Ed Rodgers has more than 30 years of experience working as a reporter, producer, and editor.
He has worked for regional, national and international news organizations. Those outlets include NJN-New Jersey Public Television, NJTV, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, the national PBS series Great Scenic Railway Journeys, the New Lede, the Outside Life Network, United Press International and EBRU TV.
In 2004 Rodgers won first place in the Society of Environmental Journalists national competition for beat reporting by a TV journalist in a large television market. Ed had the lead story on NJN's coverage of then President Clinton's 1996 campaign visit to New Jersey. NJN won best newscast for that show in the Philadelphia Emmy's. Ed has won five Philadelphia Press Association first place awards for his reporting. He also was a co-producer for a documentary on the Princeton Pro Musica vocal organization. The documentary received the “Best of the Fest Award” at the 2018 Nassau Film Festival in Princeton.
Some of the important environmental stories Rodgers has broken include uncovering details of mercury contamination in fresh water fish in New Jersey. The 1994 story lead to a permanent ban on eating the fish. In 2004 a plan to build a golf course and condominiums on an island in the Delaware River led to a battle between environmentalists and local officials. Several stories on the battle over Petty's Island uncovered the death of a Bald Eagle chick that was harassed by a wildlife expert working for the firm that wanted to build on the island.
Rodgers has also produced segments and programs focusing on politics such as debates and election shows for both NJN and EBRU TV.
He's a Fellow of both the Scripps Howard Institute on the Environment and the Institute on Journalism and Natural Resources.
Rodgers currently works as the video producer for the Delaware Riverkeeper Network where he created Riverwatch, a weekly segment examining important environmental issues. He is also an adjunct instructor at The College of New Jersey.