The New Jersey Hall of Fame’s 16th induction will be broadcast on television and online, this week.
This year’s New Jersey Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take the form of an hour-long special that will be hosted by Danny DeVito, and feature Cher (inducting Meryl Streep), Bobby Cannavale, Elizabeth Moss and Scott Hamilton among its presenters. It will include segments pre-taped at the Hall’s exhibition space at the American Dream mall in East Rutherford, and will air on WWOR My9, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 17 at 6 p.m.; and on NJ PBS, Dec. 28 at 6 p.m. and Dec. 29 at 10 a.m. It also will stream on the Hall’s YouTube and Facebook channels.
These are the Hall’s 2024 inductees, in the Performing Arts & Entertainment and Arts & Letters categories, along with the Hall’s descriptions of them. An asterisk (*) denotes previously named inductees who are being formally inducted this year.
PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Lesley Gore (deceased)*
Tenafly
“Singer-songwriter known for top-chart hits including ‘You Don’t Own Me’ and ‘It’s My Party,’ she received an Academy Award nomination for ‘Out Here On My Own’ from the movie FAME and three Grammy Award nominations.”
Warren Littlefield
Montclair
“NBC Entertainment president who oversaw the groundbreaking ‘Must See TV’ lineup, including ‘Seinfeld’.”
Paul Rudd*
Passaic
“Actor who has been nominated for a Golden Globe, two SAG Awards, and won a Critics’ Choice Award.”
Kevin Smith
Red Bank
“Director, producer, writer, and actor who helmed the Jersey-based comedy Clerks.”
Meryl Streep*
Bernardsville
“Actress who has won three Academy Awards, eight Golden Globes, is a Kennedy Center Honoree, and received a Presidential Medal of Freedom.”
ARTS & LETTERS
Gay Talese
Ocean City
“Journalist for The New York Times and Esquire magazine, a pioneer who pushed the boundaries of traditional journalism.”
The Hall’s 2023 induction ceremony took place at NJPAC in Newark. During the pandemic, though, the ceremonies were presented virtually.
For a complete list of this year’s inductees, click HERE. For more on the Hall, visit njhalloffame.org.
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