NJTV, New Jersey’s public television network, publicly unveiled its new studio space in Newark with a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday.
The 10,645 square-foot Agnes Varis NJTV Studio, located on the second-floor concourse space of 2 Gateway Center, now serves as the network’s television anchor studio and broadcast home to its weeknight news program, NJTV News with Mary Alice Williams. The state-of-the-art digital studio will also soon produce Michael Aron’s perennial public affairs series On the Record and Reporters Roundtable.
“We are extremely grateful to the Agnes Varis Trust, Josh and Judy Weston, and NJM Insurance Company for their generous support of New Jersey public television,” said Neal Shapiro, President and CEO of WNET, operator of NJTV. “They contribute not just to our facility, but to the mission of public television to provide local media with impact.”
“We take pride in providing our viewers with unique, quality, Jersey-centric programming,” added NJTV General Manager John Servidio. “This new studio, integrated into the heart of New Jersey’s largest city, affords us tremendous opportunities to connect with the public and our neighbors as we enter our fourth year of broadcasting.”
