Photo Coverage: NJPAC Hosts NEW JERSEY PUBLIC TELEVISION Benefit

NJTV, New Jersey's public television network, just hosted its first major benefit event at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Wednesday, May 28. The benefit, co-chaired by Ralph Izzo (Chairman & CEO, PSE&G) and Josh Weston (Public Media NJ, Inc. chairman and former CEO, ADP) honored two veteran producers, Steve Adubato, Ph.D (Caucus New Jersey, One-On-One with Steve Adubato) and Sandra King (Due Process) and Verizon for their contributions to public television. NJTV News' Managing Editor Mike Schneider served as Master of Ceremonies.

Benefit guests enjoyed a pre-performance reception and dinner followed by the awards and performance of The Midtown Men, four stars from the original Broadway cast ofJersey Boys*. The Midtown Men performance at NJPAC was taped as a concert special for public television. The 90-minute show, recorded in high-definition, will be offered to public television stations to broadcast nationwide. The concert special will air in the NY Metropolitan area starting in December on NJTV (airdates TBA).

Photo Credit: Stephen Sorokoff

Steve Adubato & Neal Shapiro

John Schreiber President & CEO NJPAC

Neal Shapiro, President/CEO WNET

Ralph Izzo Co-chair

Leecia Eve
Josh Weston Co-Chair

Steve Adubato

Steve Adubato

John Servidio, General Manager, NJTV

Ralph Izzo, Josh Weston, Sandra King

Josh Weston, Sandra King, Neal Shapiro, Ralph Izzo

John Schreiber & Neal Shapiro

The Midtown Men

The Midtown Men

The Midtown Men

The Midtown Men

Sandra King & Steve Abudato

Daniel Gurskis, Dean College of Arts Montclair State University

EDa Sorokoff, Susan Cole, President Montclair State University, John Schreiber

Steve Abudato & Stephen Sorokoff

Bob Feinberg VP, General Councel & Secretary WNET & Maggie Feinberg

Gov. James Florio & Gene Cornish, Founding member of The Rascals

Gov. James Florio & Tommy James

NJPAC