Governor Mikie Sherrill on Dale Caldwell's investigation and resignation: "I cannot have anyone in the organization routinely ignoring ethics rules or harassing staff." Catch more of our interview at njpbs.org

Today's the day. We hope you'll join us. njpbs.org

Catch part one of our interview with Governor Mikie Sherrill on the debut episode of NJ PBS News with Rob Nelson on October 1 at 5:30 PM ET. njpbs.org

NJ PBS News with Rob Nelson premieres Thursday, October 1 at 5:30 PM ET -- and what better way to kick off our new era than an interview with Governor Mikie Sherrill. Stream live on njpbs.org/live or check your local listings at njpbs.org/coverage

NJ PBS is excited to introduce three journalists joining the newsroom as we get ready for October 1st. Sean Sullivan, Reporter, North Jersey Scott Minshall, Reporter, South Jersey Asha McKenzie, News Contributor, statehouse and Central Jersey Read more about the hires: njpbs.org/posts/nj-pbs...

NJ PBS is excited to announce that veteran journalist and New Jersey native Rob Nelson will serve as anchor of its new daily newscast, NJ PBS News with Rob Nelson. Head to njpbs.org for more information.

NJ PBS has announced six staff appointments that will support its newsroom, programming, audience development, digital content and media operations. Read more: njpbs.org/posts/nj-pbs... Join our team: montclair.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/JobOpportuni...

@njpbs.org now owns @njspotlightnews.org (I thought they already did). Never a better time to subscribe to PBS Passport thru NJ PBS to also support NJ Spotlight, which IMO has the highest quality coverage.

NJ PBS is staffing up its newsroom, and one of the open jobs is the face New Jerseyans would see every night. It's hiring a senior news anchor to host the newscast, interview newsmakers, write the scripts, and report from the field. Full time in Montclair, $110,000-$135,000. @njpbs.org

If you have run a vMix production room and know broadcast workflows cold, NJ PBS wants to talk to you. One person builds its weekday newscast start to finish: rundowns, graphics, audio, and delivery to air on deadline. @njpbs.org

NJ PBS is staffing up its newsroom, and it needs an executive producer to run the daily news: building the rundown, timing every segment, and steering coverage across broadcast, digital, and live streaming. Reports to the news director. Full time in Montclair. @njpbs.org

Northern New Jersey is getting a dedicated TV reporter. NJ PBS is filling a job that covers Bergen, Essex, Passaic, Hudson, Morris, Warren, and Sussex counties: pitching stories, shooting and editing your own video, and filing for broadcast, streaming, and digital. @njpbs.org

Bayonne Central Little League of Bayonne, New Jersey won its opening game of Little League World Series in dramatic fashion on Wednesday night. It is vying to become New Jersey’s fifth champion of the annual international youth baseball tournament held in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

A public TV newsroom doesn't run on air talent alone. Someone keeps the budgets straight, the vendors paid, and new hires set up on day one. @njpbs.org is hiring a station administrator in Montclair to do that work. $66,067.40-$79,291.60, full time.

NJ PBS needs an assistant programming director: the person who shapes what airs and when, balancing national PBS shows with local New Jersey programming, including content for audiences who don't speak English. $80,000-$95,000, full time in Montclair. @njpbs.org

Montclair State University, the new operator of @njpbs.org, has acquired the assets of the network's daily news program, @njspotlightnews.org, from its previous operator, The WNET Group. www.roi-nj.com/2026/08/07/e...

Montclair State to acquire NJ Spotlight assets from The WNET Group | ROI-NJ

Montclair State University will acquire NJ Spotlight assets from The WNET Group and integrate them with NJ PBS News.

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The broadcast grid. The streaming lineup. The pledge drives. The scramble when breaking news bumps the schedule. NJ PBS is hiring an assistant programming director to help run all of it. Full time in Montclair. More on the station: @njpbs.org

Vereau makes the case for print: no internet needed, no reader data collected, and it reaches older Latino adults who still read on paper. Anthony Advincula wrote it up for us: medium.com/centerforcoo... #localnews

Presencia, a new Spanish-language print publication, launches in New Jersey

Publisher Gery Vereau says the decline of newspapers makes trusted, reliable Spanish-language papers more necessary than ever.

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In Paterson, New Jersey, one man loads a rented car with newspapers and drives to about 20 cities to hand them out. Sometimes he takes the bus. Gery Vereau, a journalist of 40 years, launched Presencia this spring: a biweekly Spanish-language print paper for NJ's Latino readers.

This one's for anyone in a collaborative about to attempt cross-newsroom audience data for the first time. Aug 25, Holly Edgell of The Midwest Newsroom walks through a real project with three partners, start to finish, so you can see how it actually goes. Noon ET, online, free.

Three partner newsrooms handed their audience data to a regional collaborative. That kind of buy-in is rare. On Aug 25, Holly Edgell of The Midwest Newsroom breaks down how they got there: which metrics they picked, how they built trust, what they reported back. One hour, online, free.

Someone has to decide what New Jersey's public TV network puts on the air. That job is open. @njpbs.org is hiring a programming director to set what runs across broadcast, streaming, and digital, and keep locally made shows central. $145,000-$160,000, full time in Montclair.

NJ PBS is looking for a senior producer: the person who runs the newsroom's daily rundown, decides what airs and in what order, and calls the nightly newscast from the control room. @njpbs.org

Public TV runs on its members. @njpbs.org has an opening for the person who grows and keeps that base: running acquisition and renewal campaigns, donor stewardship, and the member database. $76,486.40-$84,131.83, full time in Montclair.

@njpbs.org is hiring the person who keeps its back office running: a business manager who handles the station's budgets, grant accounts, purchase orders, vendor contracts, and onboarding for new hires. Full time in Montclair, $66,067.40-$79,291.60.

Health insurance premiums in New Jersey are going up, and the numbers behind that are sitting in public data most newsrooms aren't using yet. We're hosting a free webinar on July 30 to help you find the local story in them.

The PBS family is mourning the passing of one of its own. Sylvia Bugg has died.

The person who anchors New Jersey's nightly public television newscast: that job is open. @njpbs.org is looking for someone to write and deliver the news, run live interviews, and help shape what gets covered. $95,000-$110,000, full time in Montclair.

NJ PBS is hiring a video editor to cut news packages, promos, and long-form programs for broadcast and streaming. Color, audio, and hitting the daily deadline. Based in Montclair, full time, $76,486.40-$84,131.83.

Other NJ PBS openings, including more reporting and producing roles, are listed on Montclair State's careers site: montclair.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/JobOpp...

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