Emil R. Salvini is a historian/author/host of ''Tales of the Jersey Shore'' on NJTV. Born and raised in

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he has several books in print about the state's history, with an emphasis on the

Jersey Shore The Jersey Shore (known by locals simply as the Shore) is the coastal region of the U.S. state of New Jersey. Geographically, the term encompasses about of oceanfront bordering the Atlantic Ocean, from Perth Amboy in the north to Cape May Po ...

. He is an alumnus of

William Paterson University William Paterson University, officially William Paterson University of New Jersey (WPUNJ), is a public university in Wayne, New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. Founded in 1855 and was named after American ju ...

and

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. In 2006, his book ''

Hobey Baker Hobart Amory Hare "Hobey" Baker (January 15, 1892 – December 21, 1918) was an American amateur athlete of the early twentieth century. Considered the first American star in ice hockey by the Hockey Hall of Fame, he was also an accomplished Ame ...

, American Legend'' was honored by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities. A resident of

Cape May, New Jersey Cape May is a city located at the southern tip of Cape May Peninsula in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States, where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the country's oldest vacation resort destinations, and part of th ...

, he served a full term as a member of the Cape May City Historic Preservation Commission as part of an effort to assist in preserving the city's landmark status In April 2011 he planned a series of short segments for

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which resulted in six mini episodes of a show entitled ''Tales of the Jersey Shore''.

/PBS began to broadcast 12 half-hour shows of "Tales of the Jersey Shore" in the summer of 2012. In 2012–2013, Salvini along with producer Greg Russo and cameraman Joe Valenti wrote and hosted a series of half-hour and one-hour episodes that were broadcast on NJTV-PBS. They included shows on the Morro Castle; NJ's Titanic, Hurricane Sandy and the United States Life-Saving Service. In the Summer of 2013 Emil wrote the cover story for Amtrak's Arrive Magazine, July- August 2013: A Garden State Summer and a story entitled "The legend of Peter Boyton" fo
Cape May magazine
On April 16, 2015,

honored Salvini and his wife Nancy with their 2015 Legacy Award for Alumni Leadership and Philanthropy. On September 23, 2017
Autism Radio
a NJ 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, held a Casino Night fundraising event, where Salvini and 2 others were given the "Hope Saves the Day" award. In 2018 Emil began his Podcas
"Tales of the New Jersey Shore"
with an audience of thousands of listeners. Topics range from boardwalks, shipwrecks, hurricanes, amusements and the history of each Jersey Shore resort.

Bibliography

* ''Jersey Shore: Vintage Images of Bygone Days'' (2008) * ''Hobey Baker, American Legend'' (2005) * ''Boardwalk Memories: Tales of the Jersey Shore'' (2005) * ''The Summer City by the Sea: Cape May, New Jersey--An Illustrated History'' (2004)

References

External links

Tales of the Jersey Shore on NJTV

Tampa Bay Times

Arrive Magazine - A Garden State Summer - July-August 2013

Autism Radio - a NJ 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
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