Nancy Solomon is the Managing Editor of New Jersey Public Radio.
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.
Nancy Solomon appears in the following:
Watch and Chat Live: NJ State of the State Address
Monday, January 07, 2013
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is expected to address the state's efforts at rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy, as well as his contentious proposal to cut taxes in the year ahead. Watch the address and chat live with us.
NJ Recovery: Four Weeks Post-Sandy
Monday, November 26, 2012
Nancy Solomon, managing editor of New Jersey Public Radio, discusses the status of the recovery in New Jersey four weeks after Sandy.
Election Day Call-In: Voting After Sandy, and Voting in the Swing States
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
It's Election Day! We talk to reporters, look at the important story lines, and more importantly take your calls. With:
- WNYC's Richard Hake and New Jersey Public Radio's David Furst with the latest news on voting and the Sandy recovery, with NJPR's Nancy Solomon and WNYC's Beth Fertig and Bob Hennelly
- Your calls for our Informal, Unofficial, Thoroughly Unscientific Exit Poll: How is post-Sandy voting going? What does voting today mean to you? Call 646-829-3980 or post below!
Plus, reporters from crucial swing states discuss the latest polls and how their states are shaping up on Election Day:
- Martin DiCaro, WAMU reporter, joins from Virginia
- John O'Connor, reporter for NPR StateImpact Florida, checks in from Florida
- Jo Ingles, statehouse news reporter for Ohio Public Radio and TV, covers the polls in Ohio
Extended News from WNYC and NJPR 11AM
Monday, November 05, 2012
In the wake of Sandy and on the eve of national elections we continue extended news with WNYC's Richard Hakeand NJPR's David Furst, plus WNYC's Bob Hennelly and NJPR's Nancy Solomon report on commuting between New Jersey and New York and the latest on power restoration.
Coping After Sandy
Friday, November 02, 2012
Reporters, experts and listeners provide news and information from around the region as the region continues to clean up and recover.
Updates from New Jersey
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
WNYC’s Bob Hennelly gives us an update on the effects of Hurricane Sandy on New Jersey. We’ll also be taking calls: 646-829-3980!
NJ residents: Let us know how you are faring—leave a comment!
Update from New Jersey
Monday, October 29, 2012
Nancy Solomon gives us an update on the effects of Hurricane Sandy on New Jersey so far today. For more about Hurricane Sandy, evacuation zones, and more, visit www.wnyc.org/news.
Most NJ Voters Support Obama Health Care Reforms: Poll
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
The majority of New Jersey voters back President Barack Obama's health care reforms and hope that the state expands Medicare, according to a new WNYC/Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.
In NJ, Experts Say Redrawn Boundaries Make It Hard to Unseat Incumbents
Sunday, October 07, 2012
A rising star in the New Jersey Democratic Party is challenging GOP Rep. Leonard Lance for his seat in Congress, but political analysts say the redrawing of the district boundaries has made it harder than ever to unseat incumbents.
Christie Heads to NH for GOP Campaign
Monday, September 24, 2012
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will travel to New Hampshire Tuesday for a fundraiser and rally for Republican gubernatorial candidate Ovide Lamontagne.
NJ No. 2 Worst in Nation for Delinquencies, Foreclosures
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
New Jersey's rate of foreclosures or serious delinquencies is now the No. 2 worst in the nation, second only to Florida, according to a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Going Negative in New Jersey
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Nancy Solomon, managing editor for New Jersey Public Radio, talks about S&P's downgrading of NJ's economic outlook from "stable" to "negative."
Some Lukoil Stations Hike Prices Up to $8 a Gallon in Protest
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
About 30 Lukoil gas station operators in New Jersey are staging a protest Wednesday by raising prices up to $8 for a gallon to call attention to what they say is unfair pricing by the Russian oil company.
Booker Ignites DNC Crowd with Liberal Red Meat
Tuesday, September 04, 2012
Newark Mayor Cory Booker received a long ovation and chants of “Cory, Cory” after giving a rousing presentation of the Democratic Party platform Tuesday.
At RNC, Christie Sells NJ, and Himself, as Model for Country
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Governor Chris Christie stuck to Reaganesque themes in his keynote address at the Republican National Convention Tuesday night, calling on Americans to create a second American century.
Ahead of Keynote, Christie Says He Doesn't Care About GOP Platform
Thursday, August 23, 2012
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said he didn't care about the GOP platform and echoed his call for Missouri Congressman Todd Akin to resign less than a week before he delivers the keynote at the Republican National Convention.
New Jersey Update: Christie Ads and Medical Marijuana
Monday, August 13, 2012
Bob Hennelly, WNYC's contributing editor for politics and investigations, and Nancy Solomon, managing editor for New Jersey Public Radio, talk about the some mysterious pro-Governor Christie ads, plus the latest on medical marijuana in New Jersey.
Surviving Penn Station
Thursday, August 09, 2012
Jim O'Grady, WNYC transportation reporter, and Nancy Solomon, managing editor for New Jersey Public Radio, discuss their reporting on the ups and downs of trying to get around Penn Station.
Christie Distances Himself From Group Behind TV Ads
Monday, August 06, 2012
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie denied he has anything to do with a group that has spent $6 million on television advertising in New York and Philadelphia that promotes the governor.
Storm Data Shows Links to Global Warming: Report
Thursday, August 02, 2012
Two vicious thunderstorms that slammed New Jersey in the past month are part of a trend that the northeast is experiencing due to global warming, according to a new report released by Environment New Jersey.