Al Sullivan
InsiderNJ columnist
Tap Into Bayonne
551-247-3851 (C)
Email: alsullivan00@gmail.com
Journalism & other awards:
2018
Keystone Chapter Society of Professional
Journalists
Business and Labor Reporting
1st Place, Al Sullivan, “Jersey City Reporter, “Center for construction corruption?”
Garden State Journalists Association
Spot News
1st Place, Al
Sullivan, Jersey City Reporter, “A Cop’s Best Friend”
Lifestyle-Travel
1st Place, Al
Sullivan, Jersey City Reporter, “Overcoming Family Violence”
Investigative
1st Place, Al Sullivan, Jersey
City Reporter, “Fifth Death at County Jail”
Science, Health, Medical
2nd Place, Al
Sullivan, Jersey Reporter, “Hear, Touch, Feel”
Print Feature
3rd Place, Al
Sullivan, Jersey City Reporter, “The Day He Got Trapped in His Own Store”
New
Jersey Society of Professional Journalists
Stuart
and Beverley Awbrey Investigative reporting Award
3rd Place – series of immigration stories.
2017
Garden State Journalists Association
Education Reporting
1st Place, Al Sullivan, Jersey Reporter, “A
living laboratory”
Sports Feature
1st Place, Al Sullivan, Jersey City Reporter,
“Heroes inside and outside the ring”
Investigative Reporting
1st Place, Al Sullivan, Jersey City Reporter,
“Reports: Loose talk sinks bids”
Personality Interview
1st Place, Al Sullivan, Jersey City Reporter, “A shoe maker’s
son”
Business/Financial
2nd Place, Al Sullivan, Jersey City Reporter, “A café of his own”
Keystone Chapter Society of Professional Journalists
Spot News
1st Place: Al Sullivan, Union City Reporter, An Army vet, a mayor and a police standoff
Spot News
2nd Al Sullivan, Jersey City Reporter, What happened on Tonnelle Avenue?
New
Jersey Press Association
First Amendment Award
1st Place: Al Sullivan, Jersey City Reporter, “Loose lips sinks bids”
Public Service
1st Place, Al Sullivan, Jersey City Reporter, “Fearing the knock on the
door.
Coverage of crime
2nd Place, Al Sullivan, Jersey City Reporter, “Sanctuary Cities,”
Interpretative writing
3rd Place, Al Sullivan, Jersey City Reporter, “What happened on Tonnelle Ave?”
Education
3rd Place, Al Sullivan, Jersey City Reporter, “A living Laboratory”
2016
New Jersey Society of Professional Journalism
State or Regional News
First Place, Al Sullivan, “Casino compromise/Christie calls Fulop political boss/”
Commentary,
First Place, Al Sullivan, “The First Day of her Real Life”,
Local news,
Second Place, Al Sullivan, “An African American behind bars/art for arts sake”
Garden State Journalists Association
Spot News
1st Place, Al Sullivan & Rory Pasquariello, Jersey City Reporter, “The I’m not telling you vote”
Review
1st Place. Al Sullivan, Jersey City Reporter, “Trust Me: Honsho offers a very special sushi experience”
General News
1st Place, Al Sullivan, Jersey City Reporter, “The first day of her real life”
Investigative Reporting
2nd Place, Joseph Passentino & Al Sullivan, Bayonne Community News, “Electronic cheating? School district investigates possible smart-phone cheats”
Feature
3rd Place, Al Sullivan, Jersey City Reporter, “Seeking the sea”
New Jersey Press Association
Political coverage
3rd Place, Al Sullivan, Jersey City Reporter, “Fulop will run for mayor, not governor
Coverage of Crime - Police Courts.
3 rd Place, Al Sullivan, Jersey City Reporter, “Death behind closed doors.”
Magazine
Third place, Hoboken 07030, multiple authors.
2015
NJ Society of Professional Journalists
“Courage Under Fire,” Al Sullivan, Hoboken Reporter, series on firing of housing authority director
Investigative reporting,
Third Place: Al Sullivan, Third Place, Hoboken Reporter, Citizen Grossbard
State and regional news
First Place, Al Sullivan, Jersey City Reporter, Battle for Liberty State Park
Garden State Journalists Association
Print/Digital Spot News
1st Place, Al Sullivan, Jersey City Reporter, “A Change in the Air”
Print/Digital General News
3rd Place, Al Sullivan, Jersey City Reporter, “In the Eyes of the Beholder?”
Education
1st Place, Al Sullivan, Jersey City Reporter, “A School for Future Business Leaders”
Science/Health
1st Place, Al Sullivan, Jersey City Journal, “Buzzing in Jersey City”
Reviews
1st Place, Al Sullivan, Jersey City Reporter, “Searching for the Real Winnie”
Sports Feature
2nd Place, Al Sullivan, Jersey City Reporter, “From Greenville to the NFL and Back”
Print/Digital Publication Series
1st Place, Al Sullivan, Jersey City Reporter, “Liberty State Park Battle”
New Jersey Press Association
Responsible Journalism - First Amendment Award: First Place, The Hoboken Reporter, Garcia may modify lawsuit against the city/Who's the Boss/Citizen Grossbard/Thrown out of council meeting, resident files lawsuit (Al Sullivan & Steve Rodas)
Reporting- Writing & Illustration - News Writing: First Place, The Jersey City Reporter, In the eyes of the beholder (Al Sullivan & Gene Ritchings)
Reporting- Writing & Illustration - Investigative Reporting: Second Place, The Jersey City Reporter, JC schools may be 7,000 seats short
Reporting- Writing & Illustration - Interpretive Writing: Third Place, The Jersey City Reporter, Montgomery Gardens 2.0/A change in the air
Best Niche Publication/Magazine, First Place, Bayonne - Life on the Peninsula, Staff – Tammy Blanchard interview, Bayonne Bridge photos spread
Second Place, Jersey City Magazine, Staff, Working out with Colin Egan, Westside photo shoot & story, Western Slope, photos & story
South Carolina Independent School Association
Oral Interpretation competition, second place, I Am a Leaf, a monologue performed by Brigid Murphy
2014
NJ Society of Professional Journalists
Best Local News: First Place The Jersey City Reporter They don't want you to fight back Al Sullivan
Feature Writing: First Place The Jersey City Reporter On a Mission From God Al Sullivan
Review Writing: First Place The Jersey City Reporter Innocent people were prosecuted along with the guilty Al Sullivan
Deadline Reporting: Second Place The Jersey City Reporter A city on edge Al Sullivan
Public Service Third Place Without notice, NJ Transit cuts time light rail ticket is valid Al Sullivan,Kate Rounds
Garden State Journalists
Spot News: 1st Place, Al Sullivan, The Jersey Reporter, “A City on Edge”
Feature: 2nd Place, Al Sullivan, The Jersey City Reporter, “On a Mission from God”
Business Financial: 1st Place, Al Sullivan, The Jersey City Reporter, “A Sandwich of Their Own”
Investigative Reporting: 2nd Place, Al Sullivan, Kate Rounds, The Jersey City Reporter, “Without Notice, NJ Transit Cuts Time Light Rail Ticket is Valid”
Series: 3rd Place, Al Sullivan, Carlo Davis, Art Schwartz, The Jersey Reporter, “’Gay American’ Speech was 10 Years Ago”
2013
NJ Society of Professional Journalists
First Place: Food review
Second Place: Sports reporting
Third Place: Profile writing
Garden State Journalists
First Place: Personality profile
First Place: Photo essay
Third Place: Sports feature
Honorable Mention: General news
2012
NJ Society of Professional Journalists
First Place – Public Service
First Place – Profile Writing
Second Place – Enterprise Reporter
Second Place – Sports Reporting
Garden State Journalists
First Place -- Science/Health/Educational/ Medical
Second place – General News
Honorable Mention: Spot News
2011
New Jersey Press Association
First place – Freshest Treatment of a tired subject -- combined authorship
Third place – Public Service Award – Series by three authors
Garden State Journalists
First place, news photography
First place photo essay
First place portrait and personality photography
Other awards
Second Place NJ State Assembly Summer Photo Contest
Marine Corps League Distinguished Service Award
2010
Garden State Journalists
First place spot news photography
First place, news photography
First place Feature photography
First place portrait and personality photography
Oral Interpretation competition
Carolina Independent Schools Association –
Second and Third place
2009
NJ Society of Professional Journalists
First place, Investigative Reporting
First place, feature photo journalism
Third place, Feature writing
Garden State Journalists Association
First Place -- Photography Portrait & Personality
Second Place -- Sports Feature -- print
Second Place – Investigative Reporting
Third place – Investigative reporting
2008
NJ Society of Professional Journalists
First place spot photography
First place feature photography
Garden State Journalists
First place spot news photography
First place, news photography
First place Feature photography
First place portrait and personality photography
2006
Garden State Journalists
-- First Place Feature writing
--Third Place Series
New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists
Third place Series
2004
Garden State Journalists
Photo of the year
First place --Spot News Reporting
First place -- Photo features
First place -- Science, Health and Medicine Reporting
Third place<./h3> -- Print
Reporting series
2003
Garden State Journalists
Second Place, Investigative Reporting
Second Place, Series Reporting
New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists
First Place, Enterprise
2002
Garden State Journalists Association
First Place for Feature writing
Second Place for Public Service:
First Place: Personality Profiles:
Third Place: Personality Profiles:
First Place, Column Writing:
Third Place, Column Writing:
New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists
Second Place Investigative Reporting,
New Jersey Press Association
Third Place, Public Service
2001
New Jersey Press Association
Journalist of the Year
First Place -- First Amendment Award
Second Place -- Environmental Writing,
North Jersey Press Club
First Place -- Column Writing:
Second Place -- Personality Profile:
Second Place -- Public Service
New Jersey Society of Professional Journalist
Second Place – deadline reporting
First place – Investigative reporting
Friend of the Hackensack River Award
Other Awards & Recognitions
State Senate and Assembly resolution by Sacco and Impreveduto
State Assembly resolution by Weinberg and Ziza
Hudson County Freeholder Resolution
2000
NJ Professional Society of Journalists
Second Place: Environmental writing –
New Jersey Press Association
Second Prize: Feature Writing,
Third Prize: Environmental Reporting,
Honorable Mention -- Spot News Photography:
North Jersey Press Club
Honorable Mention: Public Service Reporting:
1999
New Jersey Press Association
1st Place, Environmental Reporting,
1st Place, Interpretive Writing,
3rd Place, First Amendment Award,
New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists
3rd Place, Investigative Reporting,
3rd Place, Profile Reporting,
1998
New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists
1st Place, Investigative Reporting,
New Jersey Press Association
1st Place, Public Service,
1997
New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists
1st Place, Enterprise Reporting,
2nd Place, Investigative Reporting,
1996
New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists
1st Place, Feature Writing,
Journalism judging
2000, journalism judge for feature writing, Keystone Press Association
2002, journalism judge for investigative reporter, Connecticut Press Association
2002, journalism judge for photography and editorial art, Garden State Scholastic Press Assocaition
2003 journalism judge for the Kentucky Press Association
2003 journalism judge for the Indiana Press Association
Readings, Features, Lectures and Perfornances
May, 2004, The Back Fence, NYC
Feb, 2004, writing workshop at Huber Street School, Secaucus
Jan. 1, 2004, Bowery Poetry Club New Year’s Celebration, NYC
Oct. 2003, Art House feature, Jersey City
2002-2003, Art House Cable Broadcast series
May, 2003, Outdoor reading series in Jersey City
April 2003, Orange Bear Café, NYC, feature reading
April, 2003, Secaucus Public Library, Feature reading
Oct. 30, 2002, Camden County Public Library, monsters and beasts in Lord of the Rings
Sept. 9, 2002, Camden County Public Library, Lecture of World Trade Center attack aftermath
April, 2002, Earth Day lecture on environmental themes in Lord of the Rings
March, 2002, Huber Street elementary school, lecture of United States moon landings
Jan. to Aug 2002 -- Oradell Public Library, Clifton Public Library, Everyday people talk
Dec. 2001 Clark Library, Hoboken Library, Town Books, Maplewood and Westfield, book talk
Oct. - Nov. Hunterdon County Library, WBAI-FM Hour of the Wolf interview, book talk
Aug- Sept. 2001, Barnes & Noble: Marlton, Paramus, E. Brunswick, Hoboken, book talk
Aug., 2001, WBGO interview about Everyday People
June, 2001: Barnes & Noble, Route 22 Springfield, Everyday people talk
May, 2001: Secaucus senior citizen center
April, 2001: Book talk at Secaucus Public Library
2000: Featured author at Barnes & Noble Writer's Workshop
1999: Lecture on Literature at the Newark Museum
1997: Featured reader at the Baggot Inn, New York City
1995: Featured reader at Blackwater Books, Hoboken and Grace Church, Jersey City
1987: Short play produced and performed at William Paterson College, Wayne, NJ
1986: Short story broadcast on WBAI-FM, New York
1986: Play produced and performed as part of theater festival at William Paterson College
1981: Writer for Paterson's Inner City Ensemble
1979 - 1981-- Participated in literary events with Paterson's Silk City Poets
1978 - 1985 -- Participated in Passaic Poetry Workshop
Publishing record
2001 -- Everyday People published
2000 -- Everyday People, a book of news profiles accepted by Rugters University Press
1977 - present -- Published short fiction, novel excerpts and poetry in various literary publications
1996 -- Chapbook The Stranger at Pooh Corner published by WordSmith Press
1996 -- Scrap Paper Review Web site established
1996 -- The Stranger at Pooh Corner published on the Web at Enchanted Place
1995 -- Chapbook The Flute published by WordSmith Press
1993 -- Chapbook The Way the Story Goes published by WordSmith Press
1982 - present -- Editor, designer, layout, writer and distributor of Scrap Paper Review
1982 -- Contributor to Pats on the Back, William Paterson College's political magazine
1980 - 1984 -- Editor and contributor, Essence, literary magazine of William Paterson College
1978 - 1985 -- published in Passaic Review
Experience
2000 - present -- Freelance writer for Worrell Community Newspapers
1994 - present -- Staff writer for the Hudson Current entertainment weekly
1992 - present -- Staff writer for the Secaucus Reporter newspaper
1997 -1998 -- Staff writer for the Independent Press in Bloomfield
1997 - 1998 -- Staff writer for the Glen Ridge Paper
1996 Article on Lambert Castle, Paterson, for "On The Map" in The New York Times
1988 - 1990 -- Writing promotional materials for two Christian rock bands
1988 - 1990 -- Correspondent for Today Weekly Newspapers,
1988 -- Article in WBAI-FM Folio
1985 --- Stringer for the Paterson News
1980 - 1984 -- William Paterson College's student newspaper, The Beacon
1980 - 1981 -- Published series of articles in the Independent Prospector, Clifton, NJ
1979 --- Published articles in local NJ monthly, Acquackanonk Times