Rick Beckett
Rick Beckett | |
|---|---|
| Born | Richard Blaine Beckett June 30, 1954 Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | February 26, 2009 (aged 54) Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Union High School |
| Occupation | Radio broadcaster |
Richard Blaine Beckett (June 30, 1954 – February 26, 2009) was an American radio broadcaster.
Rick was born in
Beckett was fired from WZZR in 1980 and moved on to do radio at WAAY-AM (now WLOR) in Huntsville, Alabama. He was fired from WAAY in mid-1984 and returned to Cypress Gardens to work at WZNG-AM (now WHNR). He was also fired from WZNG.
Beckett eventually returned to Grand Rapids and began a stint at
In April 2003, Beckett and Winters joined the staff at WOOD (AM), where they started their talk radio career. "The Rick and Scott Show" was one of WOOD-AM's most popular programs and was a rating winner in their time slot. In 2007, they won the Michigan Association of Broadcasters award for Midday Show Broadcast Team of the Year.[3]
On February 26, 2009, at 8:56 pm, Beckett called his girlfriend, Debra Lowe to report he was having a heart attack. She called 911 and first responders were dispatched to Beckett's house. Paramedics arrived and broke into his house to try and revive Beckett. He died a short time later at a Grand Rapids area hospital.[4]
Notes
- ^ "August 2002 News and Notes - Michiguide.com News Archives 1999-2004". www.michiguide.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-02.
- ^ "October 2002 News and Notes - Michiguide.com News Archives 1999-2004". www.michiguide.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-22.
- ^ "Michigan Association of Broadcasters". Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2008.
- ^ "WOOD Radio's Rick Beckett dies". Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2009.