Media information
Media Information for Fred Katz, NBA Journalist
Fred Katz reports on the NBA for The Athletic. He also hosts Katz and Shoot and is the author of Under the Bright Lights: The Revival of the New York Knicks.
This page helps editors, producers, and event researchers verify professional background, review source-supported media experience, and assess documented discussion areas. It concerns the NBA journalist Fred Katz, not the jazz cellist and composer of the same name. Review the identity clarification.
This is an independent background resource, not an authorized press kit.
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Professional fact sheet
A concise, source-verifiable overview for editorial research and introduction preparation.
- Name
- Fred Katz
- Professional focus
- NBA journalism, including current league-wide reporting and documented team-beat experience.
- Publication
- NBA journalist reporting for The Athletic. A preferred formal title has not been confirmed for this page.
- Podcast
- Katz and Shoot, a Knicks and NBA show hosted by Fred Katz and produced by Andrew Claudio.
- Book
- Under the Bright Lights: The Revival of the New York Knicks, written by Fred Katz and published by Gallery Books.
- Career coverage areas
- Oklahoma City Thunder, Washington Wizards, New York Knicks, and national NBA reporting.
- Identity note
- This information concerns the NBA journalist, not the jazz musician who shared the name Fred Katz.
Biography options
Status: Pending approval. Approved short and standard media biographies were not supplied with the project materials. Reusable introduction copy is therefore not presented as authorized language.
Brief host introduction
No approved version is currently available. Before use, confirm Fred Katz’s preferred formal title and the approved references to The Athletic, Katz and Shoot, and Under the Bright Lights.
Standard media biography
No approved version is currently available. Source material supports a career chronology beginning with Oklahoma City Thunder coverage in 2016, followed by Washington Wizards coverage after joining The Athletic in 2018, exclusive New York Knicks coverage from 2021 through 2024, and a subsequent move into national NBA reporting. This chronology should not be treated as approved biography copy.
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Documented coverage and discussion areas
The subjects below reflect published career information, current projects, and verified appearances. They describe areas of documented work, not a promise of availability or agreement with a proposed interview framing.
- League-wide NBA reporting: Current reporting across the league, following earlier team-specific beat work.
- New York Knicks reporting and organizational history: Exclusive Knicks coverage from 2021 through 2024, continuing Knicks analysis through Katz and Shoot, and book research concerning the organization’s revival and championship run.
- Team-beat reporting: Documented experience covering the Oklahoma City Thunder, Washington Wizards, and New York Knicks.
- Knicks and NBA analysis: Subjects addressed through reporting and the Katz and Shoot podcast.
- Current basketball news: Analysis supported by published reporting or a verified appearance.
- NBA controversies as reported subjects: A verified November 2025 NY1 interview included discussion of an NBA gambling scandal. Katz appeared as a journalist discussing the news, not as a participant or accused party.
Selected media experience
These representative appearances have source pages from the original media outlet. The links do not imply current booking availability or authorization by Fred Katz.
Knicks–Celtics playoff series discussion
- Date
- Outlet
- NY1
- Format
- Television and video interview
- Topic
- Katz discussed the 2025 Knicks–Celtics playoff series in his capacity as an NBA journalist.
Knicks, Nets, and NBA gambling news discussion
- Date
- Outlet
- NY1
- Format
- Television and video interview
- Topics
- The Knicks, Nets, and an NBA gambling scandal. Katz appeared as a journalist discussing these subjects.
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View the November 10, 2025 interview on NY1 (external outlet).
Current projects
Katz and Shoot
Katz and Shoot is a Knicks and NBA podcast hosted by Fred Katz and produced by Andrew Claudio. Its documented format includes analysis, behind-the-scenes reporting context, guests, and listener mailbags.
Patreon controls current episode access, membership options, prices, publishing cadence, and listener benefits. Those terms may change and are not reproduced here as permanent promises.
Review background and access information for Katz and Shoot.
Check current podcast information on Patreon (external platform).
Under the Bright Lights: The Revival of the New York Knicks
Fred Katz is the author of Under the Bright Lights: The Revival of the New York Knicks, published by Gallery Books. Current publisher information describes the book as an account of the Knicks’ organizational revival and championship run.
Publisher-listed status as reviewed October 20, 2026: Forthcoming, with publication scheduled for . Release status and timing should be checked again before an introduction, interview, or event listing is finalized.
Press materials and usage rights
Status: No downloadable press assets are currently available through this page.
No documented headshot license, required photo credit, permitted-use statement, or asset authorization was supplied with the project materials. The press-kit page is therefore not presented as an active download source.
Newsroom portraits, social avatars, podcast artwork, book covers, screenshots, game photography, and broadcast stills should not be copied from search results or third-party pages. A high-resolution book-cover resource offered by a publisher does not, by itself, establish unrestricted website or press use.
Professional inquiry next step
An authorized public inquiry route has not been established. The reviewed sources did not identify a verified public booking agent, speaking representative, personal email address, telephone number, or postal address for professional requests.
Reviewing this information does not establish Fred Katz’s availability and does not guarantee a response. When an authorized route becomes available, media, podcast, speaking, and book-event requests should be submitted through the dedicated professional inquiries process.
Current status: Professional inquiry submission is unavailable.
Sources, review status, and corrections
Most recent editorial review: .
Principal source categories include Simon & Schuster for author and book information, Patreon for current Katz and Shoot information, and original media outlets for verified appearances. These third-party sources support factual review but do not establish authorization from Fred Katz.
Professional role wording differs among current sources. Book publication status, podcast access details, and inquiry information may also change. Appearance records are included only when a reliable source page can verify them.