Nancy Solomon is a senior reporter and the founding managing editor of New Jersey Public Radio, which won a 2014 Peabody Award for Chris Christie, White House Ambitions and the Abuse of Power. Her latest project is the podcast, Dead End: A New Jersey Political Murder Mystery.
Solomon fell in love with radio reporting and production at KLCC in Eugene, Oregon, in 1995. She moved to New Jersey in 2001 and has been covering the state ever since. She has produced more than a hundred stories for NPR and was a 2008-09 Spencer Fellow in Education Reporting at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. During that year, Solomon produced “Mind the Gap: Why Good Schools are Failing Black Students” for which she won a Peabody Award. Long before becoming a journalist, Solomon was the first woman ever hired to work on the county road crew in Portland, Oregon.
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Nancy Solomon appears in the following:
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Nancy Solomon recaps her conversation with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy.
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Murphy says he's proud to have commissioned the "postmortem" of COVID-19 that ultimately found the state isn't ready for another emergency.
Friday, March 01, 2024
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Samantha Max
Jose Uribe agreed to cooperate with federal officials as a condition of his plea deal.
Friday, March 01, 2024
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Clayton Guse : Editor, WNYC News /
Stephen Nessen : Reporter, WNYC News /
Nancy Solomon : Senior Reporter, WNYC
A commuter describes the lasting trauma of a a mass shooting on an N train in 2022 in this week's On The Way roundup of transit news.
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
In her bid for the U.S. Senate, N.J. First Lady Tammy Murphy has huge advantages. But she's lost the first three county conventions where Democrats vote to give out endorsements.
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
The Senate primary race to replace Sen. Bob Menendez is on between Rep. Andy Kim and the governor's wife Tammy Murphy.
Saturday, February 17, 2024
WNYC's Nancy Solomon brings us the latest on the Democratic primary for the seat currently occupied by Senator Bob Menendez.
Thursday, February 15, 2024
We talk about diner culture in New York and New Jersey.
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Recap on New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and the state of the campaign to replace Senator Bob Menendez, FIFA World Cup and more.
Thursday, February 08, 2024
Some members of New Jersey's powerful Democratic machines say the process used to get preferential treatment for a candidate on primary ballots shows how undemocratic the system is.
Monday, January 15, 2024
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Nancy Solomon : Senior Reporter, WNYC
Jon Bramnick, one of the last moderate Republicans of the New Jersey State Legislature, says he will run for governor.
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Nancy Solomon recaps last night's Ask Governor Murphy call-in and talks about Tuesday's State of the State address.
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
We'll also ask Gov. Phil Murphy about ongoing efforts to reform policing in New Jersey and the vision he's laying out for 2024.
Wednesday, January 03, 2024
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Nancy Solomon : Senior Reporter, WNYC
One mayor says migrants are not welcome, while another says, “I think we're better than that.”
Monday, January 01, 2024
Raoul Peck’s documentary "Silver Dollar Road" examines a Black family’s fight to keep the land they owned since slavery ended in America.
Saturday, December 16, 2023
New Jersey's senate race looks to be one of the defining contests of 2024. We look at how the Democratic primary is shaping up.
Thursday, December 07, 2023
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is trying to restart his state's offshore wind industry after the Danish company Orsted pulled the plug on two major projects.
Wednesday, December 06, 2023
Big Democratic wins in New Jersey’s legislative elections are raising questions about the Republican Party's strategy.
Monday, November 20, 2023
American cynicism about infrastructure can be traced back to one massive project called “a symbol of waste and corruption.”
Thursday, November 16, 2023
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Nancy Solomon : Senior Reporter, WNYC
Tammy Murphy, wife of Gov. Phil Murphy, is expected to quickly get endorsements from many of New Jersey's powerful county Democratic leaders.