Hey guys, I'm Bill Spadea, host of our morning drive show on New Jersey 101.5. I'm also the host of Chasing News, which airs weeknights on Fox Television in New York and Philly. I've done a little bit of everything over my 20-plus year career, serving as a political strategist, analyst, candidate for office and business executive. Before getting into media, I served as an executive in the real estate industry for 18 years, coaching, recruiting and selling. I'm still a licensed broker in several states, including New Jersey, Washington and Massachusetts. As a candidate, I took on a three-term Democratic House incumbent in New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District. Highlights of the campaign included a 200-mile walk through all 44 towns in the district, knocking on 16,000-plus doors and beating expectations as the top Republican challenger in New Jersey in 2004. Our campaign ranked 17th out of 157 GOP challengers nationwide by earning 40 percent of the vote with more than 115,000 votes. Following the race I spent time as a surrogate speaker in New Jersey for Republican candidates for governor and U.S. Senate, and for Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s presidential campaign in 2008. In 1991, I graduated with a B.A. from Boston University and received an honorable discharge from the United States Marine Corps Reserves after serving eight years. My wife, Jodi, and I live in Princeton with my son, Michael, who attends our local public high school. My daughter now lives in London as she enters her third year at the University of the Arts.
Bill Spadea
Top 5 places in NJ to get the best seafood for your home cooking
Listeners shared their favorite places to get fresh seafood for cooking up and serving at home.
Best authentic Columbian food in NJ can be found here
Good friends are Columbian and took us to a truly authentic place in Elizabeth, NJ.
Top five meats for this Fourth of July (Opinion)
So once you settle on serving and enjoying meat, the question is what to serve to your guests?
A drowning avoided thanks to quick action from these NJ troopers
As we relax and enjoy sun, family, food and friends, there's a cop on the other end of 9-1-1 to answer the call if you're in trouble.
NJ teens should be working more, not less (Opinion)
We should change the child labor laws to encourage young people.
Empowering small business; parents are the key to NJ’s future (Opinion)
We're building a coalition of like-minded people across the state in every community and county to get NJ back on track.
Summer plans are changing as prices in NJ skyrocket (Opinion)
Why not stay local to New Jersey.
Need a good laugh? Cross the river into PA for this comedy event
I'm on stage at one of my favorite venues this Thursday evening hosting a comedy show with two great comics.
Why NJ is not the summer destination for most Americans (Opinion)
Sadly, we're ranked near the bottom.
Best thing to cook this weekend to celebrate America
When someone mentions the Fourth of July, many people think of fireworks and travel. I think of food.