Bob Beckel, former co-host of Fox News’ ‘The Five,’ dead at 73

Bob Beckel, the ex-Fox Information host and Democratic Social gathering operative who managed Walter Mondale's 1984 marketing campaign for the presidency, has died. He was 73 years previous.
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Bob Beckel, the longtime Democratic operative whose appearances on Fox Information Channel included a stint as host of “The 5”, has died. He was 73 years previous.

FNC star Sean Hannity introduced Beckel’s demise throughout his nightly primetime present on Monday.

“We miss him already,” Hannity mentioned of his former FNC colleague, whom he referred to as a “expensive buddy.”

Beckel was marketing campaign supervisor throughout Democratic Social gathering nominee Walter Mondale’s ill-fated run for the presidency in 1984.

He additionally served within the State Division in the course of the Carter administration.

“What folks may not know is he and I obtained alongside nice,” Hannity mentioned throughout his tribute to Beckel on Monday.

“He had a key to my home, he was all the time filled with pleasure, happiness, mild, sunshine. He liked God and Jesus and we miss him already.”

“God bless you, godspeed Bob Beckel.” 

One other FNC primetime star, Laura Ingraham, remembered Beckel as an “previous time liberal” with whom “you may all the time have amusing.”

Beckel co-hosted “The 5,” a day political discuss present on the Fox Information Channel.

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“That’s actually unhappy information,” Ingraham mentioned to Hannity as she started her present on Monday night time.

“I preferred him a lot too. I’m simply in shock, I’m simply studying this from you.”

After a stint in politics, Beckel was employed by Fox Information in 2000 to supply commentary on the information of the day.

In 2015, he left the community to affix rival CNN earlier than finally returning to host The 5.

Alex Trebek (R) and hosts of ‘The 5’ (L-R) Bob Beckel and Eric Bolling seen on set on Feb. 26, 2014.

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Beckel additionally made appearances on the NBC Nightly Information, CBS This Morning, and Nightline.

In 2007, he co-authored a e book referred to as “Frequent Floor: The way to Cease the Partisan Struggle That's Destroying America.”

The co-author, Cal Thomas, paid tribute to Beckel on Monday, calling him “my buddy and non secular brother.”