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    Graduation Speaker: Fred Jacobs

    Posted by Morgan Holsworth on Fri, Jul 17, 2020
    During these weird times we have an amazingly talented 2020 Summer class graduating from Specs Howard School of Media Arts. We asked ourselves, "how ...
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    Topics: GFX, BMA, Specs Howard School, Digital Media Arts, Specs Howard, Specs Grads, Broadcasting, Graphic Design, dma, jacapps, Specs Howard School of Media Arts, Jacobs Media, Fred, 2020 Graduation, Graduation

    Specs Spotlight: Jason Scott

    Posted by Steven Ferraro on Fri, Jan 3, 2020
    Growing up, Jason Scott wanted to end up being David Letterman. He was always interested in working in media, and saw local Detroit radio as a way to ...
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    Topics: Radio, BMA, Broadcasting, specs spotlight, news anchor, WWJ

    Specs Spotlight: Annie Nawrocki

    Posted by Steven Ferraro on Thu, Nov 21, 2019
    When Annie Nawrocki left high school, she knew she wanted to go into radio. She initially tried her hand at some 4-year universities, but found that ...
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    Topics: Interview, Television, Radio, Broadcasting, Broadcast Media Arts, editing, specs spotlight, EBW.TV, reporter

    Specs Spotlight: Mark Frankhouse

    Posted by Steven Ferraro on Mon, Jul 15, 2019
    Mark Frankhouse spent the start of the new millennia working in a number of different restaurants as a cook. In 2011 he decided that, while cooking ...
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    Topics: Radio, Broadcasting, Broadcast Media Arts, specs spotlight, on-air

    Specs Spotlight: Deshon Davis

    Posted by Steven Ferraro on Tue, May 28, 2019
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    Topics: Broadcasting, Broadcast Media Arts, Freelance, Broadcast Careers, specs spotlight, detroit lions, detroit tigers, tv warren, broadcast engineer

    Specs Spotlight: Sari Zalesin

    Posted by Steven Ferraro on Thu, May 16, 2019
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    Topics: Radio, Detroit, detroit radio, Broadcasting, 101.1 WRIF, WCSX, jacapps, Program director, klxk, nhl, announcer, sirius xm, radio disney, cbs radio, wllz, female announcer

    We Have A Winner!

    Posted by Holly Krause on Tue, Nov 14, 2017
    The ballots have been counted, and we have a winner!
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    Topics: Radio, Broadcasting, Big Jim, Audition, Big Jim's House, WCSX

    Big Jim's Big Break

    Posted by Holly Krause on Wed, Sep 13, 2017
    Have you ever wanted to be on the radio? Now could be your chance!
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    Topics: Radio, Broadcasting, Big Jim, Audition, Big Jim's House, WCSX

    2016 Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association Scholarship Award

    Posted by Holly Krause on Thu, Oct 13, 2016
    The Specs Howard School of Media Arts has had a long relationship with the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association (DSBA). This year the DSBA awarded ...
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    Topics: BMA, scholarship, Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association, Broadcasting, Broadcast Media Arts, Broadcast Careers, sports scholarship, DSBA, sports

    Life Lessons From The Field: Ric Pruneda

    Posted by Abby Cook on Wed, Jan 27, 2016
    "I’ve loved music since I was a kid and knew that I would do nothing else." -Ric Pruneda We asked Specs Grad Ric Pruneda to give us some insight on ...
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    Topics: Radio, Grad Stories, Specs Grads, Broadcasting, Promotions, Greater Media

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