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BBC radio star worries fans after undergoing surgery during second hospital stay in months


Fans have shared their concern after a BBC Radio 5 Live presenter revealed they were undergoing an operation, just months after experiencing "stroke related symptoms"

BBC radio personality John Spencer-Barnes raised eyebrows among his concerned fans after announcing he was going in for surgery, marking his second hospital visit in just a few months. John Spencer-Barnes revealed he was undergoing an operation (Image: @JohnBarnesUK/X)While he hasn't yet disclosed what the procedure entailed, fans sent their well wishes for his recovery. In 1994, he secured a News Editor role at Rock FM in Preston, Lancashire, where he coordinated the EMAP Radio response to the IRA bombing in Manchester.

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