Dick Kernen, ushered thousands of radio careers in Michigan, and beyond
Few working in media had the kind of quiet impact that Dick Kernen did during his lengthy career. Especially in his role as placement director and chief ambassador of the Specs Howard School of Media Arts in Southfield, Kernen â who passed away Friday, Dec. 18, at age 82, from natural causes â was behind, without exaggeration, thousands of careers in the radio, television and communications industry. Much-loved and well-respected, Kernen was known as "Uncle Dick" around the school and valued for his advice, advocacy and insight â and for an endless array of stories about alumni...
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