The legendary reporter Al Allen had been hospitalized until Tuesday in a Metro Detroit hospital, where his death was reported

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 a Metro Detroit hospital, according to Fox 2 Detroit. He was 79.

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