Fox29 News Anchor Mike Jerrick Shares Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
"I wasn’t suspended, I wasn’t fired, I didn’t get into trouble, I wasn’t on a long vacation. I was getting this taken care of," he said.
Updated July 15 2024, 1:45 p.m. ET
Good Day Philadelphia and Fox29 viewers have been following news anchor and host Mike Jerrick for years. Unfortunately, he's been absent from his regular programs for the past few weeks, prompting questions about what happened to him.
The news personality wasn't fired, so don't expect him to be separated from the channel forever — but he did share some unfortunate news with his viewers.
On July 15, Mike shared on-air that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and is currently going through treatment, explaining for his disappearance as of late. Though we don't have the news on when he'll return just yet, he shared details about his diagnosis and treatment plan on air.
Mike Jerrick was diagnosed with prostate cancer.
In a segment with Fox29's own Dr. Mike Cirigliano, Mike shared that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in May due to the results of a routine prostate specific antigen blood test -- a procedure recommended for men over the age of 40. After an MRI that confirmed the cancer was in the process of leaving his prostate and spreading to other parts of the body, he decided to move forward with surgery.
"I could've just done nothing. I could've just looked at it or hit it with radiation for a couple of years," Mike said during the program. "But I agreed with (the doctor), let's get that sucker out of me."
His co-host Alex Holley visited him in the hospital, attending his bedside when he awoke from the surgery.
"I wasn’t suspended, I wasn’t fired, I didn’t get into trouble, I wasn’t on a long vacation. I was getting this taken care of," he explained to viewers.
Mike still has a few more weeks of recovery before he'll be able to return to work, so don't expect to see him on-air anytime soon.
