Rick Beckett co-host of WOOD Radio suffers fatal heart attack

Rick Beckett, foreground

Rick Beckett co-host of WOOD 1300 AM's "The Rick and Scott Show" died Thursday night after suffering a heart attack.

Beckett before joining NewsRadio WOOD 1300 more than five years ago, worked for WGRD-FM and WKLQ-FM. April would have been his sixth anniversary at the station.

"It was no surprise his heath had been ailing for a while and he had ongoing health issues, but as of recently he was doing really well.. This took a lot of us by surprise," WOOD program director Angie Vuyst said.

"We at NewsRadio WOOD 1300 will miss Rick and will never forget him. Our deepest sympathies are extended to his family, friends and of course, those who have listened to him and shared his life for nearly two decades," the station management said in a statement this morning.