Steve Adubato (born October 7, 1957) 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 The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. Since the election of 1967 (1968 session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts f ...

at age 26. Adubato holds a doctorate from Rutgers University in the field of mass media and communication. He is the author of six books.

Early life and education

Adubato, born in and a native of Newark, graduated from

Essex Catholic High School Essex Catholic Boys High School (formally known as Bishop Francis Essex Catholic High School after 2000) was a four-year Catholic high school located in Newark and East Orange, in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The high school ...

, which he described as having "high academic standards despite being in one of the worst sections of the city". He earned his

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from Rutgers and later a

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degree in

mass communication Mass communication is the process of imparting and exchanging information through mass media to large population segments. It utilizes various forms of media as technology has made the dissemination of information more efficient. Primary examples o ...

from Rutgers. He was elected to the

in 1984 with the support of his father, Steve Adubato Sr., a New Jersey Democratic politician, making him New Jersey’s youngest state legislator at the age of 26. However, he lost re-election in 1985.

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

Seton Hall University Seton Hall University (SHU) is a Private university, private Catholic Church, Catholic research university in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1856 by then-Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley and named after his aunt, Saint Elizab ...

Rowan University Rowan University is a public research university in Glassboro, New Jersey, with a medical campus in Stratford and medical and academic campuses in Camden. Founded in 1923 as Glassboro Normal School on a site donated by 107 residents, the scho ...

and has lectured at Rutgers,

NJIT New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is a Public university, public research university in Newark, New Jersey, United States, with a graduate-degree-granting satellite campus in Jersey City. Founded in 1881 with the support of local indust ...

as well as

NYU New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a non-denominational all-male institutio ...

Montclair State University Montclair State University (MSU) is a public research university in Montclair, New Jersey, with parts of the campus extending into Clifton and into Little Falls. As of fall 2018, Montclair State was, by enrollment, the second largest public un ...

Caldwell University Caldwell University is a private Catholic university in Caldwell, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1939 by the Sisters of St. Dominic, the university is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, chartered by the State ...

and

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. In 1994, Adubato, along with a group of broadcasting entrepreneurs founded the Caucus Educational Corporation (CEC), to produce public affairs programs. The company had produced content on New Jersey public affairs for websites such as

NJ.com NJ.com is a digital news content provider and website in New Jersey owned by Advance Publications. According to ''The New York Times'' in 2012, it was the largest provider of digital news in the state at the time. In 2018, comScore reports that ...

, BestofNJ.com, and others. In 2011, after NJN was privatized, the CEC produced programs for its successor,

NJTV NJ PBS (known as NJTV prior to 2021) is a public television network serving the U.S. state of New Jersey. The network is owned by the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority (NJPBA), an agency of the New Jersey state government which owns the ...

along with its sister station,

WNET WNET (channel 13), branded on-air as Thirteen (stylized as THIRTEEN), is a primary PBS member television station licensed to Newark, New Jersey, United States, serving the New York City area. Owned by The WNET Group (formerly known as the Educ ...

. Since 2011, Adubato remains the host of three of the four CEC produced programs, including ''Caucus New Jersey with Steve Adubato'', ''State of Affairs'' and ''

One on One with Steve Adubato ''One on One with Steve Adubato'' is an American television series hosted by Steve Adubato. It is aired in New Jersey on NJTV, WNET WNET (channel 13), branded on-air as Thirteen (stylized as THIRTEEN), is a primary PBS member television s ...

'', and ''Remember Them with Steve Adubato and Jacqui Tricarico'', much of which is aired on NJTV, WNET, News12+, along with FiOS1 New Jersey (which later closed in 2019),

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and on Classical Station

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. ''New Jersey Capital Report'' ended its run in 2017 and was replaced with ''State of Affairs'' by March 2017. In addition to hosting the aforementioned programs, he also appeared on the ''

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'',

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and

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as a media and political analyst. Adubato also appears regularly on New York City

talk radio Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. They may feature monologues, dialogues between the hosts, Interview (jo ...

stations

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770 and

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AM 970 as well as

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. 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.

Books

Adubato is the author of the non-fiction book ''Speak from the Heart – Be Yourself and Get Results'' published by

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. It was featured in ''

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''. He also wrote ''Make the Connection – Improve Your Communication at Work and at Home'' (

Rutgers University Press Rutgers University Press (RUP) is a nonprofit academic publishing house, operating in New Brunswick, New Jersey under the auspices of Rutgers University Rutgers University ( ), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a Pub ...

) 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. His sixth book, Lessons in Leadership 2.0: The Tough Stuff, was published in 2023.

Accolades

He has received four Emmy Awards. In 1995, 2000 and again in 2001, the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), also known as the National Television Academy until 2007, is an American professional service organization founded in 1955 for "the advancement of the arts and sciences of televisio ...

presented Adubato with Emmy Awards in the category of "Best Host".

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