News 12 New Jersey
Edison, New Jersey
Slogan	Around New Jersey. Around the Clock.
Channels	Analog: 12 or 62 Digital: 612
Affiliations	CNN
Owner	Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc. Cablevision
Founded	March 1996
Website	www.news12.com

News 12 New Jersey is a 24-hour regional news channel reaching more than 1.8 million television homes within the New York City metropolitan area. The channel operates as an independent unit of News 12 Networks, referred to by its corporate owners as the “first, largest and most watched regional news network” in United States.^[1] The channel produces 8½ hours of live original news programming daily, alternating with digital replays. The channel launched in March 1996. ^[2]

Coverage Area

News 12 New Jersey can be seen on cable systems in 14 counties in northern and central New Jersey: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren. In 2006, the estimated population of this news coverage area was 6,783,000.^[3] News 12 New Jersey's main studio, newsroom and sales offices are located inside the Raritan Center business complex in Edison. The channel has remote news bureaus in Trenton, Newark, Madison, Oakland and Wall.

Program Listings

• Weekdays 5am-Noon. News. Janine Strafaci, Bryan Jenkins, James Gregorio(weather), Dianne Sherrat(traffic).
• Weekdays Noon-5pm. News. Della Crews, James Gregorio(weather)
• Weekdays 5pm-6pm. News. Kurt Siegelin, Della Crews.
• Weekdays 6pm-5am. News. Roxanne Evans, Eric Landskroner, Dave Curren(weather), Kurt Seigelin(Sports).
• Saturdays 5pm-5am. News. Alicia Vitarelli , Michele Powers(weather), Bryan DeNovellis(sports)
• Sundays 5pm-5am. News. Rick Holmes, Michele Powers(weather), George Falkowski(sports).^[4]

Personalities

Anchors

• Della Crews
• Roxanne Evans
• Bryan Jenkins
• Eric Landskroner
• Kurt Siegelin
• Janine Strafaci

Weather

• Dave Curren(Meteorologist)
• James Gregorio(Meteorologist)
• Michele Powers(Meteorologist)

Sports

• Kurt Seigelin(Sports Director, also News Anchor)
• Bryan DeNovellis
• George Falkowski
• Joey Wahler

Reporters

• John Bathke
• Tony Caputo
• Syma Chowdhry (JersEtainment)
• Alice Gainer
• Dave Grunebaum
• Rick Holmes (Newark Bureau)
• Walt Kane (Kane In Your Corner, Capital Bureau chief)
• John Klekamp
• Lou Martinez (Northwest Bureau)
• Dawn Pellas (Northeast Bureau)
• Karla Roth (Shore Bureau)
• Marci Rubin
• Lisa Salvati
• Michelle Seavers
• Mia Toschi
• Alicia Vitarelli

Hosts

• Laura Jones
• Jim McQueeny
• Brian Voynick, DVM

General Manager/News Director

• Randal Stanley

Former Staff

• Alvina Alston-Reporter, Fox Business Network, NYC
• Lauren Brown-Reporter, Regional News Network, Long Island
• Tom Fitzgerald-Reporter, WTTG, Washington D.C.
• Phil Grimshaw Sanchez-Reporter, WISH-TV, Indianapolis
• Sheri Hensley-private sector, New Jersey
• Chris Keating-Reporter, KSTP, Minneapolis
• Steve MacLaughlin-Meteorologist, KXAS, Dallas
• Walter Percy Perez-Anchor, WPVI, Philadelphia
• Bonnie Schneider-Meteorologist, CNN, Atlanta
• Cynthia Scott-private sector
• Drew Speier-Anchor, WBRE, Scranton Wilkes-Barre, PA

References

External links

• News 12 (log-in required)

Other News 12 Channels

• News 12 Long Island
• News 12 Connecticut
• News 12 Westchester
• News 12 The Bronx
• News 12 Brooklyn
• News 12 Traffic and Weather
• News 12 Interactive

Sources

• [1] News12.com
  
• [2] Radio-Television News Directors Association
  
• [3] U.S. Census Bureau
  
• [4] AOL.com
  
• [5]News12.com