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Mugs Media is noted for its local coverage of sports and news throughout Sussex County, New Jersey. It was founded in 1993 by Jerry Morelli. It is co-owned by Paul Mencher. Mugs Media is produced in association with Service Electric Cable Television (SEC-TV). Skyland's Weekly The show covers the weekly news and events that have occurred in Sussex County, New Jersey. Skyland's weekly currently features Liezl Zabala who hosts and produces the show. It debuts every Friday night at 7:00 PM EST on channel 10. Before Zabala joined the cast, Niki Morville anchored the show. She came to Mugs Media in August of 2000. She subsequently left the show in 2003 after she married. Morelli would later returned in 2005. However, Morelli left after giving birth to her first child and was replaced by Zabala in April, 2007. The Sport's Beat Hosted and produced by Jerry Morelli, the show features high school athletes from a variety of SCIL sports. In addition, it features the Sussex Skyhawks as well as Sussex County Community College. The show covers many sports with the exception of tennis. The "Sport's Beat" often features analysts from The New Jersey Herald and The Daily Record. Toward the conclusion of the show, Morelli has various fitness tips from experts affiliated with the Sparta Athletic Club or Black Bear Fitness Club. Morelli is infamous for the corny motto when he goes to a commercial break: "we'll take a commerical timeout". The show follows Skylands Weekly on Friday nights, but also debuts on Mondays as well. Morelli and his co-producer, Paul Mencher, can be often seen on interviewing and covering these local sports. Criticism With the growing number of cable subscribers switiching to satellite providers, Morelli has put forth an effort to halt such a switch because satellite networks do not carry channel 10. At the end of the program, he often states his detest for satellite dishes. He is known for saying that the satellite dishes are "a public eye sore" to the community and that many residents of Sussex County have been switching back to cable television. Contrary to Morelli's statements, more residents have switched to satellite networks because of the rising costs of cable. At the end of each broadcast, Mugs Media runs an advertisement that criticizes satellite networks. Critics have argued that it shows the lack of professionalism of Morelli. Morelli has also been critized by local Sussex County residents for many political statements he subsequently makes at the end of each broadcast. During the 2004 Presidential Elections, he criticized John Kerry for his lack of integrity and lack of support of the War in Iraq, which obviously overted his bias toward George W. Bush. Critics have argued that he should remain to covering local high school sports and not politics. 
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