In this season 4, episode 8 edition of QuickCUT, the CPTV News team brings you stories on CP native helps rescue livestock from the California wildfires, CPTV talks with local immigration lawyer concerning deportations, teens find loopholes to access sports betting sites, Indiana changes teen work restrictions, CPHS reveals the Bulldog Bistro coffee shop, we get to know theatre and physics teacher Jerome Flewelling, the wrestling team faces off against rival Mt. Carmel, the boys’ basketball team takes on DAC opponent Chesterton. Originally aired on January 27, 2025.
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CPTV News QuickCUT Newscast 1/27/25
January 27, 2025
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Ryan Welsh, Staff
Ryan Welsh is a senior at CPHS and this is his fourth year with Crown Town Media. During his time with the program, Welsh has been voted Best Quick-Cut editor by his classmates, as well as multiple state awards and national nominations for his work. He initially joined CTM to pursue his interests in videography, he then found a passion for sports broadcasting and news reporting . He is currently an on air personality for the award winning sports talk show “Dog Pound” and anchored for CTM’s Crystal Pillar winning newscast “QuickCut”. When he’s not working with CTM you can find him in the fine arts wing where he is singing in Chorale and QYP as well as acting for the theater department.
Ariana Pantoja, CPTV Staff
Ariana Pantoja is a senior at Crown Point High School, and this is her fourth year with Crown Town Media. She was interested in broadcasting due to her love for reporting and learning about news. During her time in the program, she is an award winner for CPTV QuickCut for both state and national awards. Her passion continues to grow for news reporting and being an on-air radio talent. She can be found spending her Friday nights working a camera for the football games. Her dream is to go to Syracuse University in New York to fulfill being a news anchor or working behind the scenes for a news channel.
Rana Stevens, CPTV Staff
Rana Stevens is an award-winning senior at Crown Point High School, and this is her fourth year with Crown Town Media. She joined to explore her interests in what happens behind the scenes of broadcasting, and over time, she fell in love with it. Stevens is one of the two radio personalities behind the weekly show, Mystery Machine She’s committed to delivering the true crime listening experience to her listeners and is proud to edit, write, and anchor for her school’s news program, CPTV QuickCut and CPTV News. Besides that, she’s also heavily involved in her school’s choir and theatre programs. Following her senior year, Rana hopes to go to college and major in Multimedia Journalism.
MiRey Fernandez, Staff
MiRey Fernandez is an award winning senior at Crown Point High School and this is his fourth year with Crown Town Media. Fernandez has a great interest in sports-broadcasting. During his time with the program, Fernandez has been voted Best All-Around Broadcaster, and Best On-Air Personality by his classmates, as well as multiple state awards and national nominations for his work. He is a co-host on The DOG Radio’s award winning sports talk show, “Dog Pound Chalk Talk & Dirt”, which airs Mondays and Fridays at 5 & 10 PM. Fernandez also is a commentator for all sports broadcasts at CPHS. Fernandez dreams to be a NFL commentator or work for ESPN one day.
Brandon Boling, CPTV Staff
Brandon Boling is a Senior at Crown Point High School. This is his third year with Crown Town Media. He joined the program to explore his interests in sports broadcasting. Boling is an on-air talent on Crown Point’s Bulldog Network. He also co-hosts the radio show Dog Pound. Boling plans to attend Indiana University, where he plans to study Sports Media. Afterwards, Boling hopes to attend law school to become a lawyer.
Owen Evener, CPTV Staff
Owen Evener is a senior at CPHS, and this is his third year with Crown Town Media. Evener joined to pursue a career in sports journalism and broadcasting. Evener is currently the audio engineer and an on air talent on the Bulldog Network, and may appear on The Ruff Draft every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 and 11 pm. Evener is also a part of the Bulldog Mentors and Best Buddies as well as a 3x Letterwinner for wrestling. He will attend Trine University, where he will wrestle and major in Media and minor in special education and golf management.
Rico Ardister, CPTV Staff, Excalibur Staff, Lead Writer
Driven by working in the media and production world since he was 7, Rico Ardister, now a Junior at Crown Point High School, is a dedicated member of the CPTV media team, where he channels his creativity into the world of radio and TV. Rico is actively involved in two podcasts on The Dog Radio: The Mystery Machine, which he co-hosts with Rana Stevens, and The Reel Review with Two Regulah Guyz, which is also a co-hosted show with Barandon Boling. These two shows showcase his versatility both on air and behind the scenes. This year marks Rico’s first year joining Excalibur Yearbook, and he has joined Inklings Newspaper this semester, further expanding his involvement in student journalism. Beyond media, he is a passionate global warming activist and a political voice on social media platforms, using his influence to advocate for environmental action and engage in important conversations. What began as an appreciation for storytelling has become a passion and an excessive outlet for him. With a blend of outgoing charm and thoughtful introspection, Ardister is focused on honing his media production and speaking skills to share compelling stories and explore new ideas with a diverse audience.
RJ Swiedals, CPTV Staff
RJ Swiedals is a senior at Crown Point High School, and this is his fourth year with Crown Town Media. Sweidals has been interested in news and production, and he was able to meet Tom Skilling after watching WGN growing up, which caused his passion for CTM. He enjoys voice tracking and loves hearing how it affected a listener’s day. He also works the cameras for the CPHS football games every Friday. He hopes to go to Indiana University to follow his dream of becoming involved with the production and behind the scenes of a major production one day. Catch him on Jam Sessions at 5PM and 10PM every Wednesday.
Trent Josleyn, Design Manager And Director of Live Broadcast Productions
Trent Josleyn is a Senior at CPHS, and this is his fourth year with Crown Town Media. He joined due to his love of radio and plans on attending college to major in Broadcast Journalism and minor in Musical Theatre. Trent enjoys working as the Director of Live Broadcast Productions for CTM and Design Manager for Inklings. In August of 2024, Josleyn was nominated for a John Drury National High School Radio Award for his work on The Morning Bark. You can catch Trent live on The Morning Bark every weekday from 6:50 am to 7:30 am.
Chris McMahon, Staff
Chris McMahon is a senior at CPHS and this is his fourth and final year with Crown Town Media. He joined CTM because he has always had a love for film. This passion has driven his involvement in various media projects. He plans on attending college to major in Social Work. McMahon is an active member on The Dog Radio, and you can catch him on air every Wednesday from 11AM to noon. Also be sure to join him on his show, the Gameboyz, every Tuesday at 5 and 10PM.
Jacob Arona, Staff
Jacob Arona is a junior at CPHS. This is his third year with Crown Town Media. Arona became intrigued with video and broadcast work sometime in 8th grade. He does not plan on pursuing media in the future but instead wants to work in the medical field as a nurse anesthetist. Although, he feels that multimedia is something he believes is right for him as of right now. Arona participates in Key Club, Student Council, and Spanish Club. He also plans on joining JV track. Arona will be doing newscasts on Mondays & Fridays on the Dog Radio. To go along with that, he will also be doing weathercasts on Wednesdays.