DETROIT (FOX 2) - Al Allen, a beloved member of the FOX 2 family, has passed away. A family spokesperson told FOX 2 that Allen passed away at a Metro Detroit hospital Tuesday night. Allen was 79 years old.

Al Allen, a longtime fixture on Detroit Fox owned station WJBK, has died. He was 79. Fox 2 said that Allen passed away at a Metro Detroit hospital Tuesday night. in after working in radio in Little Rock Arkansas and stayed there until he retired in 2012.

Al Allen, an award-winning reporter has died at age 79, according to the Detroit station where he worked for nearly 30 years.