Emil Salvini

Who is Emil Salvini?

Emil Salvini is a historian/author/host of " Tales of the Jersey Shore" on NJ-TV.

Born and raised in New Jersey he has several books in print on NJ history with an emphasis on the New Jersey Shore. He is an alum of William Paterson University and Harvard University. In 2006 his book “Hobey Baker, American Legend” was honored by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities. In an effort to assist in preserving Cape May, NJ’s landmark status he served a full term as a member of the Cape May City Historic Preservation Commission.

In April 2011 he planned a series of short segments for PBS-NJTV which resulted in six mini episodes of a show entitled "Tales of the Jersey Shore".

NJTV/PBS began to broadcast twelve one half-our shows of "Tales of the Jersey Shore" in the summer of 2012. 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 about Peter Paul Boyton entitled "Peter Paul Boyton -Life Saver, Showman and Adventurer" for Cape May magazine.