Robert "Bob" Hennelly is an award-winning, print and broadcast journalist. For more than 30 years, he has reported on a broad spectrum of major public policy questions, ranging from homeland security to the economy, environmental contamination to corruption, and occupational safety to homelessness.
Bob has a passion for bringing real news to his audience in a balanced and detailed way. He believes in "old-fashioned" journalism--investigating for himself the facts of a situation, and not assuming that press releases and news service wire-copy provide the whole story.
Born in Paterson, New Jersey, he has always had a keen interest in the roles of immigration, local politics, business, labor unions, real estate ownership, and environmental protection in the evolution of the United States.
Bob hosts a weekly radio talk show, "What's Going On - Labor Monday," on WBAI-Pacifica Radio in New York City, focusing on politics and labor. He had been on-air as a senior investigative reporter for WNYC-New York Public Radio for more than 12 years, covering politics, government, and the civil service. Before WNYC, he was national affairs correspondent for Pacifica Network News. Since leaving WNYC, he has continued to be an on-air investigative reporter with WBGO-Newark Public Radio, as well as a frequent guest on Sirius and New Hampshire Public Radio.
His investigative work--focusing on national labor issues and public policy, occupational safety and health, the New York City politics and civil service, and all things New Jersey--has been published for many years in several print and online journals, including Salon.com, The Chief-Leader, InsiderNJ, City & State, and LaborPress.org.
He has covered the global economy for CBS MoneyWatch and, in the 1990s, was on staff at The Village Voice. Over the past 3 decades, Bob has also been a freelance reporter for CBS's "60 Minutes," The New York Times, The Detroit Free Press, The Miami Herald, The Christian Science Monitor, The Bergen Record, and The Guardian.
Bob lives at the New Jersey Shore with his wife, Debbie, and their two rescue dogs. They are the proud parents of three fabulous daughters and are new grandparents.
