ESPN Anchor Hannah Storm shared a significant health update with fans on Wednesday (October 28).
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Storm, who joined the Worldwide Leader in Sports in 2008, revealed that she recently had a hysterectomy. She is now cancer-free. Unfortunately, the recent medical procedure will prevent her from covering the New York City Marathon on Sunday (November 1)
Hannah Storm Reveals Second Cancer Battle
Storm, 64, says that she was optimistic about covering the event as she has for the last several years. But as per her doctor's orders, she is taking "a little more time to recover" at home.
"This year I will be cheering on my ESPN/ABC NYC Marathon family from my living room," the famed sports broadcaster wrote on her social media account on Wednesday (via The New York Post)
"I was hoping to be back in time for Sunday's race, but my doctors have advised me to take a little more time to recover from surgery. Most importantly, I'm very grateful to be cancer-free after undergoing a hysterectomy."
The long-time anchor also gave a nod to Dr. Monica Prasad-Hayes and "her awesome team" at the Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center. For helping her navigate through the medical procedure. And sent well wishes to the participants in Sunday's marathon.
"Also, best of luck to all those running in the NYC marathon for some great causes on Sunday, including the Hannah Storm Foundation. See ya'll soon on 'SportsCenter!'" Storm concluded her post.
ESPN's public relations team also confirmed that Storm would not be covering the marathon on Sunday. And wished her well on her recovery.
"ESPN wishes @espnhannahstorm well as she continues her recovery and looks forward to welcoming her back to @sportscenter soon," the company said in a statement. "Hannah will be missed on Sunday's New York City Marathon broadcast, and we're sending her our very best."
Anchor Went Public With Cancer Battle in 2024
Storm previously went public with an early-stage breast cancer diagnosis in March 2024, sharing her treatment and recovery journey in an interview with Roberts on Good Morning America.
She talked about how fortunate she was that her doctors caught the cancer early.
"I'm very, very, very lucky, because they found it so early," Storm said. "I know so many people who don't have mammograms, who are scared to have them, I don't want them to be scared. I want them to be scared not to have this information."
