On the Record: The Wit and Wisdom of Brendan Byrne
On NJN Public Television
Sunday, November 27, at 9 am and 11 am ; rebroadcast Monday, November 28, at 6:30 am .

STATEWIDE – This Sunday, NJN senior political correspondent Michael Aron hosts On the Record: The Wit and Wisdom of Brendan Byrne. This On the Record special highlights the clever and sharp humor of former Governor Brendan Byrne who has been delighting his audiences for years with his wry comments about life and politics in the Garden State , earning himself the reputation as the best after-dinner speaker at New Jersey events. On the Record has captured three of his recent speaking engagements along with his remarks at his 80 th birthday party at Drumthwacket in 2004. Brendan Byrne served as New Jersey governor from 1974 to 1982. Byrne was born in Orange , New Jersey , on April 1, 1924 . The program a irs Sunday, November 27, at 9 am and 11 am , and is rebroadcast on Monday, November 28, at 6:30 am .

“I would like to be buried in Hudson County so I can remain active in politics,” kids Byrne. On another occasion he says, “I was at a cocktail party a little while ago and somebody stuck a microphone in my face and asked me what my talent is. For fifty years I’ve been getting away without talent. Why do they start asking me now?”