Born and raised in New Jersey, Annette is definitely a Jersey Girl. She even have the big hair to prove it! Through her years at New Jersey 101.5, she's held various roles in the newsroom, including as the department's assignment editor and assistant news director. In her current role as news director, she helps determine the stories that will be the most impactful to our listening and reading audience while always remembering to follow what New Jersey 101.5 was founded on "Not New York, Not Philadelphia ... New Jersey 101.5." Under her leadership, the station has won several journalism awards, including its first National Murrow Award for Newscast from the Radio Television Digital News Association in 2022. Most importantly, she's always looking to hear from the people that live and work in New Jersey. If you have a story you think New Jersey 101.5's award-winning journalists should pursue, please email her at annette.petriccione@townsquaremedia.com.
Annette Petriccione
New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for February 20 (Afternoon)
More than a dozen parents are asking school officials to post armed guards in district schools, as police statewide continued to investigate threats and rumors in the wake of last week's deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida...
New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for February 19 (Afternoon)
The pastor of a local church has admitted in court that he sexually assaulted four children over the course of several years.
A township rabbi was one of three people arrested as part of a prostitution operation run by two people from New York, police said...
New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for February 16 (Evening)
For one student at Stoneman Douglas High School, Wednesday's fatal rampage shooting brought her closer to her grandfather.
Six months after the team's appearance in the Little League World Series, the Holbrook Little League's president and treasurer have been charged with stealing more than $118,000 in league funds, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office...
New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for February 15 (Afternoon)
Within hours after Nikolas Cruz opened fire inside a Florida high school, killing 17, many New Jersey Democrats were calling for more gun laws.
Seven men are behind bars, facing numbers charges for their involvement in what's described as a major South Jersey gun trafficking ring...
New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for February 14 (Afternoon)
New Jersey residents don't fare so well on a new well-being index, but at least we have plenty of company.
New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for February 13 (Afternoon)
A North Bergen district student has died as New Jersey and the nation grapple with a flu that's killed as many as 4,000 people in a week.
A state laboratory in Ewing is creating pests to pest the pests.
The new owners of the former Revel Casino are hiring, as they prepare to open under a new banner this summer...
New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for February 12 (Afternoon)
A retired North Jersey police officer shot a man who'd approached his home, and is now charged with attempted murder, authorities say.
As employers face a talent crunch in today's market, workers have more bargaining power than they might think when it comes to their salaries...
New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for February 9 (Evening)
A family awaits word about a fishing boat that radioed in a distress call early Thursday morning.
Becoming the first local law enforcement agency in Passaic County to make the move, about a third of the township's police force are now equipped with stuns guns that can immobilize a subject with an electrical current from as far as 25 feet away...
New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for February 9 (Afternoon)
Police discovered a cache of drugs and hollow-point bullets during a late-night traffic stop Thursday.
After calm, steady growth for years, Wall Street is suddenly bouncing up and down like a yo-yo.
A family awaits word about a fishing boat that radioed in a distress call early Thursday morning...
New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for February 8 (Afternoon)
The Philadelphia Eagles are thanking their tens of thousands of fans and sharing their glory with team as the Super Bowl parade makes its way up Broad Street.
The Trump Administration has a plan to allow oil and natural gas drilling off most of the country's coastline including New Jersey...