The Queens Courier
Josh Towner
Multimedia Journalist
United States
Former Editor in Chief at the Bethel University Clarion. I like buzzer-beaters, underperforming in mini golf and good-bad movies.
United States
Former Editor in Chief at the Bethel University Clarion. I like buzzer-beaters, underperforming in mini golf and good-bad movies.
The Queens Courier
BY CASSIDY KLEIN AND JOSH TOWNER Amazon's presence in Queens will give the "tens of thousands of New Yorkers who go to our public schools and colleges opportunities at Amazon," according to Mayor Bill de Blasio in a press conference on Nov. 13. Local tech education programs are looking to partner with Amazon to bring students ...
BY JOSH TOWNER On The Marc Training (OTMT), founded by Whitestone native Marc Buccellato and his wife Monique, has a fleet of vans and a staff of trainers and health specialists revolutionizing the way people experience the gym. After graduating from Rutgers, Marc Buccellato began coaching a youth hockey team.
BY JOSH TOWNER Bayside native Peter Gaudio will be playing "the muscle" in upcoming film "Cruise," which is directed by Robert Siegel, writer of films "The Wrestler" and "The Founder." "Cruise" is set in 1987 New York featuring fast cars, mob connections and a blue-collar, Italian-American (Spencer Boldman) falling for a wealthy Jewish girl (Emily ...
Southwest News Media
As as early as 4:45 a.m., carpenters clip in and walk the tracks of the wooden roller coasters, checking every bolt and buttress. Painters put on harnesses and rappel down the steep water slides to ensure everything is in place. Mechanics walk the steel coasters and check the brakes, motors and electronics of every ride.
Despite thunderstorms, rain and a muddy track, 48 bulldogs waddled their way onto the racetrack at Canterbury Park Saturday in the fifth annual Running of the Bulldogs. And 10,894 spectators braved the weather to cheer on the bulldogs, which were separated into four heats and ran a distance of about 49 yards.
A developer that wants to build a 125-unit apartment complex downtown along the Minnesota River has a trash problem to solve. Gaughan Companies spoke about the project Tuesday night to the Shakopee Economic Development Authority and explained that a trash pit was recently discovered under the proposed apartment site at First Avenue and Atwood Street, which could complicate construction if the project is approved.
Bethel University Clarion
Freshman Ty Koehn has won an ESPY and appeared on Good Morning America, but his 10 seconds of fame can't end soon enough. By Josh Towner Koehn worked on the wad of Big League Chew bubblegum in his mouth as he looked to see who the next batter was.
By Josh Towner From August 19, 2017 to July 29, 2018, I spent less than 50 days away from Bethel. For that dubiously long stretch of 345 days, I was never away from campus for more than two and a h...
This piece won "Best Use of Multimedia" at the Better Newspaper Contest. The Clarion spread out across Bethel's campus Monday, May 1 armed with cameras, notebooks and tripods. Here's a multimedia peek of 24 hours at Bethel.