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Losing the Specs Howard Southfield location is the end of a long 51 year story, but the beginning of a new chapter, which I hope will continue to bring in young, hungry talent to keep this industry strong and bring further help and support to the local communities that keep radio important.
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The Specs Howard School of Media Arts, which has nurtured the careers of thousands of radio and TV professionals in Detroit and beyond, is poised for a major transition, the Free Press has learned.
The 51-year-old broadcasting school is in talks with another highly regarded school to absorb the Specs Howard name and curriculum, the daughter of the school s founder said Friday. Specs the brand, the institution, will continue, said Alisa Zee, a veteran broadcaster who is closely involved with school operations.
The news comes one day after the 95th birthday of the disc jockey and educator born Jerry Liebman, who took the on-air name Specs Howard and started the Southfield school in 1970.