Jason Matheson

History

Matheson is originally from Michigan City, Indiana. He attended Columbia College Chicago, studying Communications and Television Production.

Matheson began his television career at WCCO-TV in Minneapolis. He began as an overnight dispatcher, working the weekend overnight shift. Within a few months he was promoted to assistant assignment editor and then to weekend assignment editor.

In the spring of 2000, Matheson moved to KMSP-TV as executive producer of "The Buzz", a long-running and highly popular daily entertainment segment that covered local and national entertainment. Within months of his arrival at KMSP, he was moved in front of the camera as film critic for the station's newly launched morning show, "Good Day Minnesota." During his time at FOX 9, Matheson has interviewed celebrities including: Ewan McGregor, Cher, Will Smith, Arthur Miller, Randy Jackson and many more. In a trial by fire moment, his first-day assignment at KMSP was to go to Paisley Park to produce a segment with local music legend Prince. He also appeared regularly in many FOX 9 newscasts in various roles. He had a twice-weekly segment called "The Must List," which spotlights the hottest things in entertainment. Matheson is also a sought after host of events, including the Regional Emmy Awards, The Miss Minnesota Pageant and Battle of the Bands.

On January 15, 2009, Matheson launched The Weekend Buzz on KMSP FOX 9 and sister station, WFTC My29, a half-hour entertainment show with celebrity interviews, movie reviews, and entertainment releases. Matheson both anchors and acts as the shows' Executive Producer.

In September 2009, Matheson was named co-anchor of the newly expanded, FOX 9 weekday morning show called, "The Buzz" and also co-anchored the Fox 9 Morning News from 4:30-6:00 AM. Matheson left "The Buzz" in February 2013.

In April 2014, Matheson returned to WCCO-TV in the 5:00 PM newscast with his segment, "Trending Now."

In March 2015, Matheson went back to KMSP-TV to launch "The Jason Show." The one-hour show, which discusses all things pop culture, debuted August 21, 2015.

Radio Host

Matheson began as a radio host on KTMY (107.1) with co-host Alexis Thompson on "The Saturday Night Groove." The pair eventually was named hosts of "Jason & Alexis" which aired weekdays from 12:00-3:00 p.m. They eventually were promoted to mornings, airing 5:30-9:00 AM.

TV Host

Matheson has a long history working behind the scenes in television. In 2009, Matheson was named co-anchor of the Fox 9 Morning News from 4:30-6:00AM as well as co-host of "The Buzz" from 9:00-10:00 AM.

In August 2015, Matheson launched The Jason Show, a daily entertainment talk show airing in the Twin Cities. As the show grew in popularity, it expanded to additional markets outside the Twin Cities including Eau Claire, WI and La Crosse, WI. In June 2016, The Jason Show started a 4-week national test, airing in Phoenix, Dallas, and Los Angeles.

Awards and personal life

Matheson is a five-time Emmy Award nominee and two-time winner as producer for a series of investigative promotions for FOX 9.

In 2010, he was named one of the “40 under 40,” the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal’s list of young community leaders. And, a short time later, the Minnesota Jaycees named Jason one of the Ten Outstanding Young Minnesotans, an honor previously given to Walter Mondale and Dave Winfield among others.

In 2016, Matheson was nominated for a Marconi Award for Large Market Personality of the Year.

On September 13, 2014 Matheson got married to his partner Collin Haas.