Daily News | 94.1 WIP host Jon Johnson back on the air after cancer scare
, told The Inquirer he had surgery last week to remove skin cancer on his scalp that only went detected because his wife cuts his hair.
Johnson said his wife works in the beauty industry, and noticed a black area on a part of his scalp “you wouldn’t see yourself looking in the mirror.” Johnson said he went to a dermatologist, had a biopsy done, and it came back positive for malignant melanoma.Doctors removed the nearest lymph node and all but three layers of skin in the infected area. Johnson said his prognosis seems good, and he returned to WIP Monday morning after having been off the air for a week.
“See a dermatologist, get checked from head to toe,” Johnson said. “Have someone close to you check areas you can’t see. Don’t put it off. It is very treatable if caught early.”. And following WIP host Jody McDonald revealed on the air in January he discovered he had skin cancer.Speaking of WIP, listeners have noticed that weekend host Glen Macnow has been hosting his weekend show a bit less this summer.
On Sunday, Macnow, 68, addressed the murmurs by confirming he’s taking Sundays off this summer when the Phillies are playing at home.Macnow wrote on Twitter. Macnow, a former Inquirer writer, has been a host on WIP since 1993. He hosts Saturday mornings from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on WIP alongside Inquirer columnist Mike Sielski, and on Sundays with McDonald. He’s also the cohost ofThe longtime sports talker also has interests away from the microphone. Macnow is a part owner of Conshohocken Brewing Company and has acted in several local plays, most recently
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