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Westwood Regional High school TV network (WTV) is a student-run television network based out of Westwood NJ. Co-founded by Paul Hakimian in 2023 WTV has been growing and innovating within the media landscape. Featuring several produced shows, podcasts, sports coverage, award winning documentaries, and most notably “WTV Live in the AM”. Bringing live video announcements to the school every morning including school news, event coverage, and the “Sports report by Paul Hakimian”
Paul Hakimian spends the afternoon at the New Jersey Hall of Fame at American Dream with Hall Director Bryan Blaney touring the exhibits. Featuring the interactive exhibits, Wall of fame, the Karaoke stage, Late night Jersey TV, and many more!
Join Westwood Regional HS TV for its first ever live broadcast of the historic Westwood "Home For the Holidays" parade. A local tradition since the 1960s bringing the local Pascack Valley community together in an evening of music. parade floats, and town spirit.
Cohosted and Produced by Paul Hakimian
The Westwood Reg HS 2024 "Lip Dub". Honoring the senior class of 2024 in an upbeat fashion with a soundtrack of iconic hits and parodies of classic movie scenes. Featuring parodies of movies like Saturday Night Fever and the iconic intro of the sitcom "FRIENDS"
Produced, Directed, Edited, by Paul Hakimian
The first pep rally event filmed by WTV. Featuring events such as the holiday obstacle course, plunger scooter races, knockout basketball, musical chairs, and the dedication of the yearbook to officer John D, the first multi camera operation directed, hosted and produced by Paul Hakimian. Since then WTV has covered 6 pep rallies at Westwood. With Paul serving on student council in the 2024-25 school year, hosting both pep rallies that year.
To commemorate the final Live in the AM broadcast of the 2023-24 school year Paul produced and edited a skit in the style of comedy skits like “Saturday Night Live” featuring several prominent senior class students and teachers “auditioning” to host the final show of the year. Produced and hosted by Paul Hakimian
The pilot demo of a sports report anchored by Paul Hakimian. Featuring a gameday preview of 2 playoff games that day. This concept would be incorporated into Live in the AM in the following year. Marking the first dedicated sports segment within Live in the AM coverage.
In the first student produced video ever for WTV Paul interviews RB and Safety Steve Klein, Paul’s first ever appearance in an on air position. Westwood Cardinals Football would go on to win the NJSIAA state championship in football for the first time in program history. Steve Klein would go on to become the team’s starting running back and safety leading the team to 3 State Sectional titles in his career. Eventually accepting an athletic scholarship from Boston College as a 3 Star Division 1 recruit
Live in The Am is a significant milestone in Westwood HS Media. Making history as the first ever morning announcements in school history to be livestreamed on YouTube. Live in The AM has been running continuously for over 2 years since November 2023