Sergio Bichao has served as managing editor of New Jersey 101.5's digital presence since 2021 and has been with the state's most-listened-to radio station since 2016, when he joined one of the most respected online news teams in the state where he was born and raised. Over the years, the Society of Professional Journalists and the N.J. Press Association have recognized his investigating reporting on the shortcomings in the regulation of licensed professionals as well as in transparency in law enforcement. He was the editor on a series of articles that brought juvenile court cases to the public’s attention, ultimately resulting in the state Supreme Court mandating sensitivity training for all judges. His career has spanned writing obits to editing front pages, always guided by a commitment to justice and a love for everything New Jersey.
Sergio Bichao
Violence, drugs and bullying in all NJ schools: Ocean County
The Ocean County data is based on the annual School Performance Reports for the 2021-22 school year.
NJ officials swat rumors: Missing teacher found dead of ‘undetermined’ cause
A popular teacher in Morris County disappeared in June. Her remains were found just before Thanksgiving.
Biker gets ejected after hitting drunk driver on NJ highway, police say
An Egg Harbor Township woman is facing serious charges after she turned in front of an oncoming motorcycle on Black Horse Pike.
On single day, NJ arrests 4 teachers and politician on child sex crime charges
It was a week of shocking headlines involving teachers and community leaders.
What NJ senator says about gold bars, cash-stuffed jackets confiscated from his home
U.S. Sen. Bon Menendez, facing the second federal indictment of his storied political career, is calling the charges against him "false."
Another police suicide at New Jersey hospital this year, report says
A retired police officer took his own life after bringing a firearm to a hospital in Vineland, according to a published report.
Deadly NJ beach weekend: Rescuers form human chain to pull in body
A beautiful beach day on Labor Day weekend turned harrowing and tragic at several locations on the Jersey Shore.
Revealed! This is what the NJ windfarms may look like from the beach
Last week, a nonprofit activist group backed by local municipal officials released what it calls a photorealistic representation of what one of the proposed windfarms would look like from beaches near Long Beach Island.
4-year-old boy in NJ drowns in his family’s pool
A borough family this weekend mourned the loss of a 4-year-old boy who drowned Friday afternoon.
Retired NJ cop dies with his 2 kids in flaming wreck
Four people died in the two-vehicle crash on May 26, 2023.