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Opinionated Season 3 Episode 9
January 29, 2025
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Claire Hustel, Live Show Manager
Claire Hustel is a senior and in her fourth year of radio, and she is also very excited to be one of two live show managers this year! On-air, Claire alongside her friend Izzy Paul hosts Opinionated, where they talk (and laugh) about anything and everything under the sun, especially topics that might make you a little uncomfortable. Off-air, Claire is still (a little too) opinionated, and loves to hang out with her friends and family. Claire is also somehow a part of the Carmel Ambassadors show choir and spends the winter months singing and dancing in her “free time”. Claire is super excited to continue to be a part of staff this year and can’t wait to see what comes!

Izzy Paul, News Manager
Izzy Paul is a senior at Carmel High School and is in her third year on staff, but her fourth year in the radio program. She is WHJE’s News manager and co-hosts the talk show Opinionated on 91.3 WHJE for its third year. Izzy and her co-host Claire Hustel have fun talking about everything ranging from conspiracy theories to strange news to philosophical questions, sure to leave you thinking and (hopefully) laughing. When she is off-air, Izzy is involved in many clubs at Carmel High School such as DECA, HOSA, Unified Track, GKOM, House of Representatives, and NHS. When she is (rarely) not busy after school she enjoys baking, listening to music, and sleeping. She is looking forward to her last opinionated year!

Paulina Arana, Events Manager
Paulina Arana, a current senior, has done a lot during her last 3 years involved in this radio program. Her most highlighted achievement was her previous show, Mood Swings, winning a national title for Best Morning Show and a state title for Best Radio Show. Hosted along her co-host Olivia Grimes, Mood Swings consisted of having different moods each week in which the girls played songs that went along with that mood. They also shared some stories that correlated with the mood and advice from their own experiences. Mood Swings was also a major contributor to the Rileython Fundraiser that the station hosts raising money for Riley Children’s Hospital. She also brought her culture into the station by hosting a show all in Spanish in honor of Hispanic Heritage month alongside current senior, Leanna Romero, and some of the members from the Latinex Student Alliance club at CHS. This show called En Vivo won runner up for a national award for Best Foreign Language Program. Additionally, Arana has recently gotten the position of events manager and will be coordinating all of the major events as she heads into her senior year alongside senior Hudson Kirsh. She will be navigating what the future holds as her previous co-host, Olivia Grimes, has graduated and the time of Mood Swings has come to an end. Stay tuned to see what this talented radio host does next within the station!
Talia • Feb 13, 2025 at 11:37 am
Loved listening to Claire and Izzy talk about senior year with Paulina. I am far from my senior year but it was nice to hear what its like for them.