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NJ PBS announces Rob Nelson as anchor of new daily newscast

Veteran journalist and New Jersey native will lead NJ PBS News with Rob Nelson, launching as part of the station's new era under Montclair State University

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The Story of Us: Behind The Scenes With American ReenactorsAn intimate portrait of the people who keep alive the story of our founding as a nation. (opens in new tab)The Land ReturnsIndigenous nations working with non-Natives to regain stolen land. (opens in new tab)The Fisher PeopleThe experiences of Vietnamese refugees who fled war in the 1970s and settled in Mississippi. (opens in new tab)Flight 823: Homage to HeroesFlight 823: Homage to Heroes tells the powerful story of the Feb 2024 crash of Hop-A-Jet Flight 823. (opens in new tab)General Dodge and the Transcontinental RailroadSoldier. Spymaster. Builder. Grenville Dodge fought to preserve a nation and connect a continent. (opens in new tab)Homegrown HistoryRevolutionary stories from the edges of history, shared by communities for the first time. (opens in new tab)JonnieShe would win, or she would die. (opens in new tab)Life in the Heart Land: An America 250 SpecialA two-part special chronicling how rural communities work to find common ground for America's 250th. (opens in new tab) Browse all (opens in new tab)

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