Michael Aron, the "Dean of the Statehouse Press Corp," Joins the Foundation for New Jersey Public Broadcasting and Returns to New Jersey Public Television

NEW YORK, July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Respected New Jersey journalist,  Michael Aron, a 29-year veteran of New Jersey Network, is joining the Foundation for New Jersey Public Broadcasting (FNJBP) as Vice President of News and Public Affairs.

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NJTV also named Aron as its Chief Political Correspondent and announced that Aron will return as host and executive producer of his two well regarded and long-running public affairs television series, On The Record and Reporters Roundtable with Michael Aron. (Premiere dates and broadcast schedule will be announced soon).  Aron will also contribute statehouse coverage to the NJTV-produced nightly broadcast "NJ Today" when it premieres in the fall.

"Having the chance to continue being a journalist in this state and contributing substantive content that allows me to cover the people I so enjoy reporting on and about is a welcomed opportunity, " Aron said.

Aron's role as Vice President of the FNJPB will be to provide strategic planning for the production of substantive public affairs and news oriented programming which fit the needs and requirements of NJTV.  FNJPB recently entered into an agreement with NJTV to raise funds and to work together  on New Jersey centric programming.  

Michael has been a journalist since 1970, starting at Seattle Magazine, then West Magazine, Harper's Magazine, Rolling Stone, and New Jersey Monthly.  He started at NJN in 1982 and has won a number of broadcast awards, including a Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award.  He went to college at Harvard, graduate school at Princeton, is a native of Philadelphia, lives in Montclair, and has three grown daughters.

Aron has interviewed every New Jersey governor, state supreme court chief justice, and legislative leader during his tenure, plus a number of presidential candidates. He has covered national political conventions, trade missions abroad, and all the major political issues of the state.

About The Foundation for New Jersey Public Broadcasting & NJTV

The Foundation for New Jersey Public Broadcasting (FNJPB) raises funds to support and create "New Jersey Centric" programs.  The corporation is organized and operated exclusively for educational, charitable, scientific and literacy programs within the meaning of Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

NJTV, formerly New Jersey Network (NJN), began broadcasting on July 1, 2011. NJTV is operated under an agreement with the state of New Jersey by Public Media NJ, Inc. (PMNJ), a newly formed non-profit affiliate of WNET, parent company of award-winning public television stations THIRTEEN and WLIW21.

The newly formed PMNJ will have a New Jersey-based Board of Trustees and will maintain offices in New Jersey that will house approximately 20 employees focused on editorial, community outreach, production, fundraising and underwriting functions.

NJTV is comprised of WNJN, WNJS, WNJB, and WNJT, which collectively broadcast throughout the state.

SOURCE WNET New York Public Media