(CBS DETROIT) - Al Allen, a Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame honoree who worked in broadcast news in Detroit for over 50 years, died Tuesday. He was 79. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas ...

Allen spent more than five decades covering Detroit in various roles. The Arkansas native started covering news for WJLB radio in the 1970s, according to the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame.

Kameron Allen remembers ... in coach Mel Tucker, who promised the best players will see the field. “Going back in time, I never thought I would’ve ended up at a school like Michigan State ...

Allen returned to Little Rock in 1969 and worked at KOKY radio, but moved back to Detroit two years later. He then worked at WCXI-AM, WGPR-FM and WJLB-FM — all in Michigan — until joining ...

When Al Allen braved ... according to Fox 2 Detroit. A beloved figure in Motor City TV news for almost 30 years, he won several awards and was inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame ...

MI – Matt Allen will remain a Spartan for another year. The Michigan State starting center is returning for the 2021 season; his sixth with the program, head coach Mel Tucker said Thursday ...

From Mumford High School to the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame, broadcaster Al Allen spent nearly five decades reporting news in Detroit. The Little Rock, Arkansas, native died Tuesday night at ...