Information Anchor Leon Harris Stepping Away After On-Air Incident
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Veteran Washington, D.C., information anchor Leon Harris is stepping away from the desk to work on “well being points” after a current on-air problem throughout a section.
On Monday (Dec. 2), NBC4 Information in Washington, D.C., issued a press release by way of its web site and on the air saying that anchor Leon Harris is “stepping away” from the desk to concentrate on “well being points” after showing to be unwell throughout a section on their Thanksgiving broadcast. “We right here at NBC4 — and also you at house — care deeply about Leon and want him effectively. We thanks in your concern,” they wrote. They didn’t disclose what well being points Harris was coping with in response to additional press requests.
An replace about our colleague Leon Harris. pic.twitter.com/dzUEe96Qa4
— NBC4 Washington (@nbcwashington) December 2, 2024
The 63-year-old was on air delivering the information about native vandalism. Nonetheless, viewers observed that the veteran newscaster struggled to pronounce some phrases and road names and exhibited slurred speech. Harris was pulled from the desk after the section ended, and meteorologist Ryan Miller addressed viewer considerations that he suffered a stroke or another medical problem throughout his section overlaying the climate. “We’ve heard loads from a few of you thru telephone and e-mail throughout this newscast,” Miller mentioned. “We wish to guarantee you that our colleague, Leon Harris, is ok. The News4 crew appreciates your concern.”
Harris has been a fixture at NBC4 since becoming a member of the station in 2017 after working on the native ABC community, WJLA. The journalist has received an Emmy Award for his work, having began his profession at CNN in Atlanta, Georgia. Harris has handled well being points previously, having taken a go away of absence to get well from a foot harm in September that he suffered at his house. In 2013, Harris additionally handled necrotizing pancreatitis that positioned him within the intensive care unit. He additionally has handled alcohol abuse, having been arrested for DUI in 2013 and in 2022. “I made a horrible mistake,” he mentioned in 2022 in an interview with the Washington Submit. “After consuming, I made a decision to get into my automobile and drive. That is the worst determination I may probably have made.”
