CFMC is proud to announce Mark Jaynes’ acceptance to CFMC’s Board of Directors in 2025!

Known as The Voice of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Mark is a proud Monrovian making his mark on students at Monrovia High School, his alma mater, through his Communications program.  In just 7 years, he has grown the program from one class with 10 kids to 70 kids in 6 classes currently.  His former students are now thriving at Ball State, IU, and Grace College. One went to film school and is now working professionally in Nashville, Tennessee, and one former student from his flagship class will be moving to Bristol, Connecticut in January to join ESPN.  He is clearly making an impact on our local youth.

Mark’s parents and grandparents moved from Indy’s eastside to Monrovia in the late 1960s.  He says the move “changed the course of my life, but I didn’t know it at the time.”  The transition to a small school was significant and says there is little doubt growing up with his paternal grandparents next door enhanced the quality of his life. He found it odd that in a rural area there would be so many kids his age living in close proximity, but that was the case. They played sports, camped out, and truly experienced an ideal childhood.

In school, Mark was the class clown.  Recruited to be the football manager, Mark said the coach was reluctant because of his reputation but agreed.  He worked summer practices but prior to live-in camp, he told coach he was going on vacation with his parents and would miss camp.  Coach told him not to come back because he needed the same level of commitment from everyone in his program. Mark was torn but talked his parents into letting him stay with his grandparents. A month later, he was called to the coach’s office and offered the opportunity to begin working for WCBK covering sports.  The commitment he showed his coach had changed the course of his life and so began his professional life in broadcast journalism.

Mark is interesting, inspiring, and committed to our community.  We are so fortunate to have him join our Board of Directors.  Welcome aboard, Mark Jaynes!