Longtime ESPN anchor Jay Harris said Thursday he has prostate cancer and will undergo surgery next week. (Watch the video below.)
The “SportsCenter” veteran said on “Good Morning America” he’ll be away from work for about a month, “and then I’m coming back better than ever.”
Asked by host Michael Strahan about the prognosis, Harris replied, “My doctor is quite optimistic. Per my last scan, nothing has spread. So once we take out the prostate, hopefully that’ll be it.”
Harris said he has been taking advice from “SportsCenter” colleague Hannah Storm, who recently announced she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Harris also said he has received “real talk” from another ESPN personality, Brian Custer, a prostate cancer survivor.
Harris, 60, has been on the “SportsCenter” desk since 2003.
