Person:Blean Calkins (1)
Blean Anson Calkins
b.11 Aug 1921 Marshall Co., IA
d.16 Mar 2003
Parents and Siblings
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m. 18 Feb 1915
  1. Carol Claire Calkins1916 - 2000
  2. Cecil Calkins1918 - 1918
  3. Winifred Mae Calkins1920 - 2004
  4. Blean Anson Calkins1921 - 2003
Spouse and Children
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m. 15 Mar 1942
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Facts and Events
Name Blean Anson Calkins
Gender Male
Birth? 11 Aug 1921 Marshall Co., IA
Marriage 15 Mar 1942 to Bonnie Mae Wilson
Death? 16 Mar 2003
Reference Number? Q4925750?


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Blean Anson Calkins (August 11, 1921 in Marshalltown, Iowa - March 16, 2003 in Muscatine, Iowa) was a sports radio broadcaster for over 30 years. He was President of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA) 1978-1981, and served on the NSSA Board with such contemporaries as Curt Gowdy, Chris Schenkel, Keith Jackson and Ray Scott.

His birth was a difficult one, the attending doctor was credited with saving his life, so he was named in honor of Dr. Blean.

Calkins broadcast Iowa Hawkeyes basketball and football home games along with Iowa high school athletics on KWPC out of Muscatine for over 30 years. Calkins also did morning drive sports on album rock 99 Plus through most of the 1980s. Morning show host Andy Hammer dubbed it "Radio's biggest two minutes".

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References
  1.   Blean Calkins, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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