SportsCenter host and popular ESPN anchor Jay Harris received good news after his recent prostate cancer surgery.
‘My doctor said the surgery went really well – so well, in fact, that the cancer that was in my prostate stayed there,’ the 60-year-old married father said in a self-shot social media video.
‘Didn’t spread to any surrounding areas. So when he took the prostate out, he took that with it. So it’s all good. There are other details that I won’t bore you with. The main thing is, we’re all good and looking forward to July 12, getting back to SportsCenter, getting back to work.
‘Just home, resting up, chilling,’ he continued. ‘Appreciate the prayers and the thoughts and the messages and the calls and the deliveries. Thank you so much. Appreciate all the love and I will holler.’
Harris’ t-shirt in the clip is emblazed with the image of wrestling legend Ric Flair, who recently revealed his second battle with skin cancer.
Harris recently announced his prostate cancer diagnosis and his planned surgery on ABC’s Good Morning America earlier this month.
SportsCenter host and popular ESPN anchor Jay Harris received good news after his recent prostate cancer surgery: ‘My doctor said the surgery went really well’
Stephanie Harris (L) and her husband, ESPN analyst Jay Harris, attend the Coach Woodson Las Vegas Invitational red carpet and pairings party at 1 OAK Nightclub in 2010
‘My doctor’s quite optimistic, per my last scan, nothing has spread,’ he told ABC host and former New York Giants star Michael Strahan. ‘So, once we take out the prostate, hopefully that will be it. That’s the goal.’
So far, so good, as Harris revealed Monday.
Harris told Strahan he came forward with his diagnosis to help other men, especially African Americans, see the signs of the disease and get themselves checked.
‘Because we don’t talk. I was at a golf trip with some buddies of mine and we were just sitting around talking about things that I probably can’t talk about on television right now. And I mentioned the news to them, I told them what was going on with me. And then the conversation from there was fantastic,’ Harris added.
‘By not talking about them, I hate to be morbid, but we sentenced ourselves to death for not talking. They had no idea until I brought it up.’
Harris also revealed that his dad had the same disease.
The broadcaster also stated that men should take a cue from women and get regular health check-ups.
Harris’ frequent co-anchor Hannah Storm was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer last year and has been checking in on her on-screen partner throughout the process.
Fellow ESPNer and former Showtime boxing announcer Brian Custer has also been a help after undergoing a similar surgery, Harris said.
