[3] She completed her bachelor's degree in communications and media technology at the University of Pittsburgh.
[3] She was an intern at WJET-TV in 2000 and then joined the team at WICU-TV television channel affiliated with NBC, where she worked for 19 years.
[9][10] At the time of her death, she was the billet host for ice hockey player Matthew Schaefer.
[11] Matson died on 11 December 2023 at age 42; the coroner determined that the cause of death was suicide.
Matson died when she stepped in front of a train in Fairview, Pennsylvania.