News 12 New Jersey is a 24-hour

24-hour news cycle

The 24-hour news cycle arrived with the advent of television channels dedicated to news, and brought about a much faster pace of news production with increased demand for stories that can be presented as news, as opposed to the day-by-day pace of the news cycle of printed daily newspapers...

 cable news

United States cable news

Cable news refers to television channels devoted to television news broadcasts, with the name deriving from the proliferation of such networks during the 1980s with the advent of cable television. In the United States, early networks included CNN in 1980, Financial News Network in 1981, and CNN2 ...

 television 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

News 12 Networks

News 12 Networks comprises seven regional cable news television channels in the New York metropolitan area. The channels offer local news 24-hours a day and reach approximately 3.8 million television households in the tri-state area...

, the first, largest and most watched regional news network in United States. The channel produces 8½ hours of live original news programming daily, alternating with digital replays. The channel launched in March 1996.

Coverage area

News 12 New Jersey can be seen in more than 1.8 million cable households throughout 14 counties in northern and central New Jersey

New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

: Bergen

Bergen County, New Jersey

Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 905,116. The county is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...

, Essex

Essex County, New Jersey

Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2010 Census, the population was 783,969, ranking it third in the state after Bergen County and Middlesex County; Essex County's population has declined from 786,147 as of the bureau's...

, Hudson

Hudson County, New Jersey

Hudson County is the smallest county in New Jersey and one of the most densely populated in United States. It takes its name from the Hudson River, which creates part of its eastern border. Part of the New York metropolitan area, its county seat and largest city is Jersey City.- Municipalities...

, Hunterdon

Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 128,349. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Flemington....

, Mercer

Mercer County, New Jersey

As of the census of 2000, there were 350,761 people, 125,807 households, and 86,303 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,552 people per square mile . There were 133,280 housing units at an average density of 590 per square mile...

, Middlesex

Middlesex County, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 750,162 people, 265,815 households, and 190,855 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,422 people per square mile . There were 273,637 housing units at an average density of 884 per square mile...

, Monmouth

Monmouth County, New Jersey

Monmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 630,380, up from 615,301 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Freehold Borough. The most populous municipality is Middletown Township with...

, Morris

Morris County, New Jersey

Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the United States 2010 Census, the population was 492,276. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Morristown....

, Ocean

Ocean County, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 510,916 people, 200,402 households, and 137,876 families residing in the county. The population density was 803 people per square mile . There were 248,711 housing units at an average density of 151/km²...

, Passaic

Passaic County, New Jersey

Passaic County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 501,226. Its county seat is Paterson...

, Somerset

Somerset County, New Jersey

Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In 2010, the population was 323,444. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Somerville....

, Sussex

Sussex County, New Jersey

The County of Sussex is the northernmost county in the State of New Jersey. It is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 Federal decennial census, 149,265 persons resided in Sussex County...

, Union

Union County, New Jersey

Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 536,499. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Elizabeth. Union County ranks 93rd among the highest-income counties in the United States. It also ranks 74th in...

, and Warren

Warren County, New Jersey

Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 108,692. Its county seat is Belvidere...

. News 12 New Jersey's main studio, newsroom and sales offices are located inside the Raritan Center

Raritan Center

Raritan Center is a large business park located in the southern portion of Edison Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It is one of the largest business parks in the Northeast and the largest in Middlesex County. Raritan Center contains approximately in over 100 buildings of office, research,...

 business complex in Edison

Edison, New Jersey

Edison Township is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey. What is now Edison Township was originally incorporated as Raritan Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1870, from portions of both Piscataway Township and Woodbridge Township...

. The channel has remote newsrooms in Trenton

Trenton, New Jersey

Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...

, Newark

Newark, New Jersey

Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...

, Oakland

Oakland, New Jersey

Oakland is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 12,754.Oakland was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1902, from portions of Franklin Township.-History:The Van Allen House...

 and Wall. The channel's reporters can be live virtually anywhere statewide with two satellite newsgathering vehicles, one microwave truck and a helicopter, "Chopper 12."

Studio, graphics and HD

On October 11, 2010, News 12 New Jersey debuted its new studio layout, with a new set created in San Diego and trucked across the country. This was the first phase of News 12 New Jersey's transition to HD. On November 12th, 2010, the second phase began with a new logo, infobar, graphics (including new news intro), and music (Convergence by Stephen Arnold music). On November 30, 2010, News 12 New Jersey became the first of the News 12 Networks to switch to high definition.

Personalities

Anchors

• Della Crews
• Kurt Siegelin
• Roxanne Evans
• Rick Holmes
• Marci Rubin
• Bryan Jenkins
• Eric Landskroner
• Janine Strafaci
• Carissa Lawson

Weather

• Samantha Augeri (Meteorologist)
• Dave Curren (Meteorologist)
• James Gregorio (Meteorologist)
• Michele Powers (Meteorologist)
• Jim McFadden (Meteorologist)
• Dan Zarrow (Meteorologist)

Sports

• Bryan DeNovellis
• George Falkowski

Traffic

• Cara DiFalco

Reporters

• Karla Bardiñas
• John Bathke
• Tony Caputo
• Rick Holmes
• Walt Kane (Senior Correspondent, Capital Bureau Chief). Host: Kane in Your Corner
• John Klekamp
• Luke Margolis
• Heather McBride
• Matt Murphy
• Dawn Pellas
• Lisa Salvati
• Alice Gainer
  Alice Gainer
  Alice Gainer is a reporter for News 12 New Jersey. She has also appeared on News 12 Westchester, CNN, and Fox Business Happy Hour....
  
  

Freelance reporters

• Mia Toschi
• Beth Adubato
• Sean Bergin
• Ranji Sinha
• Joey Wahler (sports)

Hosts

• Jim McQueeny
• Dr. Brian Voynick
• Dr. Derrick DeSilva

Executive Producers

• Gerald D'Ambra
• Jeremy Kauffman

Assistant News Director

• Allison Gibson

General Manager/News Director

• Randal Stanley

Other News 12 Channels

• News 12 Long Island
  News 12 Long Island
  News 12 Long Island is a regional 24-hour cable news television channel reaching more than 800,000 television homes on Long Island, New York. The channel is the flagship of the News 12 Networks, which is touted by owner Cablevision as the "first, largest and most watched regional news network" in...
  
  
• News 12 Connecticut
• News 12 Westchester
• News 12 The Bronx
• News 12 Brooklyn
  News 12 Brooklyn
  News 12 Brooklyn launched in 2005 and reaches more than 490,000 homes on the Cablevision and Time Warner Cable systems. It shares its studio and on air talent with News 12 The Bronx. Also, like News 12 The Bronx, News 12 Brooklyn utilizes environmentally friendly hybrid gas/electric powered...
  
  
• News 12 Traffic and Weather
• News 12 Interactive

Sources

• http://www.news12.com/Login/about News12.com
• http://www.rtnda.org/resources/nonstopnews/news12nj.html Radio-Television News Directors Association
• http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/maps/new_jersey_map.html U.S. Census Bureau
• http://tvlistings.aol.com/listings/nj/edison/cablevision-standard?zipcode=08837 AOL.com
• http://www.news12.com/NJ/editions?id=7 News12.com
• http://vartv.com/