Specs Howard closing Southfield school; in talks for new partnership
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 ...