Bob Beckel, a Democratic strategist and original co-host of The Five, died Monday at the age of 73. The cause of his death is not immediately clear.
The cause of his death is not immediately clear, and he is survived by his two children. Beckel co-hosted over 700 episodes of The Five and published an autobiography in 2015, I Should Be Dead: My Life Surviving Politics, TV, and Addiction, in which he discussed his battle with substance abuse."We did so many things together and I hope we modeled what two people of different political persuasions can be like when they love one another ... I will see you soon Bob.
Very sad news. Bob Beckel has died. One of the few liberal pundits you can truly like and respect despite political disagreements. pic.twitter.com/iexY8lai7X RIP Bob Beckel. What memories I have of our friendship. More to come on The Five tonight. 🙏🏻❤️ pic.twitter.com/AOiiHvYReS— 🇺🇸ERIC BOLLING🇺🇸 February 22, 2022
Early in his career, Beckel served as a politics professor at George Washington University. In 1977, he began work as a deputy assistant secretary of state for congressional relations. Following former President Jimmy Carter's defeat in the 1980 election, Beckel became the campaign manager for Walter Mondale’s 1984 campaign. He then founded Bob Beckel and Associates in late 1984 before joining Fox News in 2000 as a contributor.
In 2011, Beckel became a co-host of The Five. Beckel filled the liberal slot on the show, which typically has four conservative co-hosts and one liberal co-host. When the show first began, it was meant to be temporary and only have a five-week run, but it remained on the network due to its popularity, according to Fox News.Beckel left The Five in 2015 for"personal" reasons. He went to rehab to receive treatment for a prescription drug addiction, the Wrap reported.
The Five has continued to perform well in ratings. During the fourth quarter of last year, the show topped Tucker Carlson Tonight for total viewers with an average of 3.3 million viewers per day. It was the highest-rated show on cable news that quarter.
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