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Detroit broadcast legend Frank Beckmann retires after nearly 50 years
Read full article: Detroit broadcast legend Frank Beckmann retires after nearly 50 yearsDETROIT – Metro Detroit bid a fond farewell to one of its longtime radio friends Friday as Frank Beckmann retired after 48 years behind the microphone. Just shy of five decades, the one constant voice from the golden tower of the Fisher Building and WJR was that of Beckmann. He started out doing sports before he branched into talk radio. “I don’t even realize how much I’m going to miss it yet. Ad“I promise I’ve gotten more return for doing this job than I ever could have given and I’ve tried my hardest to give,” Beckmann said.
Influential Detroit media mentor Dick Kernen dies at 82
Read full article: Influential Detroit media mentor Dick Kernen dies at 82DETROIT – Dick Kernen, an influential voice in Metro Detroit media, died Friday at the age of 82. Kernen, a Michigan Broadcasting Hall of Fame inductee, helped shape broadcast through his work with CBS Sports Radio 1270 when it was known as WXYZ-AM, WRIF 101.1 and his work with the Specs Howard School of Media Arts. Kernen is estimated to have helped shape the lives of thousands of broadcast workers across the state, including many at WDIV, Local 4. ”I couldn’t have invented a better job.”At the time of his death, Kernen was the Vice President of Industry Relations at Specs Howard School. Specs Howard, the founder of the Specs Howard School of Media Arts, released the following statement: