NJTV ANNOUNCES PATRICK SANTOMAURO AS NEW SENIOR BROADCAST PRODUCER FOR NJTV NEWS

January 13, 2020 – NEWARK, NJ – NJTV, New Jersey’s public television network, announced that Patrick Santomauro will serve as Senior Broadcast Producer for its news division, comprised of affiliates NJTV News and NJ Spotlight.  Santomauro, an award-winning broadcast and digital news veteran, will be responsible for the day-to-day production of the network’s weeknight news program, NJTV News with Mary Alice Williams, and its online and social media components.  He will report directly to Jamie Kraft, Senior Managing Editor.

“We’re excited to have Patrick as an integral part of our news team,” said Kraft.  “His oversight of the nightly newscast will enable the program to flourish across all its platforms with a fresh perspective and more robust coverage of the issues affecting New Jerseyans.”

“NJTV’s news division has grown exponentially since the network’s launch just eight years ago,” said NJTV General Manager John Servidio.  “Patrick adds to its legacy of smart, local news staff who care about this state and are dedicated to serving it.”

Prior to coming to NJTV, Santomauro was a producer-manager at KABC/Disney-ABC Television Group in Los Angeles, CA, where he managed broadcast and digital content strategy, edited scripts, videos and graphics, developed new newsroom technology and trained employees.

Previously, Santomauro’s news career included working as an Executive Producer for WHDH/7NEWS in Boston, MA; serving as a Producer at WKMG Local 6 in Orlando, FL, and also as the Executive Producer for KPSP Local 2 in Palm Springs, CA.

Santomauro received his B.S. in Broadcast Journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. He resides in Union County.

About NJTV

NJTV, New Jersey’s public television network, brings quality arts, education and public affairs programming to all 21 counties in New Jersey and its tri-state neighbors.  NJTV presents PBS series such as Nature, Nova, Amanpour and Company, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood and Curious George as well as  diverse local programs including On the Record with Michael Aron, Here’s the Story, Treasures of New Jersey, Drive By History,  One-on-One with Steve Adubato  and State of the Arts. The network’s flagship news broadcast, NJTV News with Mary Alice Williams, and its affiliate NJ Spotlight work in tandem to provide multi-platform reporting from across the Garden State while also producing live news specials and roundtable discussions.

NJTV, headquartered at the Agnes Varis NJTV Studio in Newark, with additional studio space at New Jersey City University and remote cameras at university content bureaus across the state, strives to engage the community and increase public awareness of critical local issues. Its community outreach initiatives include In Your Neighborhood, which combines on-location broadcasts, special programming and community engagement events to spotlight some of New Jersey’s most dynamic places and industries and Healthy NJ: New Jersey’s Drug Addiction Crisis, combining community forums, news reporting and a resource-driven website to help combat the state’s heroin and opioid overdose crisis. The NJTV website offers online programs and free digital resources for educators.

NJTV is operated under an agreement with the state of New Jersey by Public Media NJ, Inc. (PMNJ), a non-profit affiliate of WNET, parent company of award-winning New York public television stations THIRTEEN and WLIW21. Network sponsorships and partnerships are available.