Who Is Fred Heckman in American Hostage? The Real Reporter Behind Jon Hamm’s Character

Spoiler warning: This article discusses events introduced in American Hostage Episodes 1 and 2. Fred Heckman was the Indianapolis radio journalist whose live contact with Tony Kiritsis made him part of a real 1977 hostage crisis. In the series, Jon Hamm plays Fred as a respected news director who expects to cover a local story and instead becomes... Weiterlesen