as the senior editor of SupplyChainBrain. In his spare time, he writes about NFL news and rumors for LastWordOnSports.com.

Education

Matthew graduated from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University with a B.S.A. in broadcast digital journalism.