Steve Adubato Jr.

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Stephen N. Adubato Jr.
Adubato at the Montclair Film Festival in 2015
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 30th district
In office
January 10, 1984 (1984-01-10) – January 14, 1986 (1986-01-14)
Serving with Buddy Fortunato
Preceded byJohn V. Kelly
Succeeded byMarion Crecco
John V. Kelly
Personal details
Born
Stephen N. Adubato Jr.

(1957-10-07) October 7, 1957 (age 66)
television news anchor
CommitteesPresident, Caucus Educational Corporation

Steve Adubato (born October 7, 1957[1]) is an American television broadcaster, author and university lecturer. In the mid 1980s he was New Jersey's youngest state legislator in the New Jersey General Assembly at age 26. Adubato holds a doctorate from Rutgers University in the field of mass media and communication. He is the author of four books.[2]

Early life and education

Adubato, born in and a native of Newark, graduated from Essex Catholic High School, which he described as having "high academic standards despite being in one of the worst sections of the city".[3] He earned his master's degree from Rutgers and later a Doctor of Philosophy degree in mass communication from Rutgers. He was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly in 1984 with the support of his father,[4] Steve Adubato Sr., a New Jersey Democratic politician, making him New Jersey’s youngest state legislator at the age of 26.[5] However, he lost re-election in 1985, thus ending his political career.

Career

Adubato is a broadcaster with the PBS affiliates in the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia region. He is also a "distinguished visiting professor" at

West Point
.

In 1994, Adubato, along with a group of broadcasting entrepreneurs founded the

Sirius XM Satellite Radio.[2]
 

In 1999, Adubato founded a not-for-profit version of his firm called Stand & Deliver: Communication Tools for Tomorrow's Leaders. The program provides communication and leadership skills training to young people in the greater Newark, New Jersey, area. Annually, the program provides over 500 young adults with the tools they need to become better citizens and to more effectively compete for and succeed in future employment.[10]

Books

Adubato is the author of the non-fiction book Speak from the Heart – Be Yourself and Get Results published by Simon & Schuster. It was featured in Fortune magazine. He also wrote Make the Connection – Improve Your Communication at Work and at Home (Rutgers University Press) and What Were They Thinking? Crisis Communication: The Good, the Bad and the Totally Clueless which examines highly publicized and often controversial public relations and media mishaps. His fourth book, YOU Are the Brand! provides tips, strategies and tools aimed at helping people succeed. His fifth book, titled Lessons in Leadership, teaches readers to be self-aware, empathetic, and more effective leaders at work and at home.[11]

Accolades

He has received four Emmy Awards.[12] In 1995, 2000 and again in 2001, the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences presented Adubato with Emmy Awards in the category of "Best Host".[13][14]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 & 2 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010
  2. ^ a b "Steve Adubato Jr. | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  3. ^ Adubato, Steve Jr. "Public vs. Private; It’s more important than ever for families to have education options.", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed December 4, 2022. "I went to a neighborhood parochial grammar school for one year in order to attend Essex Catholic High School, an all-male institution that had maintained high academic standards despite being in one of the worst sections of the city."
  4. ^ NJ.com, Staff | NJ Advance Media for (2016-01-25). "Steve Adubato explains difficult relationship with his dad". nj. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  5. ^ Kocieniewski, David; Sullivan, John (January 16, 2006). "In Newark, a Ward Boss With Influence to Spare". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "Caucus Educational Corporation". steveadubato.org.
  7. ^ "Adubato and Pi Roman Announce the End of 'NJ Capitol Report'". The New York Observer. December 9, 2016.
  8. ^ One-on-One | One-on-One with Steve Adubato, retrieved 2020-07-20
  9. ^ "Steve Adubato, Jr. | Boy and Girls Clubs in New jersey". bgcnj.org. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  10. ^ "Stand & Deliver". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  11. ^ "Lessons in Leadership | The Newest Steve Adubato Book". stand-deliver.com. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  12. ^ "EMMY AWARD-WINNING ANCHOR STEVE ADUBATO and CAUCUS: NEW JERSEY..." NJTV Pressroom. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Writing the Next Chapter: Steve Adubato '80 - Montclair State University". www.montclair.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  14. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2020-07-20.

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