You are among the best in our business. It was surreal for me to actually have been able to do that". "I'm more conservative, but I've always welcomed all those views," he said. He died Saturday night at a hospice center in Clarkston, according to reports. If this is what gets him fired so they can bring in someone better then it will be worth it. According to reports, longtime Detroit radio personality Frank Beckmann has entered hospice care and he is not expected to make it through the weekend. You know it's the offseason when people begin calling the Michigan play-by-play guy a racist for comments that are nowhere near being racist. I don't think calling someone a racist necessarily makes you a racist. Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. The Pistons' fourth quarter rally almost was enough to take down the Bulls. I-90 Eastbound blocked from accident: Exit 51 to Rapid City, 4.1 magnitude earthquake rattles portions of Montana, Big warmup: A 50 swing in temperatures expected this week, Watch Brants 10 PM forecast here: Winter Storm Bulletins issued, LIVE: Winter Storm bulletins issued for Thursday, Once in a 50,000 year comet greets the human race later this month, Winter Storm Bulletins Issued for late Sunday through Tuesday, Whats the best weather model? Big fan of hers. He succeeded Bob Ufer as the voice of Michigan football in 1981 when Ufer became too ill to continue broadcasting the games. I just find it hard to swallow picking and choosing. If he was saying what he felt like as a 18-19 year old kid, fine. I'll defend to the death the right to be an asshole. WJR posted a photo of Dietz on its Twitter account that said he was filling in for Smith and "having fun in the @FisherBldgDET." Detroit Radio Legend Frank Beckmann Dead at Age 72. They are nowhere near being racist? His comments were clearly alluding to somethimg more than what was written, and I think what the OP assumes that something is a general annimostity toward outgoing african american players that became bigger than Michigan that aren't going to behave as old white men would want them to. Black Hills forecast Discussion: Clipper system prompts winter weather bulletins, Black Hills Weather: Winter storm bulletins now issued for portions of the Black Hills Region, LIVE: Potential Winter Storm for the Black Hills Region: Forecast Discussion with Chief Meteorologist Brant Beckman, Fireball in the sky: Meteor breaks apart over western South Dakota, UPDATE: Palmer Gulch Fire estimated at 87 acres; 40 percent contained, UPDATE: Palmer Gulch fire estimated at 66 acres. 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. I said that it was wrong to call Jalen racist just like it was wrong to call Beckmann racist. The Detroit News was the first to report his death, citing his wife, Karen. The Fab Five were entitled and generally whiny(at the time). I have always liked Frank as an announcer, but he has made the decision to be a Political pundit, and in my mind, that disqualifies him as a UM announcer. Along with documenting storms and tornadoes on the Great Plains, his passion for storm documentation and understanding meteorology has led him on expeditions into the eyes of hurricanes Irma, Harveyand Nate, cataloging important data and experiencing firsthand the power of nature. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. at a time when the U is making a careful rapprochement with the Fab 5. Have you ever actually stopped to read historical markers along the road? So calling someone racist makes you racist? Who lives and dies with this team and puts more out there than anyone on this little anonymous blog. He also helped raise tens of millions of dollars for local charities such as the Autism Alliance of Michigan, the Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund and Dutton Farm. DETROIT -- Frank Beckmann, whose near-half century as a Detroit broadcaster included a decade calling Tigers games, passed away Saturday following a Im watching oldDatelines. SiriusXM radio host Howard Stern told Morning Joes Joe Scarborough and Willie Geist in an extensive interview that MSNBC is the network for him regarding cable news consumption. As for jealous and bitter vs. youthful and arrogantI'll concede the point that I was putting meaning on to your words that perhaps you didn't mean. All rights reserved. Wow, fuck you buddy.". I didn't have huge problems with his comments until he got to the part about racism. Disclaimer: This page may contain affiliate links. He would call Wolverines games for 33 seasons. The next month, he started exhibiting behavior unusual for him. According to Wheeler, WJR looks for high-profile, thoughtful figures who know the city to serve as on-air fill-in hosts. According to the Detroit Free Press, the former WJR Radio host had been sick for nearly a year since his retirement from the station.. Beckmann began his career at WJR in 1973, starting as a sports talk show host. : Ensemble versus regular, Perkins County Sheriffs Office with a strong warning: We are not a towing service. Ihr grter Wunsch war es, Schriftstellerin zu werden, ein (WXYZ) Metro Detroit broadcasting legend Frank Beckmann has died at the age of 72. Those who play the "racist" card first are fair game. So in your view, both of their comments were stupid, and even though Beckmann's came from someone that wasn't a disadvantaged youth, he deserves the long defense of his point of view, but Jalen doesn't? DETROIT (AP) A heralded broadcaster who served as the voice of Michigan Wolverines football for 33 years and also called games for top professional teams has died. Police searched the house several months earlier as part of an investigation into the disappearance of Charlotte Lester, who has beenmissing for six months. It would run for 20 years. He knew how to press the professionals, so they didnt disassemble or reflect, WJR host Guy Gordon told the paper. I didn't learn about this until reading Brian's Beckmann-referencing post, but for those still not in the loop, Beckmann said this on his Facebook page Sunday: "I got called off vacation to broadcast the Michigan hoops games in CharlotteM/Duke should be greatThis M team is the antithesis of the Fab 5, unselfish, always plays hard, no sense of entitlement, respects opponents, and no racistsWe should thank Jalen Rose for reminding everyone why we never want another group like the Fab 5 at Michigan, or any other school!!!". DePetro have been dismissed as he faced a trespassing charge related to an incident over the summer during a Monday court hearing. WJR has had a long history serving as the radio home for Detroit sports teams, but after the Lions decided to drop their broadcasting rights deal with WJR this year, 97.1 The Ticket will be the flagship station for all four of the city's pro teams. Check out this home tucked away in the woods of Sturgis. 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. For him to publicly say this pathetic, obviously race-fueled drivel is enough to make me write a letter to the University about him. Brant believes in order to be a good meteorologist, you have to be able to visualize what youre communicating to people. 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. Black Hills Blizzard: Additional snow accumulations possible through Friday, Is the storm over? Words cannot express how happy I am to be here as a historian, as a scientist, and as a lover of nature. The man who lives there, Mark Perkins, was also arrested the following day after he allegedlycharged at DePetro with a lawnmowerwhile DePetro was live-streaming. Whoa! I don't concern myself with the other stuff.". Unsettled weather next week: How do we know anything this far out? Apparently someone has struck a nerve with you! Doesn't Frank want people to learn and grow as they mature? He served as the morning sports anchor on Newstalk 760 WJR before hosting his own talk show on the station for almost 18 years. Play by the rules or go pro. Beckmann was the only person to broadcast His politics is not of my concern unless he runs for office which is not going to happen. Staying current is easy with Crains news delivered straight to your inbox. DETROIT Longtime broadcaster and WJR host Frank Beckmann has died nearly one year after retiring from his decadeslong career, according to several reports. In fact, after living with many blacks and interacting with them on a daily basis, it's quite the opposite(in many cases). 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. If so, fair enough. On Wednesday morning, Dietz subbed for WJR veteran radio anchorPaul W. Smith in the 5-9 a.m. morning drive slot. If I tell someone to expect 60 mph winds, I better darn well know what that looks like and what its capable of. Rather than calling itself The Eagle 96.9, the radio station will now be known as Freedom 96.9 (h/tRadio Insight). To me -- and I don't give a shit if anyone calls me out for being political -- it is just Beckmann revealing his true colors if you've ever listened to his radio show. The 72-year-old longtime media personality has beensuffering from vascular dementia, a rare and untreatable brain disease. See the snow from around the Black Hills! Thank God you dont play the oldDatelinesanymore on the weekends. All rights reserved. It's a Winter Wonderland! The station features a syndicated lineup, including Hugh Hewitt, Brian Kilmeade, Dan Bongino, Mike Gallagher, Joe Pags, and Bill OReilly. By the way, I want to give a shoutout to MSNBC, Stern added. Beckmanns time in the booth included the Wolverines' last national championship in 1997. Also, I read Brian's posts but although I respect his work with this blog and his enthusiasm as a Michigan fan, I don't blindly believe his analysis like many of the sycophants. 2023 www.freep.com. I think the more subtly bigoted thing about Beckmann's comments was the whole "antithesis" argument. Former WDIV-TV reporter Kevin Dietz fills in on Detroit's WJR radio Sad to report that the longtime voice of Cumulus Media's WJR-AM/Detroit, the legendary Detroit sports broadcaster Frank Beckmann, died Saturday night at the age of 72. He was eventually named as the main substitute for legendary WJR morning host J.P. McCarthy. The final day for "The Frank Beckmann Show" is scheduled for March 26, WJR owner Cumulus Media announced Wednesday. However, Beckmanns career stretched beyond sports. Over the illustrious history of 760 WJR, Frank Beckmann was second only to J.P. McCarthy in his legedary status at the 50,000-watt blowtorch. Copyright 2022 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Dietz also sat in for Smitha couple weeks ago, and there are plans for him to cover a few shifts next week for Frank Beckmann's 9 a.m.-noon shift. by chitownblue2. I don't see how this should affect his standing as a play-by-play man. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. It's sad to know that it is simply cheap political hackery anymore. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. "While attending a social event during the conference, we took a WDIV team photo and I jokingly said to the group'We are probably going to have to crop the black reporter out of the photo.' I loved them at the time, but watching that documentary was more like watching Titanic for me. Beckmann Not sure if you realize this but there is a difference between bad and amateur. In reply to So calling someone racist by evenyoubrutus. Beckmann is survived by Karen, son Jonathan of Rochester Hills, daughter Tori (Andrew) Kughn of Clarkston, and grandchildren Pierson, Brooks, and Sawyer Kughn. I really enjoy the show. In reply to I thinkall of this is by UMdad. If you can stomach the images, here's a bite of how good he is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y1dFu6zV8M. I absolutely love Frank Beckmann as he is part of the Michigan tradition for me. Oddly, I agree politically with almost everything Joe says. He was succeeded by Jim Brandstatter. WJR/Cumulus does not comment on its finances. It makes him a fucking idiot who doesn't know how to deploy the English language properly. I thought Beckmann's call of the bball game was awful. He started with WJR in 1973 as the newsroom's youngest-ever reporter. In reply to They are nowhere near being by BRCE, "They are nowhere near being racist? I'm not expecting to hear from the attorney general. The answer is because he used a word that went beyond "not liking" the Fab Five. I don't agree with Beckmann's politics AT ALL, and his columns in the DetNews are really poorly written and reasoned. Isn't use of the phrase "Uncle Tom" inherently racist towards white people? Not really racist, but just a bit. Radio guys should paint the picture by loading your ears with facts and being as descriptive and quick as possible. He is survived by his wife, two children and three grandchildren. i suggest that anymore beckmann discussion happen on his talk show's facebook page. And as for "Why can't this guy just notlike the fab five and leave it at that?" Beckmann has hosted The Frank My betyou've not walked an inch in those shoes. "I love Detroit and everyone who calls it 'home.' Is it the use of the word entitlement? 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Advertisement Image Credit:freep.com Who Is Frank Beckmanns Wife Karen? document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); You have entered an incorrect email address! Beckmann calling him racist for it was likewise stupid. I get Symone on the weekend. Longtime news director Dick Haefner retired last month after 51 years at the station. on the "have I?" Beckmann also has helped raise tens of millions of dollars for local charities such as the Autism Alliance of Michigan, the Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund: Dutton Farm, WJR said on its website. Ignore this thread if you think its overkill. Anyway, I'm not trying to be a jerk. Frank Beckmann, 72, a fixture at WJR-AM (760) for 48 years, died February 12, 2022, of vascular dementia, according to his wife, Karen. It's a term used when one black person wants to accuse another of "acting white" or "assimilating into white culture"as if all white people are one single homogenous group where one person doesn't deviate from another. 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. You think he should have been fired for it? 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. WebBrants hobbies include hiking, photography, storm chasing, traveling, running and visiting historical sites, of which the Black Hills area has many. 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. attitude that is too prevelant today - from liberals and conservatives, btw. In reply to Where did I say that Beckmann by UMdad. Karen Beckmann, his wife, told The Detroit News that doctors give him days to live. The 72-year-old longtime media personality has been suffering from vascular dementia, a rare and untreatable brain disease. and that people who do so aren't really black. . WJR's ratings have fluctuated in the past few years. In reply to The comments are racist like by Wolverine318. Chief Meteorologist Brant Beckman answers this and more, LIVE: Chief Meteorologist Brant Beckman and what you need to know, Black Hills Winter Storm: Updated snow total forecast as details become clearer, Kelvin Helmholtz Instability in the Bighorns: Cloud making waves on social media, Black Hills Forecast Discussion: Potential storm next week targets South Dakota. WebView latest articles, news and information about what happened to Frank Beckmann, American broadcaster, that died on Sunday February 13th 2022at age 72 He, of course,is not 18 and should know better. Plus who exactly is a fan of the Frank Beckmann show Facebook page? However, old white men judging young black men, and praising our current white dominated basketball team while hoping that we never have an all black basketball team again seems very racistso do comments by other old white men saying "I'm so glad that you said this" and "finally someone said it," and other things like that. Morning radio host Beckmann, an opinionated and conservative voice on WJR, is retiring after 48 years with the station. 2023 FOX Television Stations, Taylor woman and special needs daughter struggle without power for 7 days, Would it be possible to have another electricity company choice in Metro Detroit, Emotional testimony heard as Michigan House committee holds hearing on gun reform bills, 2 suspects linked to around 900 car thefts busted by Detroit police, DTE and Consumers Energy offers credit for extreme outages - here's how to apply, General Motors laying off 500 white collar positions, Corktown Music Festival, Astronomicon, and more things to do this weekend in Metro Detroit, No suspects in custody a month after rappers found murdered in abandoned Highland Park apartment. According to Dietz, the black reporter involvedsaid he was not offended andcame to his defense, but that WDIVhas a zero-tolerance policy aboutracially insensitive statements.