Lifetime Achievement Award in New Jersey Journalism
Chief Political Correspondent for New Jersey Network and NJTV
Michael Aron, chief political correspondent for the New Jersey Network and NJTV in a career that spanned eight governors, received the Lifetime Achievement Award in New Jersey Journalism at the inaugural Byrne Kean dinner on Wednesday, September 29, 2021. Aron, who has hosted more governor debates than any other individual and covered governors from Brendan Byrne to Phil Murphy, recently stepped down as chief NJTV correspondent and Reporters Roundtable presenter, but will continue to make special appearances in the station’s broadcasts.
Lifetime Achievement Award in New Jersey Journalism
Longest-serving Statehouse Correspondent + weekly columnist for the Jersey Journal
A second New Jersey Journalism Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Joseph Albright, the nation’s longest-serving Statehouse correspondent who still writes a weekly column for the Jersey Journal, at the premiere of “Saint Joseph,” a documentary by videographer Tim Stollery, later in the year. A 5-minute trailer from the film was shown as part of the program, which also includes entertainment by former and current members of the Legislative Correspondents Club.
Star-Ledger and NJ.com
Sue’s investigative reporting and analysis shed light on the reasons for the devastating spread of Covid-19 through New Jersey nursing homes, killing more than 8,600 residents and staffers.
Star-Ledger and NJ.com
Ted’s investigative reporting and analysis shed light on the reasons for the devastating spread of Covid-19 through New Jersey nursing homes, killing more than 8,600 residents and staffers.
The Record of Hackensack and NorthJersey.com
Scott’s investigative reporting detailed the deadly coronavirus outbreak at the state-run Paramus Veterans Home, which had the highest death rate of any veterans facility in the nation.
Star-Ledger and NJ.com
Lindy’s investigative reporting detailed the deadly coronavirus outbreak at the state-run Paramus Veterans Home, which had the highest death rate of any veterans facility in the nation.
New Jersey Herald
Jennifer reported on the discovery of 18 bodies stacked in a makeshift morgue at the Andover Subacute nursing facility, which alerted the state and the nation to the extent of the Covid-19 crisis sweeping through nursing homes, and her subsequent interviews with families and staff detailed how the outbreak was kept hidden.
