World famous news anchor Tom Brokaw has shared his cancer diagnosis with the public. According to CNN, the 74 year-old was “diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer affecting blood cells in the bone marrow, in August at the Mayo Clinic.”
NBC said, “His doctors are optimistic about the outcome of the treatment he is receiving, and Brokaw said he remains ‘the luckiest guy I know.”
Brokaw sat in the anchor chair of the “NBC Nightly News” from 1982 until he stepped aside in 2004 to serve as a special correspondent for the network. He joined NBC as a reporter in 1966.
Brokaw continues to work, despite his diagnosis. The network announcement said, “Throughout the treatment, Brokaw has continued to work on NBC News projects, including a two-hour documentary on the assassination of JFK, appearances on ‘TODAY,’ ‘Nightly News with Brian Williams,’ ‘Meet the Press’ and MSNBC. He is also contributing to NBC Sports coverage of the Winter Olympics in Sochi.”
We are all thinking of Mr. Brokaw and wishing him a speedy and healthy recovery.
