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Mike Jerrick returns to 'Good Day Philadelphia!'
FOX 29's own Mike Jerrick made his long-awaited return to the Good Day Philadelphia anchor desk on Monday after recovering from surgery to treat prostate cancer.
PHILADELPHIA - FOX 29's own Mike Jerrick returns to the Good Day Philadelphia anchor desk on Monday after recovering from surgery to treat prostate cancer.
Mike has been off the air recovering for several weeks, which left our viewers with plenty of questions.
Earlier this month, Mike made an appearance on the show - alongside Dr. Mike Cirigliano- to explain that he had been diagnoses with prostate cancer back in May.
The discovery came after a prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood test - a test typically recommended for men over the age of 40. After further testing, doctors realized they needed to move quickly.
Dr. Mike put Mike in touch with Dr. Daniel Lee - a urologist with Penn Medicine – to get a better picture of Mike’s treatment options as some of the cancer appeared to be moving beyond the prostate area.
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Dr. Lee ultimately recommended surgery, having determined there was a good possibility the cancer could spread.
Mike decided to go through with the procedure a few weeks ago to have his prostate robotically removed.
"I wasn’t suspended, I wasn’t fired, I didn’t get into trouble, I wasn’t on a long vacation. I was getting this taken care of," Mike explained with a smile.
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Mike Jerrick opens up about prostate cancer diagnosis, recovery from surgery
Many viewers have noticed Mike Jerrick’s absence over the past few weeks. Monday morning, he shared an update on his health after having surgery to treat prostate cancer.
He also took time to thank the rest of the urology team over at Penn Medicine – including Dr. Margaux Johnson and Nurse Practitioner Jahna Knobler.
Tune in to FOX 29 and FOX LOCAL Monday morning from 4 a.m. - 10 a.m. to see the Good Day Philadelphia team back together!
How to watch Mike's return on FOX LOCAL
FOX 29 Philadelphia is available to watch for free on Roku, Amazon FireTV, Apple TV, Google Android TV and Vizio with the FOX LOCAL app. FOX LOCAL is free 24/7 live streaming, breaking news, live video, weather forecasts, traffic reports and in-depth reporting on sports, politics, health and more.
With FOX LOCAL, you can watch FOX 29 Philadelphia locally produced programming live on your TV without cable or a TV provider – 100% FREE.
How to watch FOX 29 Philadelphia on Roku
- From the Home screen, scroll to "Search"
- Enter "FOX LOCAL" (The app should be the first result.)
- Select "Add Channel" to install
- Select "Go To Channel" to start watching
- The app should sense your location and suggest "FOX 29 Philadelphia" as your local station. If not, go to "Select a Different City" and navigate to "FOX 29 Philadelphia."
How to watch FOX 29 Philadelphia on Amazon FireTV
- From the Home screen, go to the "Find" menu
- In the search bar, enter "FOX LOCAL" (The app should be the first result.)
- Select "Download" to Install
- Select "Open" to start watching
- The app should sense your location and suggest "FOX 29 Philadelphia" as your local station. If not, go to "Select a Different City" and navigate to "FOX 29 Philadelphia."
How to watch FOX 29 Philadelphia on Apple TV
- Navigate to the App Store
- Select the magnifying glass to Search by name
- Enter "FOX LOCAL"
- Select the Download icon and then click the app to open
- The app should sense your location and suggest "FOX 29 Philadelphia" as your local station. If not, go to "Select a Different City" and navigate to "FOX 29 Philadelphia."
How to watch FOX 29 Philadelphia on Google Android TV
- Press the Assistant button on your remote or select Search on the home screen.
- Say or type "FOX LOCAL"
- Select "Install"
- Select "Open" to start watching
- The app should sense your location and suggest "FOX 29 Philadelphia" as your local station. If not, go to "Select a Different City" and navigate to "FOX 29 Philadelphia."
How to watch FOX 29 Philadelphia on Vizio TV
- Press the "home" button on your Vizio TV remote
- Open the navigation sidebar on the left side of the screen. Select "Apps."
- Select "App Search" and search for "FOX LOCAL."
- Download and open the TV app. The app should sense your location and suggest "FOX 29 Philadelphia" as your local TV station. If not, go to "Select a different city" and navigate to "FOX 29 Philadelphia."
More Ways To Watch
If you don't have one of the devices listed above, you can watch FOX LOCAL in other ways on your Connected TV. We have free channels on the Roku Channel (Channel 4116), Samsung TV Plus+ (Channel 1125), LG Channels (Channel 154), Vizio WatchFree+ (Channel 256), TCLtv+, Tubi, Amazon News, Pluto TV, Freevee and Sling TV.