{"id":132870,"date":"2024-12-03T15:19:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T08:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132870"},"modified":"2024-12-03T15:19:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T08:19:13","slug":"nbc4-anchor-leon-harris-on-medical-leave-following-viewer-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132870","title":{"rendered":"NBC4 Anchor Leon Harris On Medical Leave Following Viewer Concern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tEmmy-winning television anchor <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/leon-harris\/\" id=\"auto-tag_leon-harris\" data-tag=\"leon-harris\">Leon Harris<\/a> is taking a medical leave of absence following a viral broadcast over Thanksgiving weekend in which he \u201cappeared unwell\u201d and spiked viewer concern, <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/nbc4\/\" id=\"auto-tag_nbc4\" data-tag=\"nbc4\">NBC4<\/a> Washington announced today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cWe have an update to share with you about our colleague, Leon Harris,\u201d the statement <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nbcwashington\/status\/1863692556229341306\" target=\"_blank\">began<\/a>. \u201cLast week, Leon appeared unwell while anchoring News4 at 6. Leon will be stepping away from the anchor desk to focus on health issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tNews reports and viral social media posts began Nov. 28 following the 6 p.m. broadcast, during which Harris appeared to slur his words, struggle with pronunciation and miss the ends of sentences. Many online remarked that the telecast was difficult to watch given Harris\u2019 clear confusion and solid reputation as a veteran reporter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cWe\u2019ve heard a lot from some of you through phone and email during this newscast,\u201d weatherman Ryan Miller said at the time, after Harris was taken off-air minutes after commencing the report. \u201cWe want to assure you that our colleague, Leon Harris, is fine. The News4 Team appreciates your concern.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tA prominent journalist who has garnered more than a dozen local Emmys for his work, Harris has covered everything from the 1992 Los Angeles riots to the Sept. 11 Twin Tower bombings. A local news fixture, the former CNN anchor eventually joined NBC4 in 2017 after logging over a decade at the ABC-affiliated WJLA, per the <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/style\/media\/2024\/12\/02\/leon-harris-nbc-washington\/\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Post<\/a>.<\/em> <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIn September, Harris briefly stepped away from his role to recover from surgery after breaking his foot during a fall at his home. In 2013, he was diagnosed with necrotizing pancreatitis, a life-threatening complication that led him to be hospitalized for weeks in an intensive care unit. The reporter has also been candid about his alcohol addiction and sobriety journey following two DUI arrests that same year and in 2022, respectively.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cWe here at NBC4 \u2014 and you at home \u2014 care deeply about Leon and wish him well. We thank you for your concern,\u201d the company statement concluded.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/12\/nbc4-washington-anchor-leon-harris-medical-leave-concern-1236192237\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emmy-winning television anchor Leon Harris is taking a medical leave of absence following a viral broadcast over Thanksgiving weekend in which he \u201cappeared unwell\u201d and spiked viewer concern, NBC4 Washington &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132870\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=132870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132870\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=132870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=132870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=132870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}