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    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: Josh Brubaker

    Posted by Steven Ferraro on Wed, Nov 13, 2019
    When Josh Brubaker started attending the Specs Howard Media of Arts, his goal was to end up working in television. However, during his classwork he ...
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    Topics: Radio, Detroit, Country Radio, specs spotlight, on-air, Nash FM 93.1, Cumulus Media

    Specs Spotlight: Brad Weimer

    Posted by Steven Ferraro on Thu, Oct 24, 2019
    Brad Weimer has always been a sports fan, and when he came to the Specs Howard School of Media Arts his plan was to find a way to work in sports ...
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    Topics: Television, specs spotlight, sports broadcasting, ESPN, FOX Sports, FS1, MLB, WWE

    Specs Spotlight: Steve Linville

    Posted by Steven Ferraro on Thu, Oct 17, 2019
    Steve Linville was always interested in the worlds of design, graphics, and photography. Before attending the Specs Howard School of Media Arts, he ...
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    Topics: Graphic Design, graphics, specs spotlight, graphic designer, fathead

    Specs Spotlight: Eric Vancil

    Posted by Steven Ferraro on Fri, Jul 26, 2019
    Eric Vancil’s personal journey through the media industry began while he was attending high school in Oak Park. As early as 16 years old, Eric had ...
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    Topics: Broadcast Media Arts, Freelance, video production, specs spotlight, teaching, business owner

    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: Wes Knodel

    Posted by Steven Ferraro on Thu, Jun 27, 2019
    Wes Knodel was not a stranger to the media industry by the time he attended Specs Howard School of Media Arts. Before enrolling, Wes had already been ...
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    Topics: specs spotlight

    Specs Spotlight: Kila Peeples

    Posted by Steven Ferraro on Thu, Jun 20, 2019
    Kila Peeples, like so many others, was deeply affected by the financial crash of 2008. She lost her job and needed to figure out the next step in her ...
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    Topics: Fox 2 Detroit, wdiv, specs spotlight, live in the d, multimedia journalist, Hall of Shame

    Specs Spotlight: Daniel Pelchat

    Posted by Steven Ferraro on Tue, Jun 18, 2019
    Daniel Pelchat graduated from the Specs Howard School of Media Arts in March of 2010. Formerly Daniel had played high school football for South Lyon, ...
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    Topics: specs spotlight, south lyon, camera operation, mayor, sports broadcasting, community

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