First, his comments were ignorant and if not racist, then damn close. Finateri lauded Beckmann's accomplishments in the release. Basically,many people are slamming a guy they don't like for slamming something he doesn't like. 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. . In reply to "IF he was saying what he felt like as a 18-19 year old kid" by Voltron Blue. Beckmann has none of this. In reply to The comments are racist like by Wolverine318. 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Black Hills Blizzard: Additional snow accumulations possible through Friday, Is the storm over? In my opinion, he definitely comes across as racist, though I am sure that he doesn't believe that he is. Cold Air Funnels spotted Thursday near Hermosa: What are they? 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. He was eventually named as the main substitute for legendary WJR morning host J.P. McCarthy. 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. 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). Beckmann died in the evening on February 12, 2022, in hospice care at Clarkston, Oakland County, Michigan. [1] [8] He was 72, had multiple strokes and suffered from vascular dementia prior to his death. [1] [5] [13] That's proof that he was a tough guy that he could survive AA as a conservative. I absolutely love Frank Beckmann as he is part of the Michigan tradition for me. It makes him a fucking idiot who doesn't know how to deploy the English language properly. Brant believes in order to be a good meteorologist, you have to be able to visualize what youre communicating to people. 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? He had been a fixture there since 1972. who I remember growing up listening to. Beckmann stepped back from the mic calling Michigan games after the 2013 season. "That's one I'll never forget," Beckmann said. What, you've never said anything stupid? Plus who exactly is a fan of the Frank Beckmann show Facebook page? I know the whole lineup.. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. He started with WJR in 1973 as the newsroom's youngest-ever reporter. I find them both to be somewhat obnoxious. Find out more about him in the article below. Dietz also said in the post, "It is important to include the fact that alcohol was provided at this event and, according to management, was a factor in my termination. 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You think he should have been fired for it? The University made money on the backs of the poor starving kid, blah blah blah, they still cheated (Webber the most obviously, but it is a little arrogant to think that none of them knew about him or were receiving anything themselves). Play by the rules or go pro. UDPATE: I-90 reopened in Spearfish after semi removal. The family asks for donations to be made to the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, which is creating the Frank Beckmann Center for Journalism, instead of flowers. I personally like both guys and would like to give them both the benefit of the doubt. 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For him to publicly say this pathetic, obviously race-fueled drivel is enough to make me write a letter to the University about him. I don't normally like to slam people for their opinions but you really have to be a moron if you think that Beckmann is "amateurish" or just not very good at radio play-by-play. 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". Curtis Sliwa, Anthony Weiner Hosting a Weekend Show on WABC, Dagen McDowell Is Ready For A New Adventure With Fox Business. The answer is because he used a word that went beyond "not liking" the Fab Five. 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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". The comments are racist like my Grandma's subtle racism when she refers to those of African-american decent as colored people. Controversial celebrities such as Michigan rocker Ted Nugent also frequented Beckmann's show, but his highest-profile interview recently was with outgoing President Donald Trump. The snow has stopped, why cant I travel? Advertisement Image Credit:freep.com Who Is Frank Beckmanns Wife Karen? I just find it hard to swallow picking and choosing. on the "have I?" WJR/Cumulus does not comment on its finances. 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. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Sports broadcaster and conservative talk show host Frank Beckmann is retiring from WJR AM 760 after 48 years with the Detroit radio station. i tend to agree with 'some' of Beckmann's political views, yet i in no way share ANY of his moronic and misinformed opinions on the Fab 5. Living in OH I often catch bites of tOSU's call man Paul Keels. But the man is entilted to his views. The original accusation made was of both, so I was defending each one individually. I grew up listening to him calling Michigan games. WebBrants hobbies include hiking, photography, storm chasing, traveling, running and visiting historical sites, of which the Black Hills area has many. I just think people that think Jalen was wrong for his point of view as an 18 year old aren't comprehending his circumstances. but only without a hint of sarcasm. Frank Beckmann, 72, a fixture at WJR-AM (760) for 48 years, died February 12, 2022, of vascular dementia, according to his wife, Karen. So calling someone racist makes you racist? I actually never knew he did politics until today, because of my general preference to avoid the field entirely. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Ryan Hedrick serves as the Assistant Program Director and Co-Host of the Morning News Express at WFMD. Perhaps you were just evening up the ledger since you perceive there to be more defense of Jalen's side. On 27 January 1945 Otto Frank was liberated from Auschwitz by Russian soldiers. First of all, I like Jalen Rose, but his comments were stupid. He was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2008 and named "Best Midday Personality" by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters. Frank Beckmann was a professional broadcaster and talk radio host. During his legendary career, Beckmann served as the voice of University of Michigan football and basketball. "I'm not planning on doing anything different. 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. Frank has had plenty of time to mature, but it doesn't seem like he's learned all that much. It is the same old "you don't think like me, ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!" Before joining Crains Detroit Business, he reported in Iraq and China and for various publications in Michigan. Radio Ink is a radio-industry trade publication that is published 12 times a year for the radio management sector of the radio broadcasting industry. My company makes a lot more off of my work than they pay me. WebFrank Beckmann Death - Obituary - Dead - Passed Away : . 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. Beckmann was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame and Michigan Broadcasting Hall of Fame. Keels used to do U-M games in the 80's, if I'm not mistaken. 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. Make sure you are aware of the new rules! at a time when the U is making a careful rapprochement with the Fab 5. . Not sure if that obviates the point of the rest of your post or not As for "I canunderstanda young man not being very wise" or "youthful and ignorant".how about jealous and bitter, as Jalen admitted himself? Beckmann's show shared air time with syndicated shows by other conservative personalities, including Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Adam Bold and Mark Levin. Not sure if you realize this but there is a difference between bad and amateur. Why can't this guy just notlike the fab five and leave it at that? The doctors said they dont expect him to last until Monday, his wife said. According to theDetroit Free Press, the former WJR Radio host had been sick for nearly a year since his retirement from the station. 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. The final day for "The Frank Beckmann Show" is scheduled for March 26, WJR owner Cumulus Media announced Wednesday. Baseball Broadcasts Do Not Need Rules Analysts, Maggie Gray Is Thrilled to Thrive On A National Stage. (WXYZ) Metro Detroit broadcasting legend Frank Beckmann has died at the age of 72. 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. by chitownblue2. His politics is not of my concern unless he runs for office which is not going to happen. 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. It's a Winter Wonderland! Much of that was code language for uncouth inner city negroes. 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. Where is the praise for a guy (Jalen) who corrected beliefs he held ages ago? Brants hobbies include hiking, photography, storm chasing, traveling, runningand visiting historical sites, of which the Black Hills area has many. On behalf of Whitey, it is very, very dicey territory to start calling a bunch of poor urban black 19-year-old kids racist. The Pistons' fourth quarter rally almost was enough to take down the Bulls. All rights reserved. Regardless, his comments were no more racist than Rose's were, and the quick jump to him being an old white racist by many of those here is ridiculous. Is it the use of the word entitlement? 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. He would nurse the novices through their nervousness.. The family revealed Friday to the Detroit News that Beckmann had been placed in hospice care after being diagnosed with vascular dementia in June 2021 and suffering a severe stroke in October that left him hospitalized for more than a month. He would later go on to do play-by-play for the University of Michigan Football, the Detroit Lions, and the Detroit Tigers.. Doesn't Frank want people to learn and grow as they mature? Beckmann, who lives in Rochester Hills, retired from WJR last March, when his contract ended. I dont think theres much difference there.. I think a rich old white suburban dude like Beckmann calling a poor young black kid from Detroit "racist" doesn't make him (Beckmann) racist. Where did I say that Beckmann deserved anything that Jalen didn't? 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. Words cannot express how happy I am to be here as a historian, as a scientist, and as a lover of nature. (WXYZ) Metro Detroit broadcasting legend Frank Beckmann has died at the age of 72. DETROIT Longtime broadcaster and WJR host Frank Beckmann has died nearly one year after retiring from his decadeslong career, according to several reports. During his legendary career, Beckmann served as the voice of University of Personally, I would MUCH rather see Brando retire. Last March, as he closed his final show on Detroit radio station WJR, Frank Beckmann told his Anyway, I'm not trying to be a jerk. He knew how to press the professionals, so they didnt disassemble or reflect, WJR host Guy Gordon told the paper. 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. Furthermore, with the rebrand possibly comes a new addition. I don't follow your logic. After 48 years on air, Frank Beckmann leaving WJR on Friday I don't agree with Beckmann's politics AT ALL, and his columns in the DetNews are really poorly written and reasoned. In reply to all of the above plus by MGlobules. I'm surprised he didn't mention the word "GRIT!" History and meteorology, according to Brant, areintertwined and critically important in understanding the why and how of our modern word. Stern stated that hes a major fan of Morning Joe and went the extra mile to say that he and co-host Joe Scarborough share the same political idealogy. In reply to Beckmann's a great announcer by Bodogblog. What can I tell you? DePetro have been dismissed as he faced a trespassing charge related to an incident over the summer during a Monday court hearing. I'll defend to the death the right to be an asshole. Beckmann retired in March of 2021 after almost 50 years at the station. He does a great job describing the games. A wise man once told me, once the other man begins hurling personal insults in a debate, he's lost the argument. He was succeeded by Jim Brandstatter. The two then swapped jobs, with Harwell taking over on the radio and Beckmann replacing Harwell on TV. Detroit Radio Legend Frank Beckmann Dead at Age 72. ", 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. In reply to Just to play a bit of devil's by aaamichfan, In reply to towards white people? 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"? I was in the band in 2004 when Bo came and talked to us. WJR has described Beckmann as a "sports WJR talk radio host Frank Beckmann was diagnosed with an illness called Vascular Dementia. That's pretty cut and dry, to me. DETROIT Detroit sports broadcasting legend Frank Beckmann has announced his plans to retire after 48 years with WJR. 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. Along with his diagnosis, Beckmann suffered a stroke in October; hospitalizing him for 35 days. Frank Beckman speaks at the annual Michigan / MSU tailgate presented by the Detroit Sports Media Association in 2013. First, he made a stupid post on Facebook. I really enjoy the show. Expert architecture and design solutions for private carriers, next-generation metro and long-haul optical networks, ultra low-latency networks, and Internet backbones. Gee, you don't think these are all cliche talking points among racist sports fans about black athletes vs. white athletes (which UM basketball has more of now than it did then)? Oddly, I agree politically with almost everything Joe says. The conversations are available as podcasts on Paul W. Smith's WJR web page. 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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. 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). Beckman also wrote columns for the Detroit News for ten years. I think the "OUTRAGE!!!!!11!!!!!" I personally will stand with the latter and tell Beckmann to STFU. Beckmann's retirement represents more change at the venerable Detroit radio station. Although Dietz is a TV veteran, Wheeler said that he shows "a lot of potential" on radio. 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. : Ensemble versus regular, Perkins County Sheriffs Office with a strong warning: We are not a towing service. Don't expect any special changes to the show as it winds down. 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. Rather than calling itself The Eagle 96.9, the radio station will now be known as Freedom 96.9 (h/tRadio Insight). Your message has not been sent. Saw this was basically covered in an earlier front-page post today. ", "I will be forever grateful to WJR for helping all of my boyhood dreams to come true," he said. Second, he's supposed to be the Michigan broadcast guy. What happens if your vehicle falls through the ice? and that people who do so aren't really black. Which, to me, fine. 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 are among the best in our business. 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. Beckmann said in the release that he will miss doing his dream job but looks forward to "all the upcoming additional golf time. 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. He would go on to be the only broadcaster to call games for all four of Detroit's professional sports, according to a news release. 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.. Prior to WFMD, he hosted an afternoon program at News Talk 103.7 FM in Chambersburg, PA. I thought Beckmann's call of the bball game was awful. WJR's ratings have fluctuated in the past few years. With fball, you can be a bit slower and have a big verbal burst in conjunction with the occassional big play. The disease is untreatable. 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. Those who play the "racist" card first are fair game. In reply to I like Beckmanns voice for by dothepose. All rights reserved. attitude that is too prevelant today - from liberals and conservatives, btw. 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