MAB to Present Specs Howard with the MAB Lifetime Achievement Award

LANSING, Mich., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Michigan Association of
Broadcasters (MAB) will present the Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB)
Lifetime Achievement Award to Specs Howard, Founder of Specs Howard School of
Broadcasting Arts in Southfield, Michigan. The MAB will present the award at
their Annual Meeting and Leadership Retreat as well as the MAB's 60th
anniversary celebration to be held Tuesday, July 14 at the Grand Hotel on
Mackinac Island.

Specs Howard, whose real name is Jerry Liebman, began his broadcasting career
in 1948 after graduating from Allegheny College and starting his own radio
station. After selling his radio station and working for another small
Pennsylvania station, Jerry was offered a position with Westinghouse
Broadcasting in Cleveland, Ohio where he was first known as Specs Howard.

Specs Howard became half of the well known top-forty comedy team "Martin and
Howard" before moving to Detroit's WXYZ-TV. In 1970, Specs invested in a
small Redford-based broadcasting school which has evolved into one of the most
prominent broadcasting schools in the nation; Specs Howard School of
Broadcasting Arts, located in Southfield, Michigan

At age 83 Specs Howard still spends every working day supervising the
activities at the school and has seen over 10,000 students graduate. Specs
Howard Alumni can be found throughout the country in an array of broadcasting
positions. It is estimated that nearly 2,000 Specs graduates are employed in
Southeast Michigan alone.

The MAB Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented during the Chairman's
Banquet at the MAB Annual Meeting and Leadership Retreat. Congratulatory ads
are available for purchase, for more information about placing an ad or for
conference information, please contact the Michigan Association of
Broadcasters or visit the MAB website at www.michmab.com.

The Michigan Association of Broadcasters represents more than 300 radio and
television stations, serving nearly 4,000 individual employees in the
broadcasting industry. MAB is one of the largest broadcast associations in
the nation and offers educational, informational, and cost-saving services to
its members. The MAB is dedicated to helping its members serve their
communities, advertisers and staff by providing solutions to industry problems
and satisfying members' needs.

SOURCE Michigan Association of Broadcasters

Mary Worland, of MAB, +1-517-484-7444, Worland@michmab.com