Sandy and her family adopted this gorgeous yellow lab puppy named Sunny from a New Jersey animal shelter. Sunny has agreed to be a "Spokesdog" for all the wonderful animals who are waiting in shelters for a second chance at life. Homeless Tails has successfully helped thousands of animals living in shelters throughout New Jersey find new homes since it went on the air in 1993. Photo credit: Dean Nichols

Sandy Levine

Hosting and producing "Homeless Tails" is the "purrfect" job for me. It allows me to combine my love for animals with the broad reach of television, to help thousands of shelter dogs and cats find new homes.

NJN has been providing this valuable public service to New Jersey shelters since 1993. We're proud of the program's success rate at helping homeless pets and educating viewers about how to take proper care of their animals.

Since my father and brother are both veterinarians, I imagine my interest in animals comes naturally.

I have been privileged since I began working at NJN in 1988 to be involved in many exciting projects. Among the highlights were descending deep underground into an abandoned mine shaft to report on New Jersey bats and diving into a steel shark cage to videotape the awesome great white off South Australia.

I have been nominated eight times for Emmy Awards, seven of those for my work on animal issues.

I graduated from Rutgers University in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications, and I'm a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

My husband, daughter and I adopted a beautiful yellow lab puppy from a New Jersey animal shelter in 2003. Sunny brings great joy to the family. It took several years, but our elderly cat Hobie finally has decided to tolerate his presence.

Contact: Host/Producer - Sandy Levine (609) 777-5261.