Bob Beckel

Journalist

Birthday November 15, 1948

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace New York City, NY

DEATH DATE Feb 21, 2022 (73)

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About

Political analyst with the Fox News Channel and the co-host of The Five. He was also a columnist for USA Today. He died at the age of 73.

Before Fame

He earned a B.A. from Wagner College and became the youngest deputy assistant secretary of state for the Carter administration.

Trivia

He admitted to a past cocaine addiction on a 2011 episode of The Five. He became a commentator at CNN after leaving Fox News. In 1984, he was in charge of running Democrat Walter Mondale's presidential campaign, which ended up being unsuccessful. Throughout his career, he worked at Fox News on two separate occasions.

Family Life

His brother is actor Graham Beckel.

Associated With

He appeared several times on Fox News' Hannity, hosted by controversial right-winger Sean Hannity.