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John Brennan
John Brennan has been covering the sports & casino industry since 2002 and has been a reporter for since 1983. He also covers New Jersey's trendsetting efforts to expand gambling options.
In 2008, Brennan was selected with co-writer Jeff Pillets as a Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Local Reporting (for an investigation of the failed Meadowlands EnCap project). It’s the only corruption-related investigative work by New Jersey reporters ever so acknowledged by the Pulitzer committee.
A 19-year stint in The Record’s Sports department included working as a traveling Nets beat writer from 1992-2000. Brennan started working at The Record in 1983 when he received an internship during his senior year at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck.
In 2008, Brennan was selected with co-writer Jeff Pillets as a Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Local Reporting (for an investigation of the failed Meadowlands EnCap project). It’s the only corruption-related investigative work by New Jersey reporters ever so acknowledged by the Pulitzer committee.
A 19-year stint in The Record’s Sports department included working as a traveling Nets beat writer from 1992-2000. Brennan started working at The Record in 1983 when he received an internship during his senior year at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck.
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