Matt Sebastian Email & Phone Number

Denver, Colorado, United States

Help plan, manage and execute daily and long-term news coverage for digital and print audiences at Colorado's largest newspaper. Directly manage the City Desk's team of enterprise reporters — editing daily copy, weekend stories and multi-part projects — and oversee the breaking news editor and reporters, with an eye toward speed and accuracy for our digital readership. And take great pleasure in working with a newsroom full of immensely talented journalists to cover the news that's important to our community with great care and depth.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Guided team of enterprise reporters covering beats that included education, public safety, environment and health as they reported and produced daily stories and longer, in-depth projects and series.

Greater New York City Area

Program and host weekly 3-hour "Dark Wave"​ show on Sirius XM's 1stWave channel, spotlighting '80s-era goth, industrial and post-punk music, airing from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Eastern every Sunday.

Greater Denver Area

Created and maintained daily music-news site — slicingupeyeballs.com — with niche focus on ‘80s alternative artists. Wrote multiple news items every day, conducted artist interviews, hosted radio shows and curated mixtapes. Grew site to more than 250,000 pageviews a month with a vibrant community of nearly 300,000 social-media followers. Once name-dropped on a Denis Leary sitcom on basic cable.

Boulder, Colo.

Led all local news coverage for the Daily Camera and Longmont Times-Call newspapers in Boulder County, Colo. Managed 15 reporters and editors in two newsrooms, directing breaking, daily and longer-term coverage via websites, social media channels and print editions. Assigned and edited stories and projects. Coordinated with photography and design staff.

Boulder, Colo.

Managed nine reporters and editors on the local news and business desks for the Daily Camera newspaper, planning and directing daily coverage, breaking and longer-term coverage. Edited and posted stories. Oversaw the paper's website during the day and managed social media presence. Served as city editor twice: April 2007 to July 2008 and January 2011 through October 2014.

Boulder, Colo.

Directed all arts and entertainment coverage at Daily Camera newspaper, supervising production of two separate entertainment sections each week, and assisting with main Sunday features section.

Boulder, Colo.

Managed team of five journalists to produce the Colorado Daily, a free, five-day-a-week newspaper covering the University of Colorado campus and Boulder. Led complete content and staff overhaul.

Boulder, Colo.

Managed eight-person team (reporters, designers, photographer) that produced the Daily Camera's youth-oriented, campus-targeted publication five days a week. Assigned, edited, posted stories.

Boulder, Colo.

Popular music writer and critic for Daily Camera newspaper. Interviewed and profiled national and international touring musicians. Wrote general music and entertainment features, reviewed CDs and live concerts, delivered weekly music column and maintained a blog.

Boulder, Colo.

Covered multiple beats (Boulder city government, University of Colorado, etc.) as a reporter at Daily Camera newspaper. While covering police and courts, spent two years assigned to the JonBenet Ramsey investigation. Also covered the Columbine High School shootings. Two separate stints as a reporter: December 2007 to May 2000 and October 2001 to January 2003.

Walnut Creek, Calif.

Worked a general-assignment beat at newspaper in San Francisco's East Bay, with emphasis on federal courts. Covered the bankruptcy of utility PG&E during California energy crisis of 2000-2001.

Ogden, Utah

Assigned to police beat for afternoon newspaper in Ogden, Utah. Focused on breaking-news coverage and wrote broader stories on crime trends.

Greater Denver Area

Worked summer internship at metro newspaper, then became Boulder-area stringer while still in college. Helped provide coverage from the 1996 Republican National Convention in San Diego.

Bs, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Campus Press, editor 1995-1996

Ba, Political Science