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NBC Washington Anchor Leon Harris Stepping Away to ‘Focus on Health’ After Struggling Through News Broadcast
NBC4 anchor Leon Harris is stepping away from the desk to focus on his health. He caused concern after struggling and slurring through a broadcast.
After struggling through a broadcast on Thanksgiving Day, NBC4 reporter Leon Harris will be “stepping away from the anchor desk to focus on health issues,” the Washington, D.C., station announced in a statement on Monday. Shortly after the segment he was pulled off the desk, and meteorologist Ryan Miller said on-air, “We’ve heard a lot from some of you through phone and email during this newscast. Per the Washington Post, the award-winning anchor was diagnosed in 2013 with a life-threatening condition called necrotizing pancreatitis, which led to organ failure and landed Harris in the intensive care unit for weeks.
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