This week on CPTV, we sit down with CP Mayor Pete Land ahead of his state of the city address, summarize President Donald Trump’s first international trip of his 2nd term, look into a new trend in which students are inserting pencil lead into the Chromebook USB jacks, share highlights from the annual “Friday Night Lights” senior event, discuss the new Pope, announce the CPCSC teachers and staff of the year, tell you about a foundation which provides food to food insecure homes with children, and give you some key dates for the end of the school year. Plus, we bring you the 5-day weather forecast and CP sports highlights. Featuring anchors Ryan Welsh, Ari Pantoja, Rana Stevens and MiRey Fernandez.
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CPTV Newscast 5/22/25
May 22, 2025
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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.
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, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Rico Ardister, Staff
Rico Ardister found his love for radio through a deep passion for music and media. While he’s always been drawn to the creative energy of the broadcasting world, it was the discovery of radio as a platform for connection and expression that truly captivated him. With a naturally outgoing personality tempered by a quiet introspection, Ardister is eager to harness the power of radio to share stories, explore new ideas, and connect with diverse audiences. His goal in radio is to refine his speaking skills, learn the ins and outs of media production, and use his voice to make an impact. In front of that, music remains at the heart of everything he does, driving his creativity and passion for the broadcasting world.
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.
Gavin Chambers, Staff
Gavin Chambers is a junior at CPHS and this is his second year with Crown Town Media. He joined CTM to get a chance to do more things in the field of television and radio. He has no plans to pursue media further down the line, instead wanting to pursue marine sciences. He enjoys working on radio and TV productions, with a special enjoyment of recording and editing projects both professionally, and for fun. Chambers is also involved in CPHS Theatre, Royal Regiment Marching Band, and Stray Dogs Improv.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.