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 13 (Afternoon)
Fatal work injuries totaled 1over 100 for the Garden State in 2016.
New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for March 12 (Afternoon)
Gov. Phil Murphy comes to our studios for his first installment of New Jersey 101.5's "Ask the Governor," hosted by Eric Scott.
A helicopter crashed into the East River off Manhattan on Sunday, killing five people.
Hookah pipe use is on the rise in New Jersey, especially among young adults...
New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for March 9 (Evening)
New Jersey’s most recent storm has left many wondering what to do about home and auto damage caused by fallen trees and branches.
Power restoration efforts continue on Friday across North Jersey, where some customers have been without power for a week...
New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for March 9 (Afternoon)
Power restoration efforts continue on Friday across North Jersey, where some customers have been without power for a week.
New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for March 8 (Afternoon)
The morning commute will be slower than normal, as cleanup from Wednesday's nor'easter continues around New Jersey.
The heavy, wet snow from Wednesday's nor'easter brought down more trees and wires across New Jersey, plunging hundreds of thousands into darkness...
New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for March 7 (Afternoon)
While parts of central and southern New Jersey held on to rain throughout the morning, heavy snow accumulations will be the big weather story all afternoon.
A city police officer was injured after a homeless man's dogs attacked him Wednesday morning, police said...
New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for March 6 (Afternoon)
JCP&L crews continue restoration efforts as the next nor'easter bears down on New Jersey.
Get ready for another nor-easter expected to hit tonight.
The Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee heard hours of testimony on Monday about how legalizing pot would impact the New Jersey economy, the criminal justice system, and the public health of citizens young and old.
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New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for March 6 (Morning)
It's a race against the clock to restore power in some parts of New Jersey, as yet another nor'easter is forecast to drop more snow in the same areas.
In a June 2016 report issued by the Supreme Court Ad Hoc Committee on Domestic Violence, it was found that in 2014, more than 79 percent of domestic violence complaints in municipal court were dismissed...
New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for March 5 (Afternoon)
A new Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind poll finds many folks would like to stop working by age 61, but most think they'll have to stay at the job until at least the age of 66.
A fight inside a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant involving 15 to 20 people led to two women being arrested on Sunday, according to police...
New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for March 5 (Morning)
With thousands of customers across the state still without power after Friday's nor'easter, two of the largest utilities in the state have announced they will work together to solve the bulk of the power problems.
An already mostly empty beach was completely cleared for around an hour on Sunday when police received a report of a grenade on the beach...