March 8, 2007

Tom Skerritt gets award from WSU

Actor and Wayne State University alumnus Tom Skerritt is the subject of the Detroit News story about the Career Achievement Award that he is receiving today from WSU. Skerritt, 73, who attended Wayne State some 45 years ago, says he "definitely" enjoyed his time at Wayne State. The Detroit native and McKenzie High School grad said when he started doing theater at WSU, he did not realize the school\'s acting program had the national reputation it did then and still does. \"I had my first theater experiences at Wayne. I grew up on the west side of the city and Detroit always had this sense of autonomy. Of course, it\'s a different place now, but I will say that you never see anything for what it is until you leave it.\" Details about Wayne State University's 30th annual Ovation Awards are included in a sidebar. A photo of Skerritt also accompanies the story with a teaser on the front page of the "My Wednesday" feature section. Fox 2 also aired information about the Ovation Awards event scheduled tonight.

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