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'''Robert Gilliland Beckel''' (born November 15, 1948)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://celebritynetwealth.com/bob-beckel/|title=Bob Beckel|publisher=Celebrity Net Wealth|date=August 21, 2012|accessdate=September 7, 2012}}</ref> is an American [[political analyst]] and [[political pundit|pundit]], and a former [[political operative]]. He is a former<ref>{{cite web |url=http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/fox-news-bob-beckel-the-five-1202436839/ |title=Fox News Fires 'The Five' Co-Host Bob Beckel Over Racist Comment |publisher=Variety |date=May 19, 2017}}</ref> analyst and commentator on [[Fox News]]. He had previously been a commentator on Fox News where he co-hosted [[The Five (TV program)|''The Five'']] until he was released in 2015 after being absent for several months while recovering from back surgery.<ref name=Beckel2015/> After departing Fox News in 2015, Beckel became a commentator for [[CNN]]. On January 16, 2017, he returned to Fox News as a co-host of ''The Five''.<ref name="beckelReturnsToFox2017">{{cite web|title=Bob Beckel returns to 'The Five'|url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/01/16/bob-beckel-returns-to-five.html|website=Fox News|accessdate=16 January 2017|date=16 January 2017}}</ref> On May 19, 2017, Fox News announced Beckel was released again as a result of making a racist remark against another Fox News employee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/bob-beckel-fired-fox-news-2017-5|title=Fox News says it fired co-host Bob Beckel after racist comment|publisher=Business Insider}}</ref> |
'''Robert Gilliland Beckel''' (born November 15, 1948)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://celebritynetwealth.com/bob-beckel/|title=Bob Beckel|publisher=Celebrity Net Wealth|date=August 21, 2012|accessdate=September 7, 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114231406/http://celebritynetwealth.com/bob-beckel/|archivedate=November 14, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> is an American [[political analyst]] and [[political pundit|pundit]], and a former [[political operative]]. He is a former<ref>{{cite web |url=http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/fox-news-bob-beckel-the-five-1202436839/ |title=Fox News Fires 'The Five' Co-Host Bob Beckel Over Racist Comment |publisher=Variety |date=May 19, 2017}}</ref> analyst and commentator on [[Fox News]]. He had previously been a commentator on Fox News where he co-hosted [[The Five (TV program)|''The Five'']] until he was released in 2015 after being absent for several months while recovering from back surgery.<ref name=Beckel2015/> After departing Fox News in 2015, Beckel became a commentator for [[CNN]]. On January 16, 2017, he returned to Fox News as a co-host of ''The Five''.<ref name="beckelReturnsToFox2017">{{cite web|title=Bob Beckel returns to 'The Five'|url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/01/16/bob-beckel-returns-to-five.html|website=Fox News|accessdate=16 January 2017|date=16 January 2017}}</ref> On May 19, 2017, Fox News announced Beckel was released again as a result of making a racist remark against another Fox News employee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/bob-beckel-fired-fox-news-2017-5|title=Fox News says it fired co-host Bob Beckel after racist comment|publisher=Business Insider}}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Beckel has a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] from [[Wagner College]] in [[Staten Island]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Political Contributor Bob Beckel| url = http://www.foxnews.com/bios/talent/bob-beckel/ |work=[[Fox News]] |date=January 13, 2011}}</ref> While in college, he played football<ref name=Weinraub_1984>{{cite news |title=From Gloom to Exultation: Mondale’s Long Campaign |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=June 8, 1984 |page=A1 <!-- |authorlink=Bernard Weinraub --> |first=Bernard |last=Weinraub |accessdate=2014-06-11 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/08/us/from-gloom-to-exultation-mondale-s-long-campaign.html?pagewanted=3&pagewanted=all}}</ref> and worked for [[Robert F. Kennedy]]'s [[United States presidential election, 1968#Democratic Party nomination|presidential campaign]] in 1968.<ref name=Beckel2015/><ref name=CNN_bio>{{cite web |title=Bob Beckel Bio |publisher=CNN |accessdate=2014-06-11 |url=http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/crossfire.anniversary/bios/beckel.html |quote=After a political baptism as a college student in Robert Kennedy's 1968 campaign, a tour of duty in the Peace Corps and a successful stint heading up his own consulting firm, Beckel joined the government in 1977. As the deputy assistant secretary of state, he steered the controversial [[Panama Canal Treaties]] through Congress. He moved to the White House to head an Administration effort to press Congress into passing the Mideast and [[SALT II]] treaties.}}</ref> |
Beckel has a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] from [[Wagner College]] in [[Staten Island]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Political Contributor Bob Beckel| url = http://www.foxnews.com/bios/talent/bob-beckel/ |work=[[Fox News]] |date=January 13, 2011}}</ref> While in college, he played football<ref name=Weinraub_1984>{{cite news |title=From Gloom to Exultation: Mondale’s Long Campaign |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=June 8, 1984 |page=A1 <!-- |authorlink=Bernard Weinraub --> |first=Bernard |last=Weinraub |accessdate=2014-06-11 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/08/us/from-gloom-to-exultation-mondale-s-long-campaign.html?pagewanted=3&pagewanted=all}}</ref> and worked for [[Robert F. Kennedy]]'s [[United States presidential election, 1968#Democratic Party nomination|presidential campaign]] in 1968.<ref name=Beckel2015/><ref name=CNN_bio>{{cite web |title=Bob Beckel Bio |publisher=CNN |accessdate=2014-06-11 |url=http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/crossfire.anniversary/bios/beckel.html |quote=After a political baptism as a college student in Robert Kennedy's 1968 campaign, a tour of duty in the Peace Corps and a successful stint heading up his own consulting firm, Beckel joined the government in 1977. As the deputy assistant secretary of state, he steered the controversial [[Panama Canal Treaties]] through Congress. He moved to the White House to head an Administration effort to press Congress into passing the Mideast and [[SALT II]] treaties.}}</ref> |
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After college, Beckel served in the [[Philippines]] as a [[Peace Corps]] volunteer from 1971 to 1972,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peacecorps.gov/about/notable/busandind|title=Business and Industry|publisher=Peace Corps}}</ref> and later was a graduate school professor of politics at [[George Washington University]].<ref name=Gurciullo_2013>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The GW Hatchet]] |date=February 22, 2013 |publisher=George Washington University |title=Former professor says rapes on college campuses are uncommon |first=Brianna |last=Gurciullo |accessdate=2014-06-11 |url=http://blogs.gwhatchet.com/newsroom/2013/02/22/former-professor-says-rapes-on-college-campuses-are-uncommon/ |quote=...Beckel, a liberal commentator who taught in the Graduate School of Political Management for more than a decade...}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gspm.org/robert-beckel |title=Bob Beckel |publisher=[[George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management]] |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726134657/http://gspm.org/robert-beckel |archivedate=July 26, 2011 }}</ref> |
After college, Beckel served in the [[Philippines]] as a [[Peace Corps]] volunteer from 1971 to 1972,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peacecorps.gov/about/notable/busandind|title=Business and Industry|publisher=Peace Corps|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524105730/http://www.peacecorps.gov/about/notable/busandind/|archivedate=May 24, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and later was a graduate school professor of politics at [[George Washington University]].<ref name=Gurciullo_2013>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The GW Hatchet]] |date=February 22, 2013 |publisher=George Washington University |title=Former professor says rapes on college campuses are uncommon |first=Brianna |last=Gurciullo |accessdate=2014-06-11 |url=http://blogs.gwhatchet.com/newsroom/2013/02/22/former-professor-says-rapes-on-college-campuses-are-uncommon/ |quote=...Beckel, a liberal commentator who taught in the Graduate School of Political Management for more than a decade...}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gspm.org/robert-beckel |title=Bob Beckel |publisher=[[George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management]] |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726134657/http://gspm.org/robert-beckel |archivedate=July 26, 2011 }}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Born | Robert Gilliland Beckel[1] November 15, 1948 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Wagner College, BA (fine arts) |
Occupation | Political pundit |
Political party | Democratic[2] |
Spouse | Leland Ingham (1992–2002) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Graham Beckel (brother) |
Robert Gilliland Beckel (born November 15, 1948)[3] is an American political analyst and pundit, and a former political operative. He is a former[4] analyst and commentator on Fox News. He had previously been a commentator on Fox News where he co-hosted The Five until he was released in 2015 after being absent for several months while recovering from back surgery.[5] After departing Fox News in 2015, Beckel became a commentator for CNN. On January 16, 2017, he returned to Fox News as a co-host of The Five.[6] On May 19, 2017, Fox News announced Beckel was released again as a result of making a racist remark against another Fox News employee.[7]
Early life
Beckel was born in New York City and grew up in Lyme, Connecticut. He is the son of Cambridge Graham Beckel, Jr. (author of Workshops for the World: The United Nations Family of Agencies)[8] and Ellen Gilliland Beckel.[9][10] He is the older brother of actor Graham Beckel.[5]
Beckel has a BA from Wagner College in Staten Island.[11] While in college, he played football[12] and worked for Robert F. Kennedy's presidential campaign in 1968.[5][13]
After college, Beckel served in the Philippines as a Peace Corps volunteer from 1971 to 1972,[14] and later was a graduate school professor of politics at George Washington University.[15][16]
Career
Government
In 1977, Beckel joined the United States Department of State as deputy assistant secretary of state for congressional relations, becoming the youngest deputy assistant secretary of state in the Carter administration.[13] In that role he helped to shepherd the Panama Canal Treaty through Congress to ratification.[13][17] The following year was appointed special assistant to the president for legislative affairs, working on ratification of Salt II and Mideast treaties.[13][18]
Politics
Beckel was the campaign manager for Walter Mondale's 1984 presidential campaign.[19] During that campaign he became known as the man who effectively wrapped the Wendy's slogan "Where's the beef?" around Gary Hart,[13][12] Mondale's opponent for the Democratic nomination.
In late 1984, he formed the consulting firm Bob Beckel & Associates, or BBA, a lobbying firm that was succeeded in 1985 by Beckel–Cowan.[20]
In 2002, Beckel managed the campaign of Alan Blinken, the Democratic nominee for United States Senate in Idaho, until he resigned after being targeted for extortion by a prostitute.[21] In 2010, he made a brief appearance as himself on the Season 8 premiere of TV series 24 in a mock debate with fellow Fox News Analyst Monica Crowley.
Fox News
In 2011, Beckel joined Fox News as a co-host of The Five and co-hosted some 708 episodes,[22] until June 2015, when Fox announced that Beckel had left the program.[2][5][23] A Fox spokesman said: "We couldn't hold The Five hostage to one man's personal issues."[2] Beckel, whose last appearance on the show was in February 2015, had been absent while recovering from back surgery.[2][23] According to FNC, "Bob Beckel has entered a rehab facility for treatment of an addiction to prescription pain medication."[24] On January 16, 2017, Beckel rejoined The Five as co-host.[25] On May 19, 2017, Bob Beckel was again fired from The Five for allegedly making an "insensitive remark" to an African American employee.[26]
CNN
In October 2015, Beckel was hired by CNN to offer commentary on the 2016 election.[27] In October 2016, after the Donald Trump and Billy Bush recording surfaced, Beckel stated "This race is over...you might as well accept it....." [28]
USA Today
From 2005 until the end of 2015, Beckel was a columnist for USA Today, where he wrote articles with friend and political opposite Cal Thomas in the style of "point–counterpoint."[29]
Personal life
In 1992, Beckel married Leland Ingham.[30] They had two children from the marriage and divorced in 2002.[31]
Beckel is a recovering alcoholic.[5][32] He has spoken openly about his past addictions to drugs and alcohol, admitting in July 2011 on The Five: "I'm a recovering addict and cocaine was my drug of choice."
In 2007, Beckel claimed he was involved in an altercation in a Bethesda, Maryland, grocery store parking lot with a man who took issue with his anti–George W. Bush bumper stickers.[33]
In October 2011, Beckel nearly choked to death on a piece of shrimp at a Fox News reception, but was saved by Fox News chief Roger Ailes and The Five co-host Eric Bolling.[5][34]
In early 2015, Beckel was absent from The Five for a number of weeks, which led to speculation that he had been fired, but Fox later announced that his absence was due to "health-related issues," and it was later revealed that he had major back surgery on March 26 at a New York–area hospital.[5]
Beckel is a Protestant.[5][35]
2015 memoir
Only in America can a guy manage a presidential candidate to a forty-nine-state rout, then go on to be paid very well to dispense political advice on TV and in lecture halls. What a country!
Bob Beckel, in Prologue from: I Should Be Dead - p. 3[5]
In late 2015, Beckel published a memoir, I Should Be Dead: My Life Surviving Politics, TV, and Addiction, co-written with John David Mann.[5]
Cal Thomas hosted a book-signing party celebrating publication of Beckel's book, which aired in November 2015 on C-SPAN.[36][37]
Bibliography
- Beckel, Bob; Mann, John David (2015). I Should Be Dead: My Life Surviving Politics, TV, and Addiction. New York/Boston: Hachette Books. ISBN 978-0-316-34775-4. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- Thomas, Cal; Beckel, Bob (2007). Common Ground: How to Stop the Partisan War That Is Destroying America (1st ed.). New York: William Morrow. ISBN 978-0-06-123634-1. LCCN 2008541878. OCLC 166295043. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
References
- ^ The Five, March 10, 2014 https://archive.org/details/FOXNEWSW_20140310_210000_The_Five#start/3540/end/3600
- ^ a b c d Balakrishnan, Anita (June 26, 2015). "Fox News releases Bob Beckel for 'personal' issues". USA Today.
- ^ "Bob Beckel". Celebrity Net Wealth. August 21, 2012. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Beckel, Bob; Mann, John David (December 2015). I Should Be Dead: My Life Surviving Politics, TV, and Addiction. New York/Boston: Hachette Books. ISBN 978-0-316-34775-4. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ^ "Bob Beckel returns to 'The Five'". Fox News. January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
- ^ "Fox News says it fired co-host Bob Beckel after racist comment". Business Insider.
- ^ New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1954, 1962 (rev. ed.)
- ^ "The Lives Behind a Liberal [Bob] and a Conservative [Cal]". USA Today. September 3, 2009. p. 11A.
- ^ Thomas, Cal; Beckel, Bob (2007). Common Ground: How to Stop the Partisan War That Is Destroying America. New York: William Morrow. p. 19.
- ^ "Political Contributor Bob Beckel". Fox News. January 13, 2011.
- ^ a b Weinraub, Bernard (June 8, 1984). "From Gloom to Exultation: Mondale's Long Campaign". New York Times. p. A1. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Bob Beckel Bio". CNN. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
After a political baptism as a college student in Robert Kennedy's 1968 campaign, a tour of duty in the Peace Corps and a successful stint heading up his own consulting firm, Beckel joined the government in 1977. As the deputy assistant secretary of state, he steered the controversial Panama Canal Treaties through Congress. He moved to the White House to head an Administration effort to press Congress into passing the Mideast and SALT II treaties.
- ^ "Business and Industry". Peace Corps. Archived from the original on May 24, 2013.
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...Beckel, a liberal commentator who taught in the Graduate School of Political Management for more than a decade...
- ^ "Bob Beckel". George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011.
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- ^ "Robert G. Beckel Exit Interview" (PDF). December 3, 1980.
- ^ Darling, Lynn (April 24, 1983). "They Are Driven: What Makes Campaign Managers Run?; Why Are the Campaign Managers So Driven?". The Washington Post. p. C1.
- ^ "Chapter 13". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013.
{{cite news}}
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Campaigner resigns after reported extortion attempt". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Lewiston, Idaho. Associated Press. September 1, 2002. p. 4C.
- ^ The Five at IMDb Accessed 2015-12-31
- ^ a b Byers, Dylan (June 25, 2015). "Fox News drops Bob Beckel". Politico. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- ^ "Fox's Bob Beckel Undergoes Addiction Rehab". www.mediaite.com.
- ^ "BOB BECKEL TO RETURN AS CO-HOST ON FOX NEWS CHANNEL'S THE FIVE – Fox News Channel Press". press.foxnews.com. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
- ^ Battaglio, Stephen (May 19, 2017). "Fox News fires Bob Beckel from 'The Five,' claims he made insensitive remark to black employee" – via LA Times.
- ^ Wemple, Erik (October 21, 2015). "CNN hires jolly Islamophobe Bob Beckel, formerly of Fox News". The Washington Post.
- ^ www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/10/07/bob_beckel_this_election_is_over.html
- ^ "Common Ground: It's time to say goodbye". USA Today. December 29, 2015.
- ^ Cooley, Joshua (February 14, 2001). "Beckel: From Beatnik Golfer to College Coach, Mother". The Gazette. Gaithersburg, Maryland: Post Community Media. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ^ Grove, Lloyd (September 4, 2002). "The Reliable Source". Washington Post. p. C3.
- ^ "Beckel: It Takes Faith to Overcome Addiction". CBN. May 29, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ^ "And You Think He's Feisty on Fox".
- ^ Bob Beckel Choking: Says Roger Ailes, Eric Bolling Saved His Life. Huffington Post. 2011-10-14.
- ^ "What are 'The Five' giving up for Lent?". Fox News. February 13, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
Look, I'm not one of you Catholics. I'm a Protestant.
- ^ Book Party for I Should Be Dead: Bob Beckel delivers remarks and mingles with guests at a book party for his book, I Should Be Dead: My Life Surviving Politics, TV, and Addiction - Newsvader, January 2, 2016. Accessed 2016-01-10
- ^ Book Party for I Should Be Dead (Video), c-span.org, November 15, 2015. Accessed 2016-01-10
External links
- "Fox News' Bob Beckel Bio". Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- Bob Beckel at IMDb
- Keppler Speakers Bureau: Bob Beckel
- Weekly USA Today Column Common Ground
- Bob Beckel Topics Page – USA Today
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- 1948 births
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