Sad news for Howard fans. His longtime sidekick/co-host Robin Quivers has a tumor on her bladder, and needs to undergo surgery to have it removed. I love Robin, I really hope this goes well! More details below.
But according to a summary of today’s show posted by Stern fan site Mark’s Friggin , when guest George Takei asked her about her health, the 59-year-old Quivers answered that she has a surgery date scheduled and is seeing a doctor today about it.
The newscaster and sometime actor (and strict vegan ) was mum on whether the tumor was benign or cancerous. Regardless, the idea of having this kind of procedure makes her shudder.
“I still say it’s barbaric,” she said.
rep for Quivers declined to comment on her health.
Quivers dropped the bombshell diagnosis on last Monday’s SiriusXM show, telling Stern fans that she’s currently wearing a catheter.
“So when you see me, I’m peeing,” she said. “It just constantly goes, and I’m wearing a leg bag…It’s a growth. It’s a mass…Hopefully it can be cut out.”
For his part, in a touching moment of solidarity for his beloved sidekick, the shock jock and newly minted America’s Got Talent judge threatened to give up radio altogether if Quivers wasn’t by his side.
“I’ll f–king kill you if you have cancer,” said Howard. “I’m not doing the show without you…By the way, I’m quitting if you’re not doing the show.”
“Oh, don’t make me cry,” she replied.
