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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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Blean 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.
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His birth was a difficult one, the attending doctor was credited with saving his life, so he was named in honor of Dr. Blean.
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Iowa High School Athletic Directors Association for Outstanding Contributions to High School Athletics.
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He received the News Media Award in 1982 from the Iowa High School Athletics Association
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basketball and football home games along with Iowa high school athletics on
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This United States biographical article related to radio is a
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Iowa Sportscaster of the Year award: 1969, 1974, 1975, 1976
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broadcaster for over 30 years. He was President of the
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National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association
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