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SBN News Director Steve Lubetkin chats with NBC10 meteorologist Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz, whose debut novel, "The Weathermaker," turns climate science into a thriller set against the background of TV news and weather forecasting.

September 22, 2020

NBC10 Meteorologist Glenn “Hurricane” Schwartz publishes “The Weathermaker,” a novel about climate change

SBN news director Steve Lubetkin chats with NBC10 meteorologist Glenn “Hurricane” Schwartz is the author of a new novel, “The Weathermaker.”

September 12, 2020

NJ Spotlight Panel Focuses on Pandemic-Related Back to School Issues

SBN’s latest livestreamed virtual roundtable for NJ Spotlight featured a panel of educators and a student leader discussing how the coronavirus pandemic is complicating back-to-school considerations in New Jersey.

July 6, 2020

Sen. Cory Booker live conversation is feature of latest SBN livestream video production for NJSpotlight.com

SBN’s latest livestream video production for NJ Spotlight includes a 20-minute live conversation between U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and NJSpotlight.com founding editor John Mooney….

June 18, 2020

SBN Newsmakers Interview: James Steele, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author

In this episode of SBN Newsmakers, News Director Steve Lubetkin chats with James Steele, co-author with Donald Barlett of the book, America: What Went Wrong?…

Screen capture from May 13, 2020 virtual roundtable on medical ethics during COVID-19, featuring panelists (clockwise from upper left): Moderator Lilo Stainton, health care reporter for NJ Spotlight; Hon. Paul W. Armstrong, J.S.C., M.A., J.D., LL.M.,(Ret), Senior Policy Fellow and Judge-in-Residence, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University; Nancy Berlinger, PhD, Research Scholar, The Hastings Center; Elizabeth Litten, Esq., Chief Privacy & HIPAA Compliance Officer, Fox Rothschild; and Dr. Adam Jarrett, MS, FACHE, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Holy Name Medical Center

May 14, 2020

SBN’s Latest Live Virtual Roundtable Production for NJ Spotlight Focused on Medical Ethics During Pandemic

SBN continues to produce broadcast-quality live virtual roundtables for NJ Spotlight, the state’s leading news and public policy information resource.

GULF OF OMAN (Feb. 9, 2020) Seaman Charles Mazer, from Mantua, New Jersey, scans the horizon for surface vessels while standing the port bridge wing lookout watch aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60). Normandy is part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael H. Lehman)

April 20, 2020

Hometown Military News 4/20/2020

A roundup of news stories featuring local members of the US Armed Forces.

PARAMUS, NJ 03-21-2020 CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK: Shoppers stock up on food and supplies at the BJ’s warehouse club in Paramus on Saturday. The coronavirus outbreak has caused many to purchase an extra supplies. Many wore masks and gloves and practiced social distancing. -photo by Thomas E. Franklin

April 19, 2020

Coronavirus updates: N.J. deaths surpass 4,000; Murphy warns of state worker layoffs; Testing shortfalls. What you need to know (April 19, 2020)

Gov. Phil Murphy ripped an Atlantic County surrogate who wrote on social media demanding the state reopen the economy immediately.

April 19, 2020

NJ Transit railroad boss, praised by workers and riders, dies from coronavirus

NEWARK, NJ (NJ.com) — The man who came from the Long Island Rail Road to help fix NJ Transit’s rail system has died from coronaviruscomplications,…

Screen capture from NJ Spotlight's second virtual video roundtable on education, produced by State Broadcast News, features a panel discussion moderated by NJ Spotlight founding editor and education reporter John Mooney, upper left; panelists were (clockwise from upper right): Dr. Linda P. Eno, Assistant Commissioner, Division of Academics and Performance New Jersey Department of Education; AbdulSaleem Hasan, Assistant Commissioner, Field Services, New Jersey Department of Education; and Dr. Lamont O. Repollet, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Education

April 9, 2020

SBN Producing Virtual Roundtables for NJSpotlight.com

State Broadcast News is supporting NJSpotlight.com’s program of live roundtables with virtual video production services during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown. SBN has produced audio and video podcasts from the live in-person roundtables for more than ten years.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi during remarks Feb. 29, 2020 at Camden County College, Blackwood, NJ. (SBN Photo/Steve Lubetkin)

March 2, 2020

Pelosi, Booker, and Murphy Join Rally for South Jersey Democratic Rep. Norcross

BLACKWOOD, NJ (SBN) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and Sen. Cory Booker Saturday at a rally for First District Democrat…

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