Monday, January 30, was all about art at the Lorenzo Cultural Center as hundreds gathered to see the winning works of art from middle and high school students who participated in this year’s Macomb, St Clair and Lapeer Region Scholastic Art Awards, co-sponsored by Macomb Community College and the College for Creative Studies.

More than 1,900 works of art were submitted by 38 middle and high schools. Five students were recognized as “best of show” and named American Vision Award winners who will go on to compete nationally later this year. The ceremony also kicked off the 2012 Regional Honor Exhibition at the Lorenzo Cultural Center, which features more than 500 works of student art until Feb. 14.

Erik Anderson starts work when most people are still sleeping.  But the Macomb graduate isn’t complaining, because his job at WJR Radio, which he credits his college internships for helping him land, is everything he wanted and much more. “I’m kind of a jack-of-all-trades,” notes Anderson, who graduated from Macomb in 2008 and earned a bachelor of arts degree in communications from Oakland University. His responsibilities at WJR include plugging in commercials, connecting and screening callers, editing scripts, editing web content including videos and booking guests for the Paul W. Smith Show.  "Every day is different.  I love it that way.  Sometimes I think, ‘Wow, they pay me for this?’"