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Joanna Gagis joins the NJTV News team as a Producer/Correspondent. Prior to joining NJTV, Joanna helped develop and launch the lifestyle show “Life & Living with Joanna Gagis,” an in-depth interview series featuring New Jersey entrepreneurs and philanthropists, great garden state destinations, and segments highlighting New Jersey’s culture – from fashion to cuisine. “Life & Living” aired on NJTV and FiOS1. She was Vice President of Programming for the Caucus Educational Corporation and Executive Producer of such Emmy Award-winning series as “Caucus: New Jersey,” “One-on-One with Steve Adubato” and “State of Affairs with Steve Adubato,” where she covered NJ politics, education, the economy, social and family issues, and interviews with well-known media and tv personalities.
Joanna regularly moderates corporate and non-profit forums and events that educate the public on important issues of the day. She serves on the board of a non-profit organization in Paterson called Oasis, A Haven for Women & Children, which helps families rise out of poverty. She is a member of Enterprising Women of New Jersey, a senior-level executive women’s organization. And her most important job by far is being a mom to her two young children.
Posts by: Joanna Gagis
First responders gear up to fight the siege of COVID in Paterson
Paterson has the same volume of emergency COVID calls coming in, per capita, as New York City. As the number of calls increases, so has the medical urgency of the situations, which is putting more ...
COVID spread in nursing home is killing residents, affecting staff
The coronavirus has spread through the Spring Hills Senior Community assisted living center in Park Ridge, killing several residents and infecting staff. With approximately 30 staff out of work, ...
Daughter says father’s nursing home hid COVID outbreak
Margaret Chow knew her father had a fever for four days, but says she had no idea he possibly had coronavirus. After his sudden and unexpected death, she learned from the funeral home that there’d ...
Remote learning creates opportunities but reveals digital divide for students
Teachers are developing innovative ways to bring lessons to their students at home. One teacher turned his basement into a remote studio for a virtual tour through New Jersey’s Underground Railroad. ...
Stay-at-home order poses special problems for victims of abuse
The state’s shelter-in-place order has people staying in their homes. But for some, that means they’re trapped at home with a domestic abuser. Calls to crisis hotlines have dropped recently, even ...
Social distancing making addiction recovery more difficult
Social distancing is meant to keep us safe, but it’s created a hardship for those in addiction recovery who depend on social interaction to maintain sobriety. Telehealth is filling those gaps, but ...
NJ focusing day care on the children of those on the COVID-19 front lines
Gov. Phil Murphy has delayed closing child care centers until this week, concerned that it would leave essential workers without child care. A new executive order requires all child care centers to ...
School closures especially hard for parents of kids with special needs
The sudden closure of schools left children with disabilities without the many services they depend on every day, and leaving their parents to fill the gaps. That challenge is only multiplied for ...
NJ nursing homes keeping visitors out in attempt to contain COVID-19
The state Department of Health has banned visitors in all nursing homes and long-term care facilities to prevent the spread after multiple deaths and confirmed cases of COVID-19 in such places. One ...
NJ tech startups get off the ground with angel investors
The state’s Angel Investor Tax Credit Program is one of two key financial tools for startups in New Jersey. It offers tax credits for businesses that invest in New Jersey’s tech and life sciences ...
Demystifying NJ’s gaming compliance rules in 3 days
With sports gambling growing in New Jersey, the time's right to help the gaming industry navigate the ethical and legal terrain.
Modell’s Sporting Goods files for bankruptcy, plans to close 3 NJ locations
Correspondent Joanna Gagis brings you today's New Jersey business news.
Bill would bolster mental health services for college students
To encourage students to get the support they need, one New Jersey lawmaker is introducing a bill to bolster mental health services at campuses around the state.
NJ tests more people for coronavirus as CDC expands criteria
Gov. Phil Murphy announced late Tuesday that the state will test an additional 10 to 12 people for coronavirus.
Facebook sues NJ-based analytics company
Joanna Gagis brings you today's New Jersey business news.
