Education
He attended Columbia College Chicago, studying Communications and Television Production.
He attended Columbia College Chicago, studying Communications and Television Production.
Matheson is also host of The Jason Show at KMSP-television airing at 10:00 Department of Administration and Management.
Matheson is originally from Michigan City, Indiana. Matheson began his television career at Washburn Crosby Company -television 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 editors
In the spring of 2000, Matheson moved to KMSP-television 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 Mission Minnesota Pageant and Battle of the Bands. 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 Department of Administration and Management. Matheson left "The Buzz" in February 2013.
In April 2014, Matheson returned to Washburn Crosby Company -television in the 5:00 Prime Minister newscast with his segment, "Trending Now."
In March 2015, Matheson went back to KMSP-television to launch "The Jason Show." The one-hour show, which discusses all things popular culture, debuted August 21, 2015.
Matheson began as a radio host on KTMY (1071) with co-host Alexis Thompson on "The Saturday Night Groove." The pair eventually was named hosts of "Jason & Alexis", which airs weekday mornings. In 2010, he was named one of the “40 under 40,” the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Business Journal’s list of young community leaders.
And, a short time later, the Minnesota Junior Chamber of Commerce named Jason one of the Ten Outstanding Young Minnesotans, an honor previously given to Walter Mondale and Dave Winfield among others