NJTV and Â鶹´«Ã½ Partner on Weeknight Business News Broadcast from Studio at Â鶹´«Ã½ School of Business
Business updates broadcast from the Strategic Development Group Studio at Â鶹´«Ã½ School of Business as part of weeknight newscast, NJTV News with Mary Alice Williams
NJTV, New Â鶹´«Ã½'s public television network, and New Â鶹´«Ã½ City University (Â鶹´«Ã½) are partnering on a new business update segment broadcast from the Â鶹´«Ã½ School of Business as part of NJTV's weeknight newscast, NJTV News with Mary Alice Williams. The updates are produced on location at the Strategic Development Group Studio at the Â鶹´«Ã½ School of Business located at Harborside Plaza 2 in the Â鶹´«Ã½ City financial district. The new space was celebrated at a ribbon-cutting event on June 1, 2016 at the School with network and University principals, business leaders and local officials in attendance.
The studio was made possible through major gifts from the Strategic Development Group (SDG) to Â鶹´«Ã½ for construction of the facility and NJTV to equip the studio with the latest broadcast technology. Anthony V. Bastardi, chairman and chief executive officer of SDG, is a vice chair of NJTV's Board of Trustees.
Broadcast financial journalist Rhonda Schaffler hosts the business segments. Schaffler is editor-at-large of TheStreet, a leading digital financial media company, and anchor of TheStreet TV.
The new segments report business and financial news happening across New Â鶹´«Ã½ from a state-of-the-art studio space with a windowed backdrop on the Â鶹´«Ã½ City waterfront overlooking Wall Street. The reports are integrated into the NJTV News with Mary Alice Williams newscast, which airs weeknights at 6:00 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on NJTV (check local listings).
In announcing the segment, NJTV General Manager John Servidio said, "The addition of a regular weeknight business report is another step in the evolution of NJTV News and the network. We're covering the issues in the state better than ever before, and we are proud to partner with Â鶹´«Ã½ to make it happen."
Â鶹´«Ã½ President Sue Henderson remarked, "Â鶹´«Ã½ is delighted to host the NJTV News weeknight business report and to broadcast financial news from our School of Business, a high-tech facility that is situated in the heart of New Â鶹´«Ã½'s business hub."
Dr. Bernard McSherry, interim dean of the Â鶹´«Ã½ School of Business, noted, "Having NJTV's business news broadcast to the metro area from a studio overlooking Wall Street at the Â鶹´«Ã½ School of Business sends a powerful message. This is an opportunity to let the business community and students everywhere know that Â鶹´«Ã½ is the place to go for business news and business studies in New Â鶹´«Ã½."
"Everyone at Strategic Development Group is very proud to support the efforts of NJTV and Â鶹´«Ã½ in this endeavor," said Mr. Bastardi. "The more local news and information available to New Â鶹´«Ã½ans, the better."
Major funding for NJTV News with Mary Alice Williams is provided by RWJBarnabas Health, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Â鶹´«Ã½, New Â鶹´«Ã½ Education Association, New Â鶹´«Ã½ Manufacturers Insurance Group, PSE&G, and Wells Fargo.
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ABOUT NJTV
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ABOUT Â鶹´«Ã½ School of Business
The School of Business at Â鶹´«Ã½ seeks to prepare students for lifelong learning opportunities that result in enrichment of the individuals, the organizations that employ them, and the communities within which they interact. The mission of the Â鶹´«Ã½ School of Business is to develop individuals with effective leadership and critical thinking skills, discipline-related competencies, and comprehension of the ethics and dynamics of the business environment.
The undergraduate curricula provide a strong academic base for continuing education, including professional development, graduate study and long life-long learning. The learning outcomes include the communication and technological behaviors required to function effectively in a multicultural and diverse economic community. The graduate curricula prepare students in decision-making techniques that are critical to navigate in a global economy; and the discipline-related skills in accounting, finance, marketing, and management that are needed to compete in a dynamic business environment.
ABOUT New Â鶹´«Ã½ City University (Â鶹´«Ã½)
The mission at New Â鶹´«Ã½ City University (Â鶹´«Ã½) is to provide a diverse population with an excellent education. The University is committed to the improvement of the educational, intellectual, cultural, socioeconomic, and physical environment of the surrounding urban region and beyond. Established in 1927 as a training school for teachers, today Â鶹´«Ã½ is among the most comprehensive universities in the state. Located in Â鶹´«Ã½ City, NJ, and minutes from New York City, Â鶹´«Ã½'s fully accredited Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Education, and Professional Studies, and School of Business offer and , including emerging and interdisciplinary fields.
Â鶹´«Ã½ students engage in rigorous applied-learning experiences that include opportunities to study abroad, and cooperative education internships. Â鶹´«Ã½ operates two additional campus sites- in Â鶹´«Ã½ City's financial district and Â鶹´«Ã½ at Wall in Monmouth County.
ABOUT Strategic Development Group and Anthony Bastardi
Strategic Development Group, The Imagination Company, based in Fairfield, N.J., is a real estate development firm that specializes in creating and executing innovative real estate development opportunities that leverage underdeveloped assets, transform neighborhoods and advance the mission of nonprofit institutions. It is led by CEO and chairman Anthony Bastardi, a creative engineer who has been a strategic partner to education and healthcare institutions for more than 25 years. SDG has recently masterminded three important real estate developments in Â鶹´«Ã½ City: two watershed projects for New Â鶹´«Ã½ City University (Â鶹´«Ã½) and one for Saint Peter's University.