Bob Beckel

Bob Beckel
Beckel in 2011
Born
Robert Gilliland Beckel

(1948-11-15)November 15, 1948
New York City, U.S.
DiedFebruary 20, 2022(2022-02-20) (aged 73)
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
EducationWagner College (BA)
Occupations
  • Political commentator
  • columnist
  • political advisor
  • government official
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Leland Ingham
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(m. 1992; div. 2002)​
Children2
RelativesGraham Beckel (brother)

Robert Gilliland Beckel (November 15, 1948 – February 20, 2022) was an American political analyst and pundit, and political operative.[1] He was a registered Democrat, and from 2011 until 2015 an analyst and commentator on Fox News.[2][3] He was an original co-host of The Five until he was released in 2015 after being absent for several months recovering from back surgery.[4] Briefly, Beckel became a commentator for CNN, but returned to Fox News as co-host of The Five on January 16, 2017.[5] On May 19, 2017, Fox News announced Beckel had been fired again after he was accused of making a racist remark to a Fox News employee.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Risen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The Five". Fox News. March 10, 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Death was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ I Should Be Dead, p. 289.
  5. ^ "Bob Beckel returns to 'The Five'". Fox News. January 16, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  6. ^ Steinberg, Brian (May 19, 2017). "Fox News Fires 'The Five' Co-Host Bob Beckel Over Racist Comment". Variety.