This week on CPTV, a BIG vote is coming to Crown Point in early May that will have an enormous effect on our community, hundreds gather on the CP square for the Hands Off protest, and the CP baseball team faced Twin Lakes on Saturday.
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CPTV Newscast 04/25/25
April 25, 2025
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Trent Josleyn, Director of Live Broadcast Productions
Trent Josleyn is a junior at CPHS and this is his third year with Crown Town Media. He joined due to his love of radio and plans on attending college to major in Broadcast Journalism with a concentration in Production and a Minor in Musical Theatre. Trent enjoys working as the Director of Live Broadcast Productions for CTM. 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.
Cameron Qualls, Staff
Cameron Qualls is a junior at CPHS and in his 2nd year of radio and TV. Qualls has always loved film and broadcasting and he puts that love into his work. His current responsibilities include operating field cameras at home CPHS sports events. You can catch him on Thursdays at 5 and 10 pm on Party People, a political round table talk show with co-hosts MiRey Fernandez and Rachel Herman.
Aiden Hielema, Staff
Aiden Hielema is a junior at CPHS and in his third year with Crown Town Media. He joined because he enjoys looking at things behind the scenes and quickly discovered a love for radio and television broadcasting. Hielema enjoys radio production work and operating social media for the CPHS Athletic Department. Outside of CTM, he enjoys marching band and light and sound for the theater department. He plans on going to Indiana University and majoring in media. You can catch Hielema on Jam Sessions every Wednesday at 5 and 10 and taking pictures on the sidelines of almost every Crown Point Athletics game.
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.
Ariana Pantoja, Staff
Ariana Pantoja is a junior at CPHS and this is her third year with Crown Town Media. She was interested in broadcasting due to her love for reporting and learning about news. During Pantoja’s sophomore year, she won her first Crystal Pillar Award, along with other peers, on the best newscast from NATAS; where she attended the Silver Circle Awards, and met several famous news anchors. 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.
Braydon Zamojski, Staff
Braydon Zamojski is a sophomore at CPHS and this is his second year with Crown Town Media. He joined the program with hopes to go into the broadcasting field after schooling and to learn more about videography. He is currently a co-host on The Ruff Draft sports talk show, which airs Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 and 11 pm. Outside of CTM, he is on the Crown Point hockey team. Braydon hopes to attend Ball State to pursue a major in Sports Reporting.
Rachel Herman, Staff
Rachel Herman is a junior at CPHS. This is her third year with Crown Town Media. Herman had a interest in editing at a young age, when she saw that her new high school offered a radio and tv class. After she starting to work with cameras, lots of opportunities in school and outside of school come to rise. She started to work at her church with cameras, lights, and DJ. She also works with editing for CPTV News QuickCut. Herman currently hosts the political talk show, Party People.
Owen Evener, Staff
Owen Evener is a junior at CPHS, and this is his second year with Crown Town Media. He joined to pursue a career in sports journalism and broadcasting. He is currently one of the producers and also one of the sportscasters for CTM’s live sports coverage, Dawgcast, and he is a co-host of the sports talk show, Ruff Draft, which airs Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 and 11 pm. Owen is also involved in The Bulldog mentorship program, CASS, and is a letter winner for wrestling. Owen Hopes to attend Indiana University where he plans on wrestling and majoring in broadcasting and minoring in teaching.
Thalen Stiener, Staff
Thalen Stiener is a senior at CPHS. He is entering his third year with CTM. He joined because of his interest in sports broadcasting. He was inspired by other people telling him when he was younger that he has too much sports knowledge. He is a member of the award winning radio sports talk show “Dog Pound.” Stiener is also a broadcaster for the “Dawgcast” which covers a variety of live sports. Outside of CTM, Stiener interns for Region Sports Network where he works production, cameras, and commentating live broadcasts of high school sports in the area. He plans on going to Indiana University and majoring in communication.
RJ Swiedals, Staff
RJ Swiedals is a junior at CPHS and this is his third year with CTM. RJ 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.
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.