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Public Hearing before LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE ON PUBLIC BROADCASTING "Public media programming, NJN's assets, and related issues" LOCATION: Montclair Township Municipal Building DATE: September 23, 2010 Montclair, New Jersey 6:00 p.m. MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE PRESENT: Senator Nia H. Gill, Chair Senator M. Teresa Ruiz Senator Jeff Van Drew Senator Sean T. Kean Senator Joseph M. Kyrillos Jr. Assemblyman Thomas P. Giblin Assemblywoman Nellie Pou Assemblyman John F. Amodeo Assemblyman Alex DeCroce ALSO PRESENT: Kevin J. Donahue Sarah Lechner Christina Velazquez Charles A. Buono Jr. Senate Majority Senate Republican Office of Legislative Services Keith White Colin Newman Task Force Aides Assembly Majority Assembly Republican Task Force Aides Task Force Aides Hearing Recorded and Transcribed by The Office of Legislative Services, Public Information Office, Hearing Unit, State House Annex, PO 068, Trenton, New Jersey TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Richard A. Williams Assistant Director Engineering NJN Public Television and Radio 3 Douglas S. Eakeley, Esq. Chair Board of Trustees NJN Foundation 16 Dean J. Paranicas, Esq. Vice Chair Board of Trustees NJN Foundation 17 Ronnie Weyl Chief Operating Officer NJN Foundation 35 Raymond Brown Host Due Process NJN Public Television and Radio 45 Sandra King Managing Editor Due Process NJN Public Television and Radio 46 Janice Selinger Acting Executive Director NJN Public Television and Radio, and Acting President NJN Foundation 52 Michael Aron Interim Director News and Public Affairs NJN Public Television and Radio 78 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Page Howard J. Blumenthal Former Interim Executive Director NJN Public Television and Radio, and Former Interim President NJN Foundation 90 William Q. Sanchez Executive Producer and Director Images/Imagenes NJN Public Television and Radio 105 Veronica Kole Private Citizen 105 Walter B. Freas Jr. Former Director Educational Services NJN Public Television and Radio 112 Anthony Mondaro Private Citizen 116 Mabel Aragon Private Citizen 118 David Belasco Private Citizen 119 Nicholas Acocella Editor Politifax 120 Wilma Frey Senior Policy Manager New Jersey Conservation Foundation 122 Cephas Bowles President and Chief Excutive Officer WBGO FM 124 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Page Susan Haig Creative Director New Jersey Arts News 127 Linda Coles-Kauffman Executive Producer and Host Another View NJN Public Television and Radio 129 Eva Lucena Executive and Artistic Director Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre 131 Steven Tadzynski Data Systems Analyst NJN Public Television and Radio 132 Leigh Freeman Project Manager Workforce Development NJN Public Television and Radio 133 John Barra Producer Media Productions NJN Public Television and Radio 135 Rae Roeder President Communications Workers of America Local 1033 137 John Strachan Private Citizen 138 Eric Richard Legislative Affairs Coordinator New Jersey State AFL-CIO 140 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Page Grace Bethea Engineering Technician NJN Public Television and Radio 141 Larry LiMato Engineering Technician NJN Public Television and Radio 143 Nila Aronow Associate Executive Director Production NJN Public Television and Radio 145 Bob Wick Cameraman NJN Public Television and Radio 147 Kent Manahan Chair Board of Trustees New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority 150 APPENDIX: Testimony submitted by Richard A. Williams 1x Testimony submitted by Douglas S. Eakeley, Esq. 6x Testimony submitted by Dean J. Paranicas 8x Testimony, plus attachments submitted by Janice Selinger 11x TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) APPENDIX (continued): Page Testimony submitted by Howard J. Blumenthal 40x Testimony submitted by Walter B. Freas Jr. 42x Testimony submitted by Anthony Mondaro 47x Testimony submitted by David Belasco 48x Testimony submitted by Wilma Frey 50x Testimony submitted by Cephas Bowles 52x Testimony, plus attachments submitted by Susan Haig 58x Testimony, plus attachments submitted by Linda Coles-Kauffman 63x Testimony submitted by Steven Tadzynski 68x TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) APPENDIX (continued): Page Testimony submitted by Leigh Freeman 69x Testimony, plus attachments submitted by John Barra 71x Testimony submitted by Eric Richard 98x Testimony, plus attachments submitted by Grace Bethea 100x Testimony submitted by Larry LiMato 107x Testimony submitted by Nila Aronow 109x Testimony, plus attachments submitted by Bob Wick 112x Letter submitted by Barbara Ciric Private Citizen 135x TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) APPENDIX (continued): Page Testimony submitted by Donna Liu Founder AllPrinceton.com, and Founder UChannel 136x Testimony submitted by Wilma J. Grey Director The Newark Public Library 138x Testimony submitted by Barbara Keshishian President New Jersey Education Association 139x Letters addressed to Kevin Donahue, and Assemblyman Louis D. Greenwald from H. Robert Schroeder Communications and Warning Officer New Jersey Office of Emergency Management 141x Testimony submitted by Julio Rodriguez Private Citizen 145x Summary of Recommendations, May 1968 Commission on Public Broadcasting 146x TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) APPENDIX (continued): Page Testimony submitted by Pat Scannella Studio Supervisor NJN Public Television and Radio 163x Supporting documents submitted by Douglas S. Eakeley, Esq., and Dean J. Paranicas, Esq. 165x Supporting documents submitted by Janice Selinger 171x Testimony submitted by Charles W. Loughery Private Citizen 176x Testimony submitted by Charles W. Potter II Private Citizen 178x Letter addressed to Kevin J. Donahue from Pete Nater Private Citizen 179x Letter addressed to Kevin J. Donahue from Joseph Mannozzi Private Citizen 180x TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) APPENDIX (continued): Page Letter addressed to Kevin J. Donahue from Michele Perez Private Citizen 181x Letter addressed to Kevin J. Donahue from Brian Breen Private Citizen 182x Letter addressed to Kevin J. Donahue from Angie Purpura Private Citizen 183x Letter addressed to Kevin J. Donahue from Mary Santos Private Citizen 184x Letter addressed to Kevin J. Donahue from Sandra McCracken Private Citizen 185x Letter addressed to Kevin J. Donahue from Donna Fania Private Citizen 186x TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) APPENDIX (continued): Page Letter addressed to Kevin J. Donahue from Carmen Perez Private Citizen 187x Letter addressed to Kevin J. Donahue from Angela Enid Medina Private Citizen 188x Letter addressed to Kevin J. Donahue from Yolanda Baker Private Citizen 189x Letter addressed to Kevin J. Donahue from Mark J. Kirk Private Citizen 190x Letter addressed to Kevin J. 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