THE 2018 INSIDER 100 MEDIA Message from the Editor INSIDER 100 MEDIA

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Welcome to another edition of the InsiderNJ Media Personalities List, our look at the reporters and writers and some of the editors who cover politics and shape the news narratives in this state. Max Pizarro Editor-in-Chief We had a conversation with NJ Spotlight’s John Reitmeyer recently, who mentioned that the [email protected] legendary Mark Twain got his writing start when he covered a trip to the Holy Land.

That’s not good news for those aspiring members of New Jersey’s Fourth Estate, desperately toiling away in what amounts to the opposite of God’s country.

But we’ll take it.

Besides, Newark native Stephen Crane started out covering the Asbury Park boardwalk. Pete Oneglia General Manager [email protected] Of course, he didn’t last long. But his words endure. Significantly on this this year’s media list, we mark the retirement of two longtime profession - Michael Graham als: The Jersey Journal’s Agustin “Augie” Torres, one of the most respected political reporters CEO and columnists in the state; and The Record editorial page editor Al Doblin, long a staple of New Jersey political reporting and editorializing. We miss both of them. John F.X. Graham Publisher Max Pizarro

Ryan Graham Max Pizarro Associate Publisher Editor, InsiderNJ

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1. MICHAEL ARON, NJTV

The undisputed Scaramouche of New Jersey political reporting and NJTV chief political correspondent, mensch Aron has the biggest treasure trove of institutional knowledge in the state. He has been everywhere and done everything in this business, including writing and publishing books, getting yelled at by then-President Bill Clinton, reporting live from outside the home of an on-the-lam Nick Bissell, breaking political news live nightly and hosting his weekly television shows: On the Record and Reporters Roundtable. He so obviously loves it, the depth of his passion for the work nut-shelled in one recurring Aron quote: “If you’re a reporter, New Jersey never lets you down.”

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CHARLIE STILE 2 Bergen Record There may be other political columnists with wider reach, but none has the depth of the Bergen Record’s Stile. He’s the Cabernet Sauvignon of political column writing, arguably the most determined purveyor of a higher level of discourse: both political and literary. But then, wasn’t it George Orwell who said all political problems are grammatical? So many others have flamed out of the contest while the enchanting Stile endures. The sentences are so well constructed, and the ideas so germane and pragmatically packaged, his scorn for unabashed partisanship borne out by a style of critique that could only be described as realpolitik. Stile actually accomplishes the Herculean task of elevating something that may otherwise – but for Aron – very well be un-elevatable: New Jersey politics itself.

JOHN REITMEYER 3 NJ Spotlight You can talk to people around the Statehouse and if there’s a single respected resource on state budgetary matters, anyone in the know will immediately identify that person as Reitmeyer, the former Bergen Record brain turned online animal. The Clark Kentish Reitmeyer also possesses something else you don’t generally find in most pure-blooded nerds. Under a mild-mannered and gentlemanly demeanor, he disguises the very sharp elbows of an unapologetic hockey jock.

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MATT FRIEDMAN JOHN MOONEY 4Politico NJ 5 NJ Spotlight The peerless Friedman The textbook case of an really doesn’t write about intractable intellect something unless it’s refusing to get chewed up politically important. in hackland, the former In a way, the decade-plus Star-Ledger scribe co-founded veteran’s shaping into the most NJ Spotlight, hammering the easily recognizable heir to Aron: superior political not-for-profit website into easily the most (maybe intellect, no-nonsense, just-the-facts prose style, lone?) substantive destination. The key to Mooney’s television or radio-ready insightfulness, and a success? He doggedly writes about policy, and shuns considerable resume, including tours of duty with the dumb subjects that form the backbone of most the website previously known as PolitickerNJ, the Star-Ledger and now as the political anchor leg to political media. And he scorns the ego trip that Politico NJ. Author of the must-read Playbook. claws to too many in this business. And he’s still just a pup in his 30s.

RYAN HUTCHINS MIKE KELLY 6Politico NJ 7 Bergen Record Hutchins cut his teeth Distinguished author and at the Star Ledger before prose stylist Kelly really is as close as the state has left signing on with Politico to the pure beat reporter, the NJ, where he and kind of guy who sports a Friedman provide a strong fedora and sits at the end of a one-two punch. An elegant long, poorly lit bar scratching notes on a notepad. written word reporter, Hutchins also excels as This is the real deal. This is the guy with a a fierce and uncompromising inquisitor in conscience and an intellect, a sleuthing and political gaggles. If you’re a politician with a crusading dedication and a generally fearless Irish, sweaty hand in the cookie jar, you don’t want Conor McGregor-like disposition under the civilized- to see Hutchins trooping up the hall with a looking package. His dispatches are for North Jersey recording device. what his colleague Stile is to the Statehouse.

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DAVID CRUZ TOM MORAN 8 NJTV 9Star-Ledger The NJTV political news A veteran presence, the correspondent muscled Essex County-based his way into contention Moran writes political as one of the most columns and editorials sporting reporters in politics. for the state’s paper of In a word: aggressive. If you’re a record. He has an erstwhile following among those who appreciate his politician, don’t let him catch you napping or willingness to jump onto the frontlines of sticking your foot in your mouth. He’ll be on political debates. top of you like a hungry hound – with rolling cameras in tow.

JONATHAN SALANT JONATHAN DIENST 10 NJ Advance Media 11 NBC 4 Salant is NJ.com’s The stuffed and mounted go-to for DC political head of Paterson Mayor coverage: like Herb Jose “Joey” Torres forms the basis of NBC reporter Jackson at the Record, Diest’s political contribution Salant can take a to New Jersey’s political national story and bring it coverage, the result of his investigative back to home and give it a Jersey-focus. news series about Silk City corruption.

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TOM MARTELLO PAUL MULSHINE 12 Star-Ledger 13 Star-Ledger The veteran Star-Ledger The conservative editor anchors the Star-Ledger columnist Statehouse Bureau. brings to mind that line from Hemingway's A veteran with veteran’s Death in the Afternoon: chops, like Moran he spans "All right, you get the hell the void back to a more literate out of here," when someone newspaper time. complains that bullfighting is boring. Like bullfighting, Mulshine's columns gore – but never bore.

BRENT JOHNSON DUSTIN RACIOPPI 14 NJ Advance Media 15 Bergen Record Solid. Reputable. The Bergen Record reporter Trusted. Battle-tested. does the job with a touch The Star-Ledger’s of elegance. Impatient Johnson has hung with pretenders and around long enough to non-fact-based nebulae become one of the papers that fronts as New Jersey’s of record’s go-to political resources. He’s meat intellectual capital, Racioppi is a and potatoes personified. genuine throw-back, the kind of guy who will one day take the reins of Mike Kelly’s buckboard.

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BRIAN THOMPSON HARRY HURLEY 16 NBC 4 17 WPG The NBC News 4 vet still You like breaking news snags the big stories, out of Atlantic City and South Jersey? Then you and will forever live in must be familiar with the annals of New Jersey the well-connected, politics as that extraordinary well-sourced, and popular inquisitor during the 2004 U.S. Hurley, who breaks most Senate contest. (or at least many) of the dock-front political stories – and has a must-read column with Shore News Today.

HERB JACKSON STEVE ADUBATO, JR. 18 Bergen Record 19 NJTV The agile veteran Now with an Emmy, the Bergen Record master communicator, columnist and and author of Leadership correspondent owns will undoubtedly have even more media heft. the federal beat in D.C. Watch one of Adubato’s among New Jersey shows. To listen to him speak reporters. He's the gold standard. the language is almost akin to enjoying a Miles Davis record when what you seek is a smooth instrument that doesn’t trip it - self up on the squeaks, bumpy passages or false notes that routinely bedevil lesser horn players.

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MICHAEL HILL MATT ARCO 20 NJTV 21 NJ Advance Media The NJTV reporter has A dedicated student of pro’s pro ability. Equally the game, Star-Ledger adept playing the grand political reporter Arco inquisitor in the streets or got his start at Politick - erNJ before taking the handling studio talking head Friedman career path to duty, Hill – with deep roots in the Ledger. He specializes in Newark – is one of the state’s best. covering Governor Phil Murphy, and will presumably carry on as a Drumthwacket-centric beat reporter.

LEVON PUTNEY KEVIN RIORDAN 22 WCBS News Radio 880 23 Philadelphia Inquirer He’s on the case. Riordan has been in the Relentless. Visible. He journalism game since had a career highlight the Byrne administration moment last year when and has a wealth of he sat on one of the pan - institutional and historic els quizzing gubernatorial knowledge, and is a must- candidate Murphy and Kim Guadagno. read columnist for South Jersey – and beyond.

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FRED SNOWFLACK BRENDA FLANAGAN 24 InsiderNJ 25 NJTV It’s the detail. He doesn’t The top notch throw-back just go to an event. The pro covers Statehouse former Daily Record and street politics for political columnist and NJTV. Tenacious? Flanagan’s the kind of Bergen Record editorial reporter who shows up in a page writer gives you driving, state-debilitating impressions, observations, insights; in short, snowstorm to tackle a disguised politician on everything you don’t get from anywhere else. the tarmac of Newark Airport before he can get That’s why we love him. out of town on that flight to Miami. She’s the Dorothy Parker of New Jersey political reporting.

ANDREW SEIDMAN ERIC SCOTT 26 Philadelphia Inquirer 27 NJ 101.5 Previously covering the The voice of 101.5 FM Statehouse, Seidman sounds like the radio widened his focus on equivalent of every politics to hone in on leading man who ever that most-important made a movie in the figure in Jersey politics: 1940s and 1950s. He's the the power broker. Robert Taylor of New Jersey media: strong, protective, solid, stolid and trustworthy.

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COLLEEN O’DEA JILL COLVIN 28 NJ Spotlight 29 AP She’s just one of those She’s on the beat. bread and butter She’s done the work. Formerly of the New York reporters who will give Observer, she transferred you substance over style, to her just the facts, what you need as opposed to ma’am reporting during the what you want. Christie era and stuck.

MIKE SHAPIRO TOM BERGERON 3 0 TAPinto 31 ROI NJ As founding editor, the The founding editor and businessman/attorney content officer of ROI spent ten years building writes about business as the TAPinto network of a matter of course, but is hyper-local news site into just as at home doing po - one of New Jersey's most litical reporting. A real gem. trusted sources for local news.

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BILL SPADEA MATT KATZ NJ 101.5 and WNYC 32 33 Chasing New Jersey The author of the A politician turned definitive boom about political journalist, Chris Christie, “American workaholic Spadea has Governor”, commands made himself an immov - one of the most sought- able radio force with his after platforms for all things daily morning broadcast, New Jersey politics. Don’t ever underestimate reinforced by his evening TV him or be thrown by the boy next door routine. alter ego as ring leader of MY9’s Chasing. To This is the guy who wraps a chummy arm around his credit, Marine Corps vet (and, to this point, you at the bar. Next thing you know you hear anyway, Trump-loving) Spadea chews voraciously that charming radio voice calming telling the into issues and champions causes, using his world how you’re finished. Need proof? Just ask bully pulpit on the right much the way Moran Mike Saudino. uses his on the left.

JULIE BRIGGS JAY LASSITER 34 WMTR 35 InsiderNJ The class act hosts The Cherry Hill-based "Your New Jersey progressive columnist Connection" and "Ask and activist has one of the Expert" on WMTR. the sharpest wits in New She’s the Diane Rehm of Jersey politics. He poured New Jersey radio. his considerable energy and talent into writing the Insider Out 100: LGBT list in September, which was widely read and celebrated.

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JAYED RAHMAN BRIANNA VANNOZI 36 Paterson Times 37 NJTV The fearless – and The veteran NJTV reporter relentless – Paterson is a New Jersey star. Times reporter regularly Look, you could make the case for putting breaks Silk City govern - her in the top ten, the ment and campaign top five. She may yet stories – and follows up on absolutely inherit the mantle leads that require digging and of Aron, which would be better than Barry Bonds lead to bigger stories His coverage was a major taking the career home runs record from Henry factor in the Paterson mayoral race earlier this Aaron. She’s a great (and fair) reporter. year.

JONATHAN TAMARI PHIL GREGORY 38 Philadelphia Inquirer 39 WBGO The Philadelphia Inquirer It’s the typical reporter is equally combination. capable of producing Mild-mannered – and deep dive content on lethal. federal as state issues. A details-oriented, precision- driven professional, Tamari is also one of the best writers of politics in the business.

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TERRENCE NICK ACOCELLA McDONALD Politifax 40 Jersey Journal 41 In an era of shriveled-up The founding editor of local news coverage, the Politifax and host of Jersey Journal reporter NJTV's Pasta and Politics is that rare bird who endures as one of the actually aggressively great characters in New seems to relish the City Jersey politics. He's the Hall beat. The Joe Fili-schooled media mensch from Hoboken Real Man’s Club vet has been invaluable as whose ring must be kissed by any out-of-towner that front-line source in New Jersey's most who sets forth to examine politics in Hudson. populous city.

JOHN HEINIS L.A. PARKER 42 Hudson County View 43 The Trentonian If politics is a contact The veteran Trentonian sport in New Jersey, or reporter/columnist a blood sport, as Kim routinely breaks Trenton Guadagno once said, politics-centric political then the founding editor stories. Parker is as of Hudson County View powerful an on-the-ground comes well prepared. He's a competitive player in New Jersey’s capital jujitsu fighter, and that expertise translates city as anyone, and his columns required into his hard-hitting pieces. One of the state’s reading for those who govern who care about great reporters. local politics and government.

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MICHAEL SYMONS DAVID LEVINSKY NJ 101.5 Burlington County 44 45 Times The Statehouse veteran The Burlington County cut his teeth at Gannett Times reporter is go-to prior to moving over to media source for 101.5 FM as a can't politicos in BurlCo. What miss play caller. a pro. If you want to read about Burlington, you read Levinsky. He wrote the blockbuster piece detailing the backstory of the troubled candidacies of Burlington’s Democratic freeholder candidates, throwing the entire campaign down there into disarray.

MARY ALICE BOB HENNELLY WILLIAMS InsiderNJ 46 NJTV 47 Consummate pro The veteran reporter, a Williams serves as the Paterson native, comes nightly news anchor at equipped with that NJTV. And she’s got a pepper-immune nose for good voice, too. investigative news they can't teach in journalism school. One of the best, he now freelances for – among others – InsiderNJ, where we are thrilled to have him.

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MATT ROONEY STACIE SHERMAN Save Jersey AND ELISE YOUNG 48 49Bloomberg News The founding editor of The veteran Sherman, Save Jersey has carved the New Jersey Bureau out a space for himself Chief for Bloomberg as the state's go-to News, is one of the GOP commentator and state’s leading experts on opinion-crafter. the intersection of politics and business.

Elise Young is now Bloomberg’s New Jersey overview reporter in residence.

LARRY MENDTE ALAN STEINBERG 50 Jersey Matters 51 InsiderNJ The sharp host of his own A veteran of the Bush show once anchored Administration, the Access Hollywood. A InsiderNJ columnist great out-of-the-box now offers center-right interviewer who loves perspectives, and to dive deep and test his routinely appears on TV as subjects. a political prognosticator.

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ANJALEE KHEMLANI ERIC LANDSKRONER 52 ROI-NJ 53 News 12 Reporter Khemlani has The sartorially gifted the ability – like mentor television newsman hosts Bergeron – to hone in Power and Politics on on the business-and- News 12. One of the industry focus of the smooth and smart people political landscape in New in the game. A fair host Jersey. and solid pro.

ANTHONY BIRRITTERI JAMES NASH NJ Business Bergen Record 54 Magazine, VP and 55 Birritteri edits the influential You don’t really get very deep-business dive far if you don’t read publication of the New Nash, who covers Jersey Business and government and politics Industry Association. from the Statehouse. He personally conducted the magazine's widely- read sit-down interviews with both major party U.S. Senate candidates this year.

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SP SULLIVAN KATHERINE NJ Advance Media LANDERGAN 56 57 Politico NJ You never know when In a word: a pro. he’s going to pop up, but when he does, it’s like the camo covered special ops guy suddenly on the scene.

ROSALIE EFTHIM JOEY NOVICK Blue Jersey 58 Blue Jersey

The founding editor of Blue Jersey, Efthim will no doubt continue to project as a strong and relevant voice, especially next year as Democrats look to make a midterm statement in opposition to President Donald J. Trump, while Novick’s political humor columns appear on Blue Jersey and elsewhere.

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KATIE KYROS CARL GOLDEN News 12 NJ Spotlight and 59 60 InsiderNJ She’s that professional The press secretary for touch amid the Governor Tom Kean, decrepit, dirty river Golden offers the insight town environs of of an insider and has no Trenton as News 12’s equal when it comes Statehouse reporter. down to getting the politics underlining New Jersey state government.

ALEX ZDAN ROB JENNINGS 61 News 12 62 NJ Advance Media He wrote an investigative No one knows Sussex piece for InsiderNJ this and Warren county year that was one of our politics better than this best and most read veteran columnist. stories. We wish we could have held onto the former Chasing reporter, but are pleased to now see his fine reporting on News 12.

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BOB JORDAN DANIEL MUNOZ 63 Asbury Park Press 64 NJBIZ Few do it better. The Great, go-to political re - veteran Asbury Park porter with NJBIZ, Munoz Press reporter provides is front and center at all politics watchers with of Governor Phil Mur - that delicate balance of phy’s press conferences. substance, style and pure unadulterated dredged up NJ madness.

TED SHERMAN CLAUDE Star-Ledger BRODESSER-AKNER 65 66 NJ Advance Media The Star-Ledger's deep- It's hard enough being dive investigative re - literate in New Jersey. porter rides into town To be both literate and whenever there’s a crisis. literary accomplishes a He's the man in black with rare feat that tests the the pearl-handled Colts who limits of credulity where puts on the white gloves when there's real work resembling a mobster means to be done. You could make a case for him being more than knowing how to read or speak. number one. But the Star Ledger reporter has managed to stay on his feet here and do something unthinkable: educate.

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ELINOR COMLAY BILL SPROUSE Route 40 67 Route 40

The Route 40 reporter puts together the bulk of the local blog’s political stories that are widely read in Atlantic – both city and county. With the Press of Atlantic City’s repeated downsizings – and the new mayoral administration of Mayor Gilliam – they’re more important now than ever.

SAMANTHA MARCUS JOE MALINCONICO 68 NJ.com 69 Paterson Press Solid. Proven. Capable. The Paterson Press Competent. editor/reporter is a force to be reckoned with in Paterson politics, one of the best local beat guys in the business.

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WALT KANE ERIK LARSEN 70 News 12 71 Asbury Park Press News 12’s Kane in Your A shore rat diehard. Corner fearlessly crawls into the nooks and crannies of New Jersey’s most offensive political stories.

DAVID DANZIS DAVID MATTHAU 72 Press of Atlantic City 73 NJ 101.5 The Press of AC reporter The 101.5 FM reporter – a former award-winning has an inimitable style. reporter from the New Take a listen to that Jersey Herald – is the broadcast. There’s some - master of covering all thing very distinctive AC political moves and about the way he signs off happenings. on every broadcast.

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LORI COMSTOCK JEFF EDELSTEIN 74 New Jersey Herald 75 The Trentonian An award-winning The long-serving Trenton - reporter, she and ian politics topical Danzis (see above) columnist also some - won a New Jersey Press times sits in for Spadea Association First Place on 101.5 FM. Better Newspaper award for their investigative series they did on a Sussex County Jail beating.

MIKE CATALINI ISAAC AVILUCEA 76 Associated Press 77 Trentonian He’s the AP’s one-two Tough, aggressive, punch factor with unrelenting, Avilucea Colvin. writes about capital city politics during a time of real transition.

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LINH TAT STEVE STRUNSKY 78 Politico NJ 79 NJ Advance Media The Politico New Jersey The scrappy Star-Ledger reporter specializes in reporter can dig deep education. into Hudson County’s underbelly and pull out meaningful insights and stories.

DAVID FOSTER SUSANNE CEREVENKA 80 The Trentonian 81 Asbury Park Press The Trentonian reporter Shines on a shore beat. covers local and regional politics based out of the state’s capital city.

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ROBERTO DAVID WILDSTEIN & BUSTAMANTE NIKITA BIRYUKOV 82 Ahora News 83 NJ Globe The Globe editor – The Ahora News reporter founding editor of is all over Essex, PoliticsNJ (and later Hudson, Union and PolitickerNJ) is covering Middlesex. Not only an New Jersey politics again attack dog when he after a long hiatus. needs to be, but also a gentleman. Nikita Biryukov covers politics statewide and at the Statehouse for The Globe.

RICH COWEN MONSY ALVARADO 84 Herald News 85 Bergen Record One of the best. Born The local reporter for the in Newark, the self- Bergen Record can dig professed “fact-based” deep with investigatory reporter for North Jersey pieces. Media Group specializes in Passaic County.

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KAREN YI HANK KALET 86 NJ Advance Media 87 NJ Spotlight The NJ.com reporter The NJ Spotlight reporter covers the goings-on in is well-respected. Newark and Essex.

OSCAR ALBERTO ADRIANA VARGAS QUINTANA Univision 41 88 Americano News 89 Reporter in New Jersey The reporter is on the for Americano News. ground in New Jersey for Hard-working. Univision.

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