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Sonia Owchariw

Hoboken, United States
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Sonia Owchariw’s Biography

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Cable News Network was leading with news ratings in Jan. 1991 during the 24-hour Gulf War coverage. I just started my Showbiz Entertainment internship at 5 Penn Plaza in New York City where Bill Tush and Liz Wickersham hosted as co-anchors. The commute was so simple from Linden, New Jersey especially when I parked my 1966 Mustang where there was free parking.

When the war started, CNN shows went "black" in Manhattan. The Gulf War on cable news was 24-hour coverage. As an intern, it was quit…

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CAUGHT IN THE VIRAL DEATH SPIRAL: Documentary explains how West Nyack comedian became focus of In...

CAUGHT IN THE VIRAL DEATH SPIRAL: Documentary explains how West Nyack comedian became focus of In...

BY SONIA OWCHARIW AND DYLAN SKRILOFF Comedian, actor and writer Brett Eidman of West Nyack had a good career …

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Kenneth Del Vecchio gearing up for Hoboken International Film Festival in Greenwood Lake

Kenneth Del Vecchio gearing up for Hoboken International Film Festival in Greenwood Lake

BY SONIA OWCHARIW Kenneth Del Vecchio, chairman and festival founder, is launching the Hollywood-style glitz …

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The HIFF Theme Song gears up for May 18 premiere

The HIFF Theme Song gears up for May 18 premiere

BY SONIA OWCHARIW Despite a late arrival, it is officially spring and the countdown for the Hoboken Internati…

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Tom Balsamides: Telling Stories Through Movies

Tom Balsamides: Telling Stories Through Movies

Harkening back to New Jersey's glory days as the epicenter of the early movie industry for inspiration, Montv…

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Charlie Sara

Charlie Sara

Multi talented, Charlie Sara, is an actor living his dream.

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The Westfield Leader and Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times newspapers

The Westfield Leader and Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times newspapers

Newspaper, Westfield, Scotch Plains, Fanwood, Mountainside, Garwood, Cranford, Union County, New Jersey

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Kerhonkson Ukrainian Center Names Miss Soyuzivka

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By Sonia Owchariw
| Shawangunk Journal Verified
The weekend of August 7 saw Soyuzivka, the Ukrainian Cultural and Heritage Center in Kerhonkson, crown its new ambassador, Melania
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Ghosts of 2025 Bunnvale Library controversy summoned with White Paper's punchlist, Funding discussion at Township meeting

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By Sonia Owchariw
| TAPinto Verified
The Lebanon Township Committee meeting on Wednesday, June 10 was the setting for a lively discussion drawing heavy interest from residents and supporters around Hunterdon County – what the future could hold for the Bunnvale Library. Township Committee members were led to air some comments following the report from Committeeman Rich Webb (liaison to the Library Advisory Board).
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Lebanon Township Committee honors Joshua Rich for over five decades of Planning Board Service, New Board member appointed

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By Sonia Owchariw
| TAPinto Verified
Glen Gardner, NJ – At the Lebanon Township Committee's meeting held on Wednesday night, May 13th, one of Hunterdon County's most beloved and respected volunteers was honored with an official Proclamation recognizing his decades of service on the municipal Planning Board. Joshua Rich, V was first appointed to the Lebanon Township Planning Board at the January 1972 reorganization meeting of the Township Committee (Richard Nixon was in the Oval Office at that time).
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What was your first job as a journalist?

NBC Exit Polling for primary election. I had to wear a red sash and carry clipboard. I stood away from polling place but talked to voters.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, Corona Typewriter.

How is social media changing news?

Always fact check

Awards

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New Jersey Press Association

2016 - Journalism

2nd and 3rd Place for Bloomfield Life, Gannett/USA Today

New Jersey Press Association

1998 - Honoray Mention

WGHT-1500 AM radio, Pompton Lakes, New Jersey. Hurricane Floyd floods Passaic County, New Jersey.

New Jersey Press Association

2000 - Honoray Mention

Award for continuous news coverage "Oakland Murder" Oakland, New Jersey