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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.{{citation needed|date=November 2011}} 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".{{citation needed|date=November 2011}} Awards
DeathBlean Calkin died in his sleep at home March 16, 2003. He had been living with a heart ailment since suffering a massive heart attack in 1989.{{citation needed|date=November 2011}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Calkins, Blean}}{{US-radio-bio-stub}} 6 : 1921 births|2003 deaths|American sports announcers|American sports radio personalities|People from Marshalltown, Iowa|People from Muscatine, Iowa |
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