Ailing Channel 5 anchor Stafford hopes to return to air in August
Posted June 29, 2017 1:00 am
Veteran Chicago news anchor Rob Stafford, who's been on leave from WMAQ-Channel 5 since March while battling a rare blood disease, said he hopes to return to the NBC-owned station at the end of August. In a message posted on his Facebook page Thursday, Stafford thanked well-wishers for their "support and prayers" during his ordeal. "My friends at NBC have had my back every step of the way," he wrote. See full the story at robertfeder.com
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