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Do you love trivia? Have a strong personality and a knack for keeping things moving?
WJTN’s High School Bowl academic competition is looking for its next moderator!

As moderator, you’ll:

• Be the voice asking the trivia questions (supplied in advance).

• Guide students through the competition during recording sessions.

• Help carry forward this long-standing Jamestown tradition that celebrates local academic achievement.

If you have a broad knowledge base, enjoy connecting with students, and want to support education in our community, we’d love to hear from you!

Send an email to Media One Radio Group’s General Manager, Andrew Hill, at ahill@mediaoneradiogroup.com and tell us why you’d be a great fit for this opportunity.

Things to Know Before You Apply

•  Yes, you will be compensated for your time.

•  Yes, questions are provided in advance so you can prepare.

•  Recording sessions are held on Wednesdays between 3:00–5:00 PM at JCC’s Jamestown Campus (various dates January–April).

• Flexibility is needed in case of weather cancellations.

High School Bowl offers students across area school districts the opportunity to ‘show what they know’ in a wide variety of school subject areas! 

This is the longest running competition of its type in the United States (1960) and is made possible by businesses and institutions committed to the young people of Southwestern New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania! 

The tournament matches are recorded at the Carnahan Center at Jamestown Community College.

2025 High School Bowl is produced by Andrew Hill (Media One Radio Group); hosted by Jade Barber (Jamestown Community College); moderated by Wendy Dyment (Retired educator) and support by advertisers!

RADIO BROADCAST SCHEDULE

Sunday, 3/02/25: 

Silver Creek [41] vs Falconer [72]

Sherman [77] vs Falconer [55]

Sunday, 3/09/25:

Frewsburg "A" [64] vs Frewsburg "B" [60] (Exhibition Match)

Clymer [34] vs Maple Grove [81]

Sunday, 3/16/25: 

Eisenhower [38] vs Westfield Academy [88]

Cassadaga Valley [50] vs Southwestern [41]

Sunday, 3/23/25: 

Ellicottville [101] vs Jamestown [52]

Randolph [5] vs Chautauqua Lake [100]

Sunday, 3/30/25: 

Randolph vs Chautauqua Lake Replay (due to technical difficulties)

Warren [110] vs Youngsville [18]

Sunday, 4/13/25:  

Quarterfinals Match 1: Sherman [58] vs Frewsburg [72]
Quarterfinals Match 2: Maple Grove [85] vs. Westfield Academy [36]

Sunday, 4/20/25:  

NO PROGRAM - EASTER SUNDAY

Sunday, 4/27/25:  

Promotional Partners Spotlight

-- Jamestown Community College
-- Southern Chautauqua Federal Credit Union
-- Live CHQ

Sunday, 5/4/25:

Quarterfinals Match 3: Cassadaga Valley [50] vs Ellicottville [96]
Quarterfinals March 4: Chautauqua Lake ([66] vs Warren [73]

Sunday, 5/11/25:  

Semi-Finals Match 1: Maple Grove [72] vs Frewsburg [31]
Semi-Finals Match 2: Warren [84] vs Ellicottville [86]

Sunday, 5/18/25

Championship Match:  Maple Grove [71] vs Ellicottville [116]

*Programs will air Sunday at 9:00 A.M. on WJTN (1240 AM & 101.3 FM) and can also be heard via live streaming audio, on Alexa and on the Media One Radio Group App which can be found in Google Play and Apple Store.  Programs are also available in podcast form in our podcasting section.

Offered by the JCC Alumni Association, Jamestown Campus, the High School Bowl Scholarship offers one (1) scholarship in the amount of $1,000 to a student for up to two years. In order to be eligible, the student must be a senior attending the High School that wins the High School Bowl championship who has enrolled and will attend classes at Jamestown Community College the following academic year. Eligible students are selected by the High School Bowl team coach at their school and, if selected, must submit a 500- to 1,000-word essay explaining his or her motivation for attending college and his or her reasons for selecting JCC. The selected student must have filed a FAFSA and applied for TAP and Pell grants.