Hannity leads tributes for ‘dear friend’ and fellow Fox News host Bob Beckel

Fox News presenter Sean Hannity has led tributes to his fellow host Bob Beckel who has died at the age of 73.

The political analyst, who was a former co-host of The Five on Fox News, passed away yesterday.

During his illustrious career, Beckel, served as a campaign manager for Walter Mondale’s Democratic bid for the Presidency in 1984 and was the youngest Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Carter Administration. 

On Monday night, Hannity paid tribute to his ‘dear friend’ and said he ‘missed him already’.

He told viewers: ‘A very dear friend of this channel and a dear friend personally that man right there Bob Beckel. I got a call from his son Alex, great kid, earlier today that his dad had passed away.