Frank Beckmann

Radio sportscaster

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.

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

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 change

  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.