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New York Post
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
ESPN's Jay Harris shares major health update after prostate cancer reveal
'SportsCenter' anchor Jay Harris said he is recovering from a successful surgery to remove his prostate after revealing his cancer diagnosis earlier this month. In a social media video posted Monday, the 60-year-old ESPN stalwart explained his prostate cancer did not spread and that he's doing well while recovering at home. 'My doctor said the surgery went really well,' Harris said. 'So well, in fact, that the cancer that was in my prostate stayed there. It didn't spread to any surrounding areas. So when he took the prostate out, he took that with it. So it's all good. Harris added he'll be resting at home and will return to work next month. 'There are other details that I won't bore you with, but the main thing is, we're all good. And [I'm] looking forward to July 12, getting back to 'SportsCenter,' getting back to work. 3 'SportsCenter' anchor Jay Harris said he is recovering from a successful surgery to remove his prostate after he revealed his cancer diagnosis earlier this month. X/Jay Harris 'So just home resting up, chilling. [I] 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. Peace.' Harris received an outpouring of support on Instagram from his ESPN colleagues, including Kimberley Martin, Kelsey Riggs and Ryan Clark. 3 'SportsCenter' anchors Hannah Storm and Jay Harris on the ESPN set. ESPN Harris revealed his prostate cancer diagnosis on June 5 during an appearance on 'Good Morning America,' explaining at the time that his doctor was 'quite optimistic' about his prognosis. Around the same time, Harris shared in an essay for ESPN Front Row that he learned of his prostate cancer diagnosis 'over a month ago.' He added his dad 'had a bout with prostate cancer, which he won.' 3 ESPN's Jay Harris attends the 2017 Derek Jeter Celebrity Invitational gala at the Aria Resort & Casino on April 20, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. FilmMagic 'It's jarring news for sure, yet unfortunately, it's not unexpected, given my family history and demographic. Prostate cancer disproportionately affects Black men. My dad had a bout with prostate cancer, which he won. 'I'm 60. It's something I've always been cognizant of, and my doctor and I talk about it every annual visit. And I'm sharing it all with my 26-year-old son. Maybe I'm oversharing at times — lol — but he needs to know.' Harris joined ESPN in February 2003 as an 'ESPNews' anchor.
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
ESPN anchor Jay Harris reveals prostate cancer diagnosis
NEW YORK — ESPN 'SportsCenter' anchor Jay Harris revealed Thursday he's been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The sportscaster, 60, shared the news on ABC's 'Good Morning America' and in a post he penned for ESPN Front Row. Harris is scheduled for surgery on June 10. 'I'll be away from 'SportsCenter' for about a month to recover and then I'm coming back, better than ever,' said Harris, who's anchored the show since 2015. Harris said he's received an 'optimistic' prognosis from his doctors and, per his most recent scan, 'nothing has spread.' 'Once we take out the prostate, hopefully that'll be it. That's the goal,' he noted. Harris said he went public with the news in part because men often 'don't talk' openly about their health and he hopes to encourage others to have conversations that could potentially be life-saving. 'We all need to talk about these things because we all have them in our families,' said Harris, whose father and cousins also had prostate cancer. 'I hate to be morbid but we sentence ourselves to death for not talking.' In his piece for ESPN Front Row, Harris wrote he was diagnosed with the cancer last month, and while 'jarring,' it wasn't entirely unexpected given his family history and demographic. 'Prostate cancer disproportionately affects Black men,' he said. 'It's something I've always been cognizant of, and my doctor and I talk about it every annual visit. And I'm sharing it all with my 26-year-old son. Maybe I'm oversharing at times — lol — but he needs to know.'
