Specs Howard (born Julian Liebman; April 8, 1926 – September 3, 2022) was an American radio personality who spent three decades entertaining audiences in

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. He achieved notice as one of the members of the ''Martin and Howard Show'' in Cleveland during the 1960s before moving to Detroit. His chosen name "Specs" came from his lifetime of wearing glasses pectaclesand his adopted surname "Howard" reportedly was taken randomly out of a phone book. He was a graduate of Allegheny College. At Allegheny, he had his first radio station which he later sold and went to work for another radio station. In 1970, he created the Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts in

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, a suburb of Detroit. Since the school's inception in 1970, thousands of people have graduated and gone on to have successful radio and television broadcasting careers. In late 2009 the Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts became the Specs Howard School of Media Arts due to the addition of graphic design and film courses.

Death

Howard died on September 3, 2022, at the age of 96.Radio pioneer, founder of Specs Howard School of Media Arts passes away at age 96
clickondetroit.com. September 3, 2022. Accessed September 12, 2022.

References

External links

Specs Howard School of Media Arts website
1926 births 2022 deaths Allegheny College alumni American educators Radio personalities from Detroit Radio personalities from Cleveland {{Michigan-stub