News 12 New Jersey welcomed by Governor Whitman; Joint venture of Advance Publications and Cablevision's Rainbow Programming praised by New Jersey Devils' owner John McMullen, other dignitaries.JERSEY CITY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 6, 1995--Governor Christine Todd Whitman, joining by satellite the press conference announcing NEWS 12 New Jersey, welcomed the groundbreaking 24 hour local cable news network for her state. "I welcome NEWS 12 New Jersey to the New Jersey scene," the Governor said. "It will give New Jersey the kind of news coverage it deserves. New Jersey is often given short shrift short shrift n. 1. Summary, careless treatment; scant attention: These annoying memos will get short shrift from the boss. 2. Quick work. 3. a. on major network stations, when there's so much going on in this state that deserves attention," she continued. Offering some advice to the joint venture partners, she added, "It's my hope NEWS 12 New Jersey will provide a perspective that looks at the whole state." Participating at the press conference, New Jersey Devils' owner John McMullen This article is about a bishop. For the engineer and former owner of two sports teams, see John McMullen (engineer). John McMullen was the first bishop of the Diocese of Davenport in the state of Iowa. said, "This channel can be a great service to the people of New Jersey. The Devils intend to support NEWS 12 New Jersey and assist in any way possible." The noon press conference at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City announced the plans for New Jersey's first 24-hour local news channel. It will be launched early in the first quarter of 1996 by a partnership of the NEWS 12 local news organization, a part of Cablevision Systems Corporation's Rainbow Programming Holdings and The Star Ledger, New Jersey's largest newspaper, published by Advance Publications. As described by Josh Sapan, President of Rainbow Programming Holdings, "NEWS 12 New Jersey brings New Jersey regional news to a new pinnacle. By incorporating the Star-Ledger's strong editorial resources with NEWS 12's broadcasting experience, New Jersey residents will receive the most comprehensive television coverage of New Jersey available anywhere." Senator Palaia said, "In the past, New Jersey news has been shortchanged because of its connection to the tri-state area There are a number of places in the United States known as tri-state areas where three states or holdings meet at one point (a tripoint), or in proximity to each other. The two most well-known are for the New York and Chicago metropolitan areas. . NEWS 12 New Jersey will allow New Jersey to establish its own identity and become the mover and the shaker Shaker Member of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, a celibate millenarian sect. Derived from a branch of the radical English Quakers (see Society of Friends), the movement was brought to the U.S. we know the state is." Mayor Kenneth Pringle of Belmar, New Jersey Belmar is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 6,045. The Borough of Belmar is governed under the Faulkner Act (Small Municipality) system of municipal government. , commented, "We look forward to NEWS 12 New Jersey's coverage of the state. Often it is the case that if New Jersey citizens are made aware of pertinent local news, understand the news, and react to it, they make for better and more informed citizens. NEWS 12 New Jersey will provide an opportunity to get news important to New Jersians front and center." Advance Publications is a long established, privately held, diversified media company. Its principal properties include Conde Nast Publications, the publisher of domestic and foreign magazines, including Vogue, Vanity Fair and Architectural Digest Architectural Digest is a glossy American monthly magazine. Its principle subject is interior design, not -- as the name of the magazine might suggest -- architecture more generally. The magazine is published by Condé Nast Publications and was founded in 1920 [1]. , the book publisher Random House, The New Yorker yorker Noun Cricket a ball bowled so as to pitch just under or just beyond the bat [probably after the Yorkshire County Cricket Club] magazine, daily newspapers in 22 cities including The Star-Ledger in Newark, The Times of Trenton and The Jersey Journal in Jersey City. In addition, Advance companies have an interest in Time Warner Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX), formerly known as AOL Time Warner, is the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered in New York City, with major operations in film, television, publishing, Internet service and telecommunications. Entertainment-Advance/Newhouse, a cable television partnership with Time Warner Entertainment Company. Cablevision Systems Corp. operates cable television systems in Northern New Jersey that serve communities in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Monmouth and Ocean counties. Cablevision is the sixth largest operator with 2.6 million subscribers. Cablevision operates the Tri-State area's largest local cable news organization, NEWS 12. Rainbow Programming Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of Cablevision, is at the forefront of niche cable programming, delivering high quality sports, entertainment and news to an aggregate of 200 million subscribers. Rainbow manages the Romance Classics, Prime Network, NewSport, the SportsChannel Regional Network and NEWS 12, as well as Rainbow Advertising Sales Company, CNI (1) (Certified NetWare Instructor) See Novell certification. (2) (Coalition for Networked Information, Washington, DC, www.cni.org) A partnership of the Association of Research Libraries, CAUSE and EDUCOM, founded in 1990. and Rainbow Network Communications. CONTACT: Edelman Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Tony Herrling, 212/704-8176 Darren Brandt, 212/704-4449 |
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