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RANDY ZDROJEWSKI
Director of Continuing Education
(& Staff Photographer)
The Specs Howard School has always been about opening up new opportunities
for people. I'm excited to be presenting a whole menu of new career and educational options for students, for Specs graduates, and even for employers.
That means I get to work with the admissions department, the placement department, other schools and colleges, as well as with Media Power, our industry training division. The hardest part of each day, of course, is where to focus my attention!
Every day is different and I don't think there's any better place than Specs Howard to learn about so many different lives and stories.
Brief job description: Marketing to the public and to the industry: Specs Howard's placement services, Media Power advanced training, and educational articulation possibilities for graduates.
Previous jobs held at the school:
Instructor
Director of Education
Admissions Director
Director of Marketing
Previous experience:
10 yrs radio DJ (Country/Jazz/Rock/Oldies)
Radio Production Director
5 yrs radio Program Director
Film/Television producer/engineer (audio)
Education: BS Radio/TV/Film, Eastern Michigan University
Side jobs: Voice talent/commercial audio production
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| Randy in 1995, provided by his brother-in-law Jon. |
What would people be surprised to learn about you?
That I used to have curly hair down past my shoulders . . . .
How do you stay on top of trends in the industry?
Working at Specs keeps us involved with a larger sampling of the industry than most people get when they're IN the industry. I still do a bit of work in the audio/ voice areas.
What do all successful grads seem to have in common? They know what they want, they have the skills, and they don't give up when things get rough.
Why do you turn on the radio? The CD player's broken. KIDDING! Kelly Brown, and all the rest of my former students who are on the air! Also Ed Love, Mason, Martin Bandyke, Frank Beckman's interviews on 'JR, Dick Purtan and all of the great PERSONALITIES in Detroit.
Do you have a favorite radio station? Different every day.
Favorite DJ: Greaseman, Washington DC.
Where do you look for creative inspiration?
Music and Movies; People in marketing/advertising that I admire.
Likes: Cooking (international grub), Travel
Dislikes: Cell phones, large oysters.
Favorite place: Aside from Michigan . . . Southeast Asia
One thing you'd like to learn: Thai language
Pets: Amy, Shadow and Swiffer (cats), Sunny the cockatiel.
Subjects that interest you: Food, Film, Music, Travel, Michigan
Favorite local newscast: Can't play favorites on most of these!
Favorite local news reporter or anchor: GLENDA LEWIS!
What do you watch when you turn on the TV?
Oh boy -- All comedies: Extreme Elimination Challenge, Mad TV, Blind Date.
Prefer to be on camera/on-air or behind the scenes? BOTH
What do you think is the coolest job behind the scenes? Sound designer
Favorite TV commercial:
TIE: Cattleman's "you can't beat our meat"
Enzyte "He is wood that does not bend."
What TV advertisement bothers you the most?
TIE: Cattleman's, "You can't beat our meat"
Enzyte, "He is wood that does not bend."
Who would you most like to interview? Kate Bush -- took female vocals and sound recording to whole new plateau in the 80s
Favorite writer: Bert Greene/Calvin Trillin (food), Frederick Pohl (sf), Jim Harrison (novels/food/ journals/screenwriter), Anthony Bourdain (food/travel)
Favorite director: Kubrick, David Fincher, Gilliam, Altman, Polanski, Tavernier
Favorite movie: TIE: A Clockwork Orange, Fight Club, Spirited Away, Dr. Strangelove, Chinatown, Brazil, A Sunday in the Country, Groundhog Day, and many others too numerous to mention.
Places traveled: Ypsilanti. Oh, and all of Michigan, most of Ontario, much of U.S., Jamaica,
Mexico, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Thailand.
Greatest accomplishment: Four daughters ranging in age 3-18!
Best book: Alan Watts, The Book - On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
Special talents/skills/hobbies: Owns and can play a genuine nose flute. But don't ask.
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