R.I.P. Mr. ‘Specs Howard’ – Screamin’ Scott
Jerry Liebman, aka Specs Howard, was laid to rest this past Monday, leaving behind a legacy that will continue for ages. Many of the WRIF staff passed through those hallowed halls of Specs Howard School of Broadcast and Media Arts. I know because I was one of those students.
Fresh out of my high school radio station in Warren, back in 1982, I thought I was ready but found that I needed that little extra to get my foot in the door. I enrolled right away into the school, and my broadcast career was underway after I graduated.
Specs was a kind gentleman that I loved talking to for hours upon end about the good old days of radio and what he went through. Even years after I had graduated, I would get follow-up phone calls from Jerry asking how I was and if I would stop by the school. His words of encouragement stuck with me all these 35-plus years in broadcasting. I would like to take a moment to thank him for being such a wonderful mentor. He will truly be missed. I always joked with him and called him Mr. Radio. I personally can’t thank him enough for all the wonderful years I’ve enjoyed in radio and continue to enjoy to this day.
