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.
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NJ PBS connects viewers across New Jersey with public television and trusted PBS programming. Operated by Montclair State University.
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...
About Us Building on a distinguished history dating back to 1908, Montclair State University has evolved from an institution that was a recognized leader in teacher education to an R2 research institution ranked as one of the 100 best public doctoral universities in the nation. The University serves 22,000 undergraduate and graduate students with more than 300 doctoral, master's and baccalaureate programs provided by 13 colleges and schools. Situated on a beautiful 252-acre campus just 12 miles from New York City, Montclair delivers the instructional and research resources of a large public university while retaining the supportive and personalized academic environment that provides a feeling of community more typical of smaller institutions. Montclair State University is proud to be committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate in its recruitment and employment practices. The University is an inclusive, richly diverse community that fosters mutual respect, tolerance and understanding among all students and employees.
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NJ PBS is looking for a reporter to cover South Jersey: Camden, Burlington, Ocean, Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Salem, and Gloucester counties. The role is full time and based in Montclair.
Northern New Jersey needs a dedicated PBS reporter. NJ PBS's opening covers Bergen, Essex, Passaic, Hudson, Morris, Warren, and Sussex counties: politics, community affairs, and breaking news for broadcast and digital.
Orange skies and heavy smoke covered large parts of the U.S. on Thursday as Canada and Minnesota grapple with wildfires. Hazardous air quality is expected to continue. n.pr/4bKYMmQ
Dangerous wildfire smoke continues to blanket parts of the U.S.
Orange skies and heavy smoke covered large parts of the U.S. on Thursday as Canada and Minnesota grapple with wildfires. Hazardous air quality is expected to continue.
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One of the biggest concerns about artificial intelligence is how children and teens use it daily. https://to.pbs.org/4h1qnE7
The debate over how to protect children and teens as AI use grows
One of the biggest concerns about artificial intelligence is how children and teens use it daily. Critics say the tech companies are not doing enough to protect children, can't be trusted and argue mo...
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UPDATE 7:23 PM ET: The fix is now live and the schedule page should be working as expected.
We are aware of a bug on the schedule page that causes the programming listings to appear unavailable. A fix is currently in progress and should be live within the next hour. Thanks to those of you who are using the bug report button on njpbs.org to help us make the website better for everyone!
We are aware of a bug on the schedule page that causes the programming listings to appear unavailable. A fix is currently in progress and should be live within the next hour. Thanks to those of you who are using the bug report button on njpbs.org to help us make the website better for everyone!
This is the official account for NJ PBS and njpbs.org. Montclair State University assumed operational control over NJ PBS on July 1, 2026. Read more here: www.montclair.edu/college-of-c...
Montclair State University Officially Assumes Operations of NJ PBS
MONTCLAIR, N.J. July 1, 2026– Starting today, Montclair State University has officially assumed operations of NJ PBS, marking a new chapter in New Jersey public television. The transition became offic...
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