Ernie Johnson Getting Cancer Treatment

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Turner Sports in-studio host Ernie Johnson has non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

He said Wednesday he will work the rest of the NBA season and playoffs--which would mean through May--take some time off, then start a treatment regimen in late June, probably including chemotherapy, then returns to work.

Johnson said he made the decision to go public after observant viewers noticed a swollen lymph node near his left ear and had asked questions about it.

Johnson says he will talk to viewers about his condition on the air Thursday.

Johnson has been with Turner for 16 years. He hosts NBA and Golf coverage as well as college football. He is an Emmy winner for his NBA work.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.