By DIANA DREW
Betsy Rosenberg
Betsy Rosenberg
By DIANA DREW
April 14, 2021 at 10:11 AM
Betsy Rosenberg, an award-winning national broadcast journalist and a green media trailblazer, will present a fascinating Earth Day program titled Climate Chutzpah: The Jewish Response to Climate Change, on Monday, April 19, at 7 p.m., via Zoom.
The program, which is sponsored by National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), West Morris Section, is free and open to the public. The event is coordinated by the NCJW, West Morris Programming Committee, headed by Debbie Schwartz.
In 1997, Rosenberg created a green news beat. On Earth Day 1997, the eco-journalism pioneer launched TrashTalk: Sound Solutions for a Healthier Planet and People, offering waste-reduction tips on KCBS. Rosenberg was the first mainstream commercial broadcaster to recognize the need for mass media outlets to communicate the urgency and complexities of growing ecological challenges and to discuss solutions with exper