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Matthew joined CBS 11 News in 2005. His prior experience includes work as a general assignment reporter at KAKE-TV (ABC) in Wichita, Kansas; reporter at WSFA-TV (NBC) in Montgomery, AL; and weekend anchor/investigative reporter at KOMU-TV (NBC) in Columbia, Missouri. Simon's career started as a promotions producer at WVTM-TV (NBC) in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama.
A graduate of the prestigious University of Missouri- Columbia School of Journalism, Simon earned a Bachelor of Journalism degree with a minor in history.
Simon is a recipient of Warwick Communication's 2004 Datlon Pen Broadcast Journalism Excellence Award for his series, "The Unspoken Affliction: Testicular Cancer." The series, based off of Simon's own experience, told the story of an 18-year-old who ignored testicular cancer's warning signs, because he was not educated, and eventually ended up dying. It also exposed how, even though testicular cancer is the number one cancer-killer of 15 to 35 year-old young males, most men, along with their parents, do not know about it. The stories ultimately showed warning signs and how men can survive and lead normal, productive lives. Simon brought the award winning series to CBS 11 News viewers in May of 2007.
Born in Gillette, Wyoming, Matthew moved to Birmingham, Alabama when he was two. He grew up in the Birmingham suburb Mountain Brook. Simon is active in the community and focuses his energy on raising cancer awareness. In his free time Matthew watches movies; plays board games; reads biographies, blogs; works out; enjoys Alaska's seafood and restaurants; watches every Cold Case and Law and Order episode he can; roots for Alabama and Missouri sports teams; racks up way too many cell phone minutes keeping up with family and friends scattered across the Lower 48 and, of course, watches and reads the news.
