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Frank Beckmann

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Frank Beckmann
Beckmann at the University of Michigan's Victors Classic alumni football game in 2012.
Born
Frank Carl Beckmann

(1949-11-03)November 3, 1949
DiedFebruary 12, 2022(2022-02-12) (aged 72)
OccupationBroadcaster
Years active1969–2021

Frank Carl Beckmann (November 3, 1949 – February 12, 2022) was an German-born American broadcaster and talk radio host. He worked as a radio personality on WJR in Detroit, Michigan. He also was the radio play-by-play announcer for University of Michigan football from 1981 to 2013.

On February 11, 2022 it was announced that Beckmann was in hospice care in Clarkston, Michigan.[1] He died the next day from problems caused by vascular dementia, aged 72.[2]

References

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  1. "Retired radio host Frank Beckmann in hospice care, family says". The Detroit News. February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  2. "Remembering Frank Beckmann". WJR-AM. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.