NJN Recognized for Excellence in Programming With Four Mid-Atlantic Emmys

STATEWIDE –  NJN Public Television and Radio received four Mid-Atlantic Emmys at the 27th annual Mid-Atlantic Emmy® Awards ceremony held on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at the Philadelphia Loews Hotel in Philadelphia. NJN took home Emmys for the special Su Salud Primero/Your Health First, two awards for the Due Process series, and one for a segment of the Classroom Close-up, NJ series.

Public/Current/Comnmunity Affairs Feature or Segment
Classroom Close-up: NJ: Men of Distinction
Kevin Ronan-Segment Producer and Wanda Swanson, Executive Producer                 
Classroom Close-up, NJ is a co-production of the New Jersey Education Association and NJN Public Television, with additional funding provided by PSE&G.

Community Service
Su Salud Primero: Your Health First
William Q. Sanchez, Producer/Writer, Janice Selinger, Executive Producer, Rick English, Post Avid Editor, Juan Carlos Rojas, Associate Producer/Web Master, and Steve Oleszek, Graphic Artist           
Su Salud Primero/Your Health First is funded by The Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey and The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey.

Interview/Discussion Series 
Due Process
Sandra King, Producer/Managing Editor, Raymond Brown, Host, Laurel Spira, Director, Kristine Ekman, Associate Producer, and Henrietta Parker, Coordinating Producer
Due Process is made possible by the New Jersey State Bar Foundation with funding from the IOLTA Fund of the Bar of New Jersey and additional support provided by The Fund for New Jersey.