HEATHER KOZLAKOWSKI
Instructor




Past experience:
Mid-day Announcer and Production Assistant
WEEG-FM "Eagle 97.3" - Saginaw/Bay City, Michigan

Evening Announcer and PSA Director
WMJK/WMJA - Saginaw, Michigan

Current contributions outside Specs:
I am signed to local and out-of-state talent agencies as an actor and voice over artist. I continue to work in voice over, independent films and local plays.

Education: Current student at Rochester College: Bachelors of Mass Communications Program and Red Bud Productions: Scene Study. Independent acting study with Stephen Black of The Talent Group, Cleveland and Pittsburgh. The Actors Work Shop, Royal Oak. Graduate, RTV 5 96, Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts. Graduate, Peck High School, Peck Michigan.

Likes: Laughing and honesty

Dislikes: Headaches and whatever reasons it is that I have one.

One thing you'd like to learn: More songs that I can play and sing on the guitar.

Subjects that interest you: Documentaries on just about anything and Personal Growth.

Favorite writer: Stephen King , Iyanla VanZant and whoever wrote The Alchemist , The Actors Handbook and the Secret.

Favorite director: Tarantino, Jim Bonner and Marty Shea.

Favorite movie: TRAP, The Secret Life of Words and Black Snake Moan.

Places traveled: South Dakota, Montana, Colorado, Vegas, LA, NYC, San Fran, Chicago, South Carolina, and Jamaica.

Greatest accomplishment: I'm pretty proud of the fact that I can play a little guitar :)

Special talents/skills/hobbies:
I play a little guitar, I write a little and I am an artist (casts and acrylic paintings)

Best book:
The Alchemist , In The Meantime and The Secret

As a recent Specs grad yourself, what area of the TV/video business intrigues you most? Voice over and independent films.

What types of advertising get your attention most? Humor and other emotional triggers

Why do you usually turn on the radio? Entertainment and News.

Favorite radio station: Depends on the day really

What do you watch when you turn on the TV? News, comedy , drama and YES, reality shows!

Where do you look for creative inspiration? I journal and keep an open dialogue with myself and that keeps me open to the creative flow .

Most valuable lesson you've learned since attending Specs: That a DJ needs to be selfless. Its not all about you.

What do you enjoy most about working at Specs? It's a creative environment filled with creative people !

On air or behind the scenes? ON-AIR!!

Favorite radio station: Any station that employs Specs Students and challenges them to grow both personally and professionally!