He said he was glad to see "no racists" on this current team unlike the Fab Five -- I don't need to even go into that one. In reply to I like Beckmanns voice for by dothepose. And especially since Jalen has gone on to make it explicit in subsequent forums. And as for "Why can't this guy just notlike the fab five and leave it at that?" Frank Beckmann was 72. and that people who do so aren't really black. Both guys said stupid things, but one guy is lauded and protected and the other is hammered. According to Wheeler, WJR looks for high-profile, thoughtful figures who know the city to serve as on-air fill-in hosts. You are among the best in our business. He spent 48 years on "The Great Voice of The Great Lakes", 33 years calling U of M football games, and the last 17 years of his career hosting "The Frank Beckmann Show". I don't see how this should affect his standing as a play-by-play man. 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Additionally, Stern offered a shoutout to network host Symone Sanders and stated hes no fan ofDatelinerepeats. Basically,many people are slamming a guy they don't like for slamming something he doesn't like. During his time as the voice of Michigan, he also provided play-by-play for the basketball team, before stepping away from that sport when his duties at WJR expanded. Will Canyon Lake Elementary be permanently closed. Along with his diagnosis, Beckmann suffered a stroke in October; hospitalizing him for 35 days. He does a great job describing the games. He was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2008 and named "Best Midday Personality" by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters. Born in Germany, he grew up on the east side of Detroit, before moving to Warren where he attended Cousino High School because it had a radio station. The Fab Five were entitled and generally whiny(at the time). EDIT: btw Bo was outspokenly political, and I doubt his opinions were similar to yours. Personnel issues such as this are respectfully private and we will have no further comment., In his July 1 comments on Facebook, Dietz apologized for the incident. Beckmann is survived by Karen, son Jonathan of Rochester Hills, daughter Tori (Andrew) Kughn of Clarkston, and grandchildren Pierson, Brooks, and Sawyer Kughn. WJR-AM, the Detroit-based radio station where Beckmann spent most of his career, reported Sunday that he suffered from vascular dementia, a rare brain So calling someone racist makes you racist? "I regret the fact that it happened, and apologize to anyone I might have offended," he wrote. Frank Beckmann, Veteran WJR Radio Host, Dies Aged 72 Frank Beckmann, the retired radio host and University of Michigan announcer, has died as a result of vascular dementia. His wife, Karen Beckmann, has revealed that the 72-year-old died as a result of the untreatable condition on Saturday. You think he should have been fired for it? It is not yet decided what will replace Beckmann's show, which airs weekdays 9 a.m. to noon. Dietz saidin a Facebook post onJuly 1 that he had been fired because of a comment he made about an African -Americanreporter at the 2019 Investigative Reporters & Editorsconference in Houston. FOX 2 - Longtime WJR host and University of Michigan football announcer Frank Beckmann passed away Saturday night at a hospice center in Clarkston. The Pistons' fourth quarter rally almost was enough to take down the Bulls. It was surreal for me to actually have been able to do that". Shep just seems to understand bball better and give a better picture of what's going on. To connect with Ryan, find him on Twitter @SureToCover. In reply to They are nowhere near being by BRCE, "They are nowhere near being racist? Big fan of hers. The comments are racist like my Grandma's subtle racism when she refers to those of African-american decent as colored people. He died Saturday night at a hospice center in Clarkston, according to reports. Just an awful radio play-by-play guy. More:WDIV-TV reporter Kevin Dietz says he was terminated over comment about black reporter, The station released a statement on July 1 that framed Dietz's departure as a resignation:Kevin Dietz has resigned from WDIV effective immediately. He was succeeded by Jim Brandstatter. He started with WJR in 1973 as the newsroom's youngest-ever reporter. He had just come from a George W. Bush rally, where he was one of the speakers. WJR's ratings have fluctuated in the past few years. It would run for 20 years. On 27 January 1945 Otto Frank was liberated from Auschwitz by Russian soldiers. I would say the difference is that I ascribe justification to Jalen's point of viewI understand where he's coming from and so I put them into a context and "forgive" him (for lack of a better wordit implies a right to pass judgment from me on to Jalen that I don't intend). I grew up listening to him calling Michigan games. Second, it reveals that he does not grasp the notion of "past tense". Ihr grter Wunsch war es, Schriftstellerin zu werden, ein Longtime Michigan radio broadcaster Frank Beckmann has died. Weve had a long relationship with Kevin and we wish him well. Second, he's supposed to be the Michigan broadcast guy. Have you ever actually stopped to read historical markers along the road? I don't know about that aOSU announcer and don't really care because I've heard a lot of radio play-by-play voices and Beckmann's has to be up there as one of the bestas far as excitement goes. He would call Wolverines games for 33 seasons. He was diagnosed with vascular dementia in June of last year. He was diagnosed with vascular dementia in June of last year. "You really have a great show, and it's an honor to talk to you," Trump told Beckmann at the end of the eight-minute interview.". I have to agree with you on this one. During Wednesday morning's broadcast,Dietz interviewed Macomb County public works commissioner Candice Miller, Oakland Country treasurerAndy Meisner, former WJR reporter Tom Corbett (who now resides in Hong Kong and talked about the massive protests underway there) and a former hit man again in trouble with the law. ", "I will be forever grateful to WJR for helping all of my boyhood dreams to come true," he said. Brants hobbies include hiking, photography, storm chasing, traveling, runningand visiting historical sites, of which the Black Hills area has many. "IF he was saying what he felt like as a 18-19 year old kid" WBB B1G tourney preview - first 2 rounds 22-23, One Frame At A Time: 2022 Season GIF Tournament - Elite 8, One Frame At A Time: 2022 Season GIF Tournament - Sweet 16, OT: Wednesday evening mens hoops comments, OT(? The 72-year old had vascular dementia and, late last week, doctors had given him only days to live. Theyre fascinating!, Potential winter storm next week? He is survived by his wife, Karen, and two children, Jon and Tori. I thinkall of this is hypocritical BS. : Ensemble versus regular, Perkins County Sheriffs Office with a strong warning: We are not a towing service. According to reports, longtime Detroit radio personality Frank Beckmann has entered hospice care and he is not expected to make it through the weekend. The station finished December with a 4.6 rating, the 10th-highest ranked station in the market, according to Nielsen data. WebView latest articles, news and information about what happened to Frank Beckmann, American broadcaster, that died on Sunday February 13th 2022at age 72 his comments make me suspect he is well aware of the hate thrown at those kids when they were there. Play by the rules or go pro. Wow, fuck you buddy. Radio guys should paint the picture by loading your ears with facts and being as descriptive and quick as possible. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Where is the praise for a guy (Jalen) who corrected beliefs he held ages ago? Streamline Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. Seems a tad fascist to me. Update: Rest in peace, Frank. And if by "walked and inch in his shoes" you mean growing up a poor black kid in a single parent family in inner city detroit then rising to national fame because of my basketball ability, then no, I have not. Thank you for your support! and his masters degree in broadcast meteorology at Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss. It's the most noticeable media plunge yet that the longtime Detroit broadcast journalist has taken since his abrupt departure from WDIV-TV earlier this summer. Beckmann had vascular dementia and recently suffered several strokes. Beckmann announced his retirement in January, 2021, after a 48-year radio career with the News/Talk outlet. Experiencing these storms in person is critical to holistic forecasting. at a time when the U is making a careful rapprochement with the Fab 5. Also he's done this for almost thirty years, In reply to I don't normally like to slam by evenyoubrutus. Pity the fool didn't watch the documentary because if he spouts such drivel after seeing how much hate those kids had to play through at the time then if he still comes out with this. If so, fair enough. You're kind of creating a straw man by defining Jalen quite so narrowly (Detroit, national fame, basketball ability), but I can say that I grew up with enough adversity and relative disadvantage that I absolutely carried a chip on my shoulder that motivated me and continues to motivate me to achieve success in my chosen field. A wise man once told me, once the other man begins hurling personal insults in a debate, he's lost the argument. The station features a syndicated lineup, including Hugh Hewitt, Brian Kilmeade, Dan Bongino, Mike Gallagher, Joe Pags, and Bill OReilly. The disease is untreatable. "That's where we draw our future talents," said Wheeler, noting that former Detroit TV anchor Guy Gordon spent a couple of years subbing for Smith before starting his 3-5 p.m. show on WJR. For his work behind the mic, Beckmann received many honors, including being awarded the NFF Chris Schenkel Award from the College Football Hall of Fame. Brant believes in order to be a good meteorologist, you have to be able to visualize what youre communicating to people. I think the "OUTRAGE!!!!!11!!!!!" See the snow from around the Black Hills! Black Hills Blizzard: Additional snow accumulations possible through Friday, Is the storm over? The 72-year-old longtime media personality has beensuffering from vascular dementia, a rare and untreatable brain disease. Along with his diagnosis, Beckmann suffered a stroke in October; hospitalizing him for 35 days. Error, please try again. You didn't "say that Beckmann deserved anything that Jalen didn't", you merely spent a long post defending what he said without similarly backing up Jalen's. He would later evolve into a conservative talk show host. Who lives and dies with this team and puts more out there than anyone on this little anonymous blog. Radio Ink is a registered trademark of Streamline Publishing, Inc. The two then swapped jobs, with Harwell taking over on the radio and Beckmann replacing Harwell on TV. He suffered four more strokes since then. Kurt Nagl is a reporter covering manufacturing particularly the automotive industry's transition to electrification, the impact on the supply base and what it means for the state as well as the business of law. What can I tell you? The intent of my comment was to openly acknowledge, amongst team members, the challenge its been for our company, and many companies, to achieve diversity goals. I don't know that firing Beckmann is the best idea but making him apologize and discuss why his statement was so wrong would at least get his "fans" to hear a message and not go all conspiracy theory. He said, with absolutely no basis, that the Fab Five didn't play hard, were selfish (both completely untrue) and had a sense of entitlement. 0:40 Frank Beckmann, the play-by-play voice of Michigan football for 33 years who also had long stints calling games for the Detroit Lions and Detroit Tigers, has died at On behalf of Whitey, it is very, very dicey territory to start calling a bunch of poor urban black 19-year-old kids racist. Radio stations across the country are dealing with the financial strain of COVID-19 and declined advertising revenue. Thank God you dont play the oldDatelinesanymore on the weekends. Much of that was code language for uncouth inner city negroes. Not really racist, but just a bit. I get Symone on the weekend. He died Saturday night at a hospice center in Clarkston, "I love Detroit and everyone who calls it 'home.' "I think the key to doing a good radio show is listening to all sides. "I'll be doing the exact same thing I've always done," he said. They werestupid thoughts then, too, but at least I canunderstanda young man not being very wise. Symone coming on strong. In reply to I think a rich old white by El Jeffe. I personally will stand with the latter and tell Beckmann to STFU. Have you ever actually stopped to read historical markers along the road? Deploy network infrastructure faster and easier than ever before, with pre-packaged yet massively scalable infrastructure components for top packet and optical systems. That's up from a low of 2.6 reported in June 2019 but down significantly from the 6.7 rating it achieved in December 2017. (WXYZ) Metro Detroit broadcasting legend Frank Beckmann has died at the age of 72. He spent 48 years on "The Great Voice of The Great Lakes", 33 years calling U of M football games, and the last 17 years of his career hosting "The Frank Beckmann Show". He says, Dont worry, well be seeing them win championships before long as well. Among his accomplishments at the station was starting the Sportswrap talk show in 1981. If you want to dislike them both I can respect that, too. I know the whole lineup.. If he was saying what he felt like as a 18-19 year old kid, fine. Beckmann began his career at WJR in 1973, starting as a sports talk show host. Which, to me, fine. ): Raleigh/Triangle Alumni Club Hurricanes vs Red Wings Event. Beckmann worked at WJR for 48 years until his retirement last March. Everything is too black and white. I'm not expecting to hear from the attorney general. Aber Anne Frank war nicht nur eine hellwache und beraus reife Chronistin ihres Alltags. His comments were stupid. Have I? He knew how to press the professionals, so they didnt disassemble or reflect, WJR host Guy Gordon told the paper. Because it couldn't be more clear that this "if" is indeed the case. Kevin Dietz, the veteran investigativereporter whose26-year career withWDIV-TV (Channel 4) ended this summer in controversy, is returningto the airwaves this time as afill-in host for WJR-AM (760). i doubt your grandmother has a 50,000 watt radio station or a facebook page, nor does she represent a university with a $5 billion endowment that has recently been through some issues with affirmative action. This is called an argument. By I loved them at the time, but watching that documentary was more like watching Titanic for me. He was also inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame and the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. Beckmann then transferred to the sports department, eventually serving as Sports Director. Longtime WJR-AM Detroit host Frank Beckmann died Saturday night, according to The Detroit News. Nationally, on air advertising revenue at radio stations in the U.S. was projected to fall 11 percent year over year to $12.8 billion in 2020, according to market researcher BIA Advisory Services. KZLS started simulcasting on KQOB at the beginning of this year after the 96.9 signal was leased to Citadel and Cumulus Media for nineteen years.. Steve Finateri, vice president and marketing manager for Cumulus Detroit, said the station has begun a search for his replacement. Beckmann Stern told Morning Joe in an extensive interview that MSNBC is the network for him regarding cable news consumption. . Audio Ink is a trademark of Streamline Publishing, Inc. Log In (Existing Digital Subscriptions Only), Chicago Bears Broadcasts Moving up the Dial Next Year, Former FEMA Execs Push To Save AM Radio in EVs. 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Also, should people really be fired because you don't agree with their politics? Beckmann was serving as the radio voice for the Tigers when Ernie Harwell was brought back. "That's one I'll never forget," Beckmann said. Continue with Recommended Cookies. I said that it was wrong to call Jalen racist just like it was wrong to call Beckmann racist. I've always thought he was overrated. His passion for Byzantine and Russian history brought him overseas to study the lands of Turkey, Russia, Finland and the Baltic States. DePetro have been dismissed as he faced a trespassing charge related to an incident over the summer during a Monday court hearing. Beckmann's show shared air time with syndicated shows by other conservative personalities, including Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Adam Bold and Mark Levin. Beckmann, 71, told Crain's his retirement coincides with the end of his contract and rather than deal with the renewal negotiations, the time was right to sign off after half a century on the air. While I don't think he "needs" to be fired for his comments, I think they should give Frank a reason to consider if he's still up for the job. I like Beckmanns voice for football. In reply to I have to agree with you on by ChrisPerryCarry. Legendary Detroit broadcaster Frank Beckmann died Saturday in a hospice following a battle with vascular dementia, he was 72. According to theDetroit Free Press, the former WJR Radio host had been sick for nearly a year since his retirement from the station. For him to publicly say this pathetic, obviously race-fueled drivel is enough to make me write a letter to the University about him. With the equanimity to moderate a panel discussion, the focus, and spontaneity to handle play-by-play, and the sharpened instincts of a reporter, he added. It is not any different than what we all slam the OSU kids for. Before joining Crains Detroit Business, he reported in Iraq and China and for various publications in Michigan. Stupid comments built on youth and ignorance. Theyre fascinating! bbeckman@newscenter1.com 605-355-0024 ext 41 Articles Potential winter storm next week? Detroit Radio Legend Frank Beckmann Dead at Age 72. It makes him a fucking idiot who doesn't know how to deploy the English language properly. Prior to WFMD, he hosted an afternoon program at News Talk 103.7 FM in Chambersburg, PA. First, he made a stupid post on Facebook. Copyright 2022 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. ", Beckmann continued: "I even got a text this morning from Jocelyn Benson and that meant a lot to me because sure, I've got my views, and they may be different than somebody else's, but you have to listen to them. All rights reserved. on the "have I?" ( Neal Rubin The Detroit The conversations are available as podcasts on Paul W. 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Hey Frank, keep private thoughts private, especially when they rip of former Michigan players. Anyway, I'm not trying to be a jerk. Apparently someone has struck a nerve with you! However, Beckmanns career stretched beyond sports. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. He was eventually named as the main substitute for legendary WJR morning host J.P. McCarthy. I would say they were more built on not understanding people who do not grow up like you grew up. The disease is untreatable. In reply to The comments are racist like by Wolverine318. Design by Human Element. Frank Beckmann, the play-by-play announcer for Michigan football for 33 years and long time announcer for the Detroit Lions and Detroit Tigers died in hospice care at the age of 72. Thanks, your message has been sent successfully. As for Brian's "analysis".how is the fact that every single verb Jimmy and Jalen used on the topic being in past tense considered "analysis"? 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