This week on CPTV, the Crown Point community took to the polls Tuesday night to vote on the educational referendum renewal, the passing of Indiana Senate Bill 1 will detract millions of dollars from Indiana schools, Senate Bill 1 passes which will cut education funding, Woman sues local cremation company, Chicago looks at teen curfews, Indiana wants to change SNAP funding, Teacher Darden Schurg saves animal and human lives, 15 CPHS seniors commit to the US Armed Forces, CPHS Art Club to sponsor an art show, CP baseball team celebrates their seniors, Junior Trevor Gibbs announces the school he has committed to, and Merrillville graduate Trevor Gibbs is off to the NFL.
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CPTV Newscast 05/09/25
May 9, 2025
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David Pineda, Staff
David Pineda is a senior at CPHS. This is his fourth year with Crown Town Media. Pineda became passionate about multimedia while taking the Principles of Broadcasting class along with being on The Dog Radio and getting into music and sports. Pineda has found work in video marketing and is working towards building his own video marketing agency. He is also engaged with the CPHS Spanish Club and looks to become a pilot while he builds his marketing agency.
Sarah Hlebasko, Staff
Sarah Hlebasko is a senior at CPHS. This is her fourth year with Crown Town Media. Hlebasko became fascinated with multi-media with many branches or career opportunities especially becoming fascinated with sound designing when she attended the Indiana Association of School Broadcasters conference. She produces a music review and reaction show called Jam Sessions with her co-hosts RJ Swiedals and Adien Hielema every Wednesday at 5pm and 10pm. She previously produced a political talk show called Out of Left Field. She plans to attend the University of Barcelona in Spain, to major in Cybersecurity. Aside from CTM, Hlebasko is also part of the CASS mentoring program and performs with the CPHS Royal Regiment Marching Band, Pep Band, Wind Symphony Orchestra and Advanced concert band.
Jordan Manojlovic, Staff
Jordan Manojlovic is a senior at CPHS. This is her fourth and final year with Crown Town Media. She became passionate about media when she was able to help record at the Chicago Emmy Awards. She can be found recording football games on Fridays. She has been voice tracking for the last two years and hopes to branch out into something bigger. You can hear her every weekday from 6:45-7:30 on The Morning Bark.
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.
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.
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.
Amiyah Moss, Staff
Amiyah Moss is a sophomore at CPHS and this is her second year with Crown Town Media. She joined CTM after developing a keen interest in what goes on behind the scenes in news broadcasts. Through the program, Moss has developed a love for all types of radio work as well as nat-packs and stand-up video news packages. She can be found on the Dog Radio, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 to 5 pm. Outside of CPTV, Moss enjoys photo and video editing along with screenwriting.
Rana Stevens, Staff
Rana Stevens is a junior at CPHS, and this is her third 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 the radio personality behind her nightly show, “Big Hits With Rana,” which allowed her to become a finalist for the IASB best Radio Personality award. She’s committed to delivering the best music experience to her listeners and is proud to edit, write, and anchor for her school’s Snapchat news program, “CPTV QuickCut”. Besides that, she’s also involved in her school’s choir and theatre programs. Stevens hopes to attend USC to major in broadcasting and minor in journalism.
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.
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.
Gabe Trevino, Staff
Gabe Trevino is a sophomore at CPHS and this is his second year with Crown Town Media. He joined this class due to his interest in Sports Broadcasting and his dreams of becoming a professional sports broadcaster. Gabe is currently involved with the sports talk show, Dog Pound, on the Dog Radio but soon to also be on TV. He also has broadcast many basketball and baseball games both at color and play by play. He hopes the start of his dreams begin here at CPHS and at Purdue University where he plans to go to college to pursue a career in Sports Broadcasting.
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.
Brandon Boling, Staff
Brandon Boling is a junior at CPHS, this is his second year with Crown Town Media. He joined the program to explore his interests in Sports Broadcasting. Brandon is currently a co-host on The Ruff Draft sports talk show at 6 and 11 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Brandon hopes to attend Purdue University to pursue a degree in aeronautics.
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.
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.