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 March 2 (Evening)
New Jersey's late winter nor'easter had a varied impact on Friday.
A nor’easter is expected to pound the Garden State with heavy rain and strong winds. There is concern the storm could cause significant beach erosion.
The AAA auto club is one of the oil market watchers predicting sharp gasoline price increases this coming spring...
New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for March 2 (Morning)
A nor’easter is expected to pound the Garden State with heavy rain and strong winds. There is concern the storm could cause significant beach erosion.
A 10-year-old boy sending his teacher emails threatening to shoot up a school led to the cancellation of classes in two school districts...
New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for March 1 (Afternoon)
Updated influenza surveillance data in New Jersey shows this year’s severe flu epidemic continues to get more severe.
At a five and a half hour hearing Wednesday during which gun owners and gun-control advocates traded turns at the microphones, a state Assembly committee started a half-dozen bills on a path toward a governor eager to sign them...
New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for March 1 (Morning)
Updated influenza surveillance data in New Jersey shows this year’s severe flu epidemic continues to get more severe.
At a five and a half hour hearing Wednesday during which gun owners and gun-control advocates traded turns at the microphones, a state Assembly committee started a half-dozen bills on a path toward a governor eager to sign them...
New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for February 28 (Afternoon)
At least 200 students and parents attended Tuesday night’s Cherry Hill Board of Education meeting, with many voicing concerns about school security and what they perceive to be a lack of response by education officials to make sure students are kept safe...
New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for February 27 (Afternoon)
Students walked out of Cherry Hill High School East Tuesday morning in protest of the suspension of a teacher who raised concerns about school safety.
More than a half dozen New Jersey students in New Jersey have been arrested and charged with causing public alarm as school districts continue to reel from the deadly mass shooting in Parkland, Florida...
New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for February 26 (Afternoon)
Kevin Smith has faced his "greatest fear,' as the Jersey born director suffered a massive heart attack.
A sexting victim is pushing New Jersey to expand mandatory sexual abuse education and awareness programs to help kids understand the consequences of sending nude pictures on their cell phones...
New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for February 23 (Evening)
Students are mourning the death of their friend and classmate as the search for his killer continued Friday.
By Monday, more than 4,000 iPads and MacBook Air computers will be distributed to students, teachers and administrators throughout the public school district...
New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for February 23 (Afternoon)
Students are mourning the death of their friend and classmate as the search for his killer continued Friday.
New Jersey is allying with three other Northeast states to create a new States for Gun Safety coalition.
Jersey residents have been seeing ants in their homes and apartments — and it's only February...
New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for February 22 (Afternoon)
A 10-year-old child was fatally shot late Wednesday night on the Jersey Shore, according to police.
President Trump is publicly weighing some gun control measures in the wake of the Florida school shooting that left 17 dead.
This has been one of the worst flu seasons on record and more and more Garden State residents continue to get sick...