{"id":2348262,"date":"2024-10-01T19:32:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T23:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-pickers-star-frank-fritz-dies-with-co-host-mike-wolfe-at-his-side\/"},"modified":"2024-10-01T19:32:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T23:32:38","slug":"american-pickers-star-frank-fritz-dies-with-co-host-mike-wolfe-at-his-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-pickers-star-frank-fritz-dies-with-co-host-mike-wolfe-at-his-side\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;American Pickers&#8217; Star Frank Fritz Dies with Co-Host Mike Wolfe at His Side"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famerican-pickers-star-frank-fritz-dies-with-co-host-mike-wolfe-at-his-side%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2348262&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Frank\u200d Fritz, co-host of the popular \u200bshow &#8220;American Pickers,&#8221; has passed away at the age of\u2062 60. His death was shared on social \u200bmedia by his longtime co-host, Mike Wolfe, who expressed his sorrow and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-teen-in-car-that-mowed-down-retired-police-chief-arrested-both-face-murder-charges\/\" title=\"Second teen arrested for murder after car driven by them mows down retired police chief.\">shared fond memories<\/a> of their time together. Wolfe described Fritz as a dreamer who was both sensitive and humorous, noting that the connection viewers saw on screen mirrored their \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/so-delicious-cynthia-nixon-defends-woke-sex-and-the-city-sequel-script\/\" title=\"\u2018So Delicious\u2019: Cynthia Nixon Defends Woke \u2018Sex And The City\u2019 Sequel Script\">real-life friendship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;American Pickers,&#8221; which has been \u2062airing since January 2010 on the History \u2064Channel, followed Fritz and Wolfe as \u2064they traveled across the \u2062country in search of antiques and collectibles, often flipping their \u200dfinds for profit or keeping them if they were \u2064particularly special. During their decade-long collaboration, they produced 376 episodes across 25 seasons, although Fritz had not been a regular on the show recently due to health issues, including \u200da stroke in \u20622022.<\/p>\n<p>Wolfe reminisced about their adventures together, recalling how they explored new places without a specific\u200c destination, driven by their passion for discovery. He expressed gratitude for being by Fritz\u2019s side during his final moments. The show, known for its engaging depiction of American history through antiques, has been a staple of\u200d reality television and will remember Fritz for his contributions to its success.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A beloved co-host of &ldquo;American Pickers&rdquo; has passed away while at the side of the show&rsquo;s other co-host.<\/p>\n<p>Frank Fritz died Monday at the age of 60, as announced on social media by &ldquo;Pickers&rdquo; co-host Mike Wolfe.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DAlVU95ucsl\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; 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flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DAlVU95ucsl\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post d by Mike Wolfe (@mikewolfeamericanpicker)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Wolfe has been co-hosting &ldquo;American Pickers&rdquo; with Fritz for the better part of a decade on the History Channel, per <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/tv\/news\/frank-fritz-dead-american-pickers-1236161501\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s with a broken heart that I  with all of you that Frank passed away last night,&rdquo; Wolfe posted to Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve know Frank for more then half my life and what you&rsquo;ve seen on TV has always been what I have seen, a dreamer who was just as sensitive as he was funny,&rdquo; Wolfe continued. &ldquo;The same off camera as he was on, Frank had a way of reaching the hearts of so many by just being himself.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Who would have ever dreamed we would  the cockpit of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/authorities-say-suspected-california-mass-shooter-killed-himself\/\" title=\"Authorities Say Suspected California Mass Shooter Killed Himself\">white cargo van<\/a> in front of millions of people interested in our adventures.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The beloved &ldquo;American Pickers&rdquo; show, which began in January 2010, would follow both Fritz and Wolfe as they traveled the country, looking for bargains on antiquities and artifacts.<\/p>\n<p>The two would then either flip those finds for a profit, or just keep the item for themselves if it was cool enough.<\/p>\n<p>The show has been busy in its roughly 14 years on the History Channel.<\/p>\n<p>Wolfe and Fritz had squeezed 376 episodes and 25 seasons into those years, though the latter hadn&rsquo;t been a regular part of the show of late.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s because Fritz suffered a stroke back in 2022, which Wolfe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/time-pray-american-pickers-star-frank-fritz-hospitalized-medical-emergency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">also announced<\/a> to the world, while asking for prayers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Frank has suffered a stroke and is in the hospital. Please keep him in your hearts and thoughts,&rdquo; Wolfe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CgS1D2CNi2s\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> on social media at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward to today, and Wolfe had nothing but warm memories about his longtime co-host.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Before the show we would take off together to places we never knew existed with no destination in mind and just the d passion to discover something interesting and historic,&rdquo; Wolfe wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Wolfe ended the post about his dear friend by noting that he was right by his side until the end.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve been on countless trips and d so many miles and I feel blessed that I was there by his side when he took one last journey home,&rdquo; Wolfe posted. &ldquo;I love you buddy and will miss you so much I know [you&rsquo;re] in a better place&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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