Zachary Fink

Jon Corzine's campaign continues to say only that Jamie Fox will be joining the campaign as an unpaid consultant, but NJN's Zachary Fink is reporting that Corzine told him differently:  "I asked Corzine point blank is Fox is coming in, and he said ‘yes.' Fox will be taking a much more ‘intimate role,'" Fink wrote on his blog. "The Governor added that it took a few days to work that all out."

NJN’s Michael Aron will host former U.S. Attorney (and future gubernatorial candidate?) Chris Christie on On the Record this weekend.  The show airs Sunday at 9:00 and 11:00am, and again on Monday at 6:30am. 

On Reporters Roundtable, watch Nick Acocella of Politifax, Cynthia Burton of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Charles Stile of the Bergen Record and yours truly, Matt Friedman.  The show is hosted by NJN Reporter Zachary Fink, and we’ll discuss Steve Lonegan’s gubernatorial run, Chris Christie’s gubernatorial prospects, Rocco Riccio and the Governors’ summit with Obama.  Catch it at 7:00 this evening, or at 10:00am Sunday.

Zachary Fink has been a general assignnent reporter for the New Jersey Network since 1998

New Jersey Network reporter Zachary Fink was named on Friday as the new statehouse correspondent for NJN News.  Fink replaces Jim Hooker, who has been elevated to anchorman for the NJN Nightly News, replacing the retiring Kent Manahan.  Both appointments were made by senior political correspondent Michael Aron, who is the Acting News Director. 

The decision to pick Kent Manahan as the anchor of the New Jersey Network nightly news ultimately rests with the station's executive director, Elizabeth Christopherson.  While the Governor appoints members of the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority, staff decisions - like picking an anchorman - rests entirely with the Christopherson.  She will also name a new News Director to replace Bill Jobes, who is retiring at the end of the month.

Manahan, who has been with NJN for 31 years, makes about $125,000 a year.  That's the same salary as other senior NJN employees, including Christopherson (who may receive additional money as the head of the NJN foundation), and senior political correspondent Michael Aron.  Aron is not expected to be interested in the anchorman job.