Syracuse Radio: Joe Galuski Discloses Cancer Fight

Joe Galuski

For more than a month, veteran broadcaster Joe Galuski's voice has been missing from the morning show at N/T WSYR 570 AM.

This morning, during a guest interview on his own show, Galsuki explained his absence: He's battling non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, according to syracuse.com.

"Five weeks ago I was diagnosed with cancer," Galuski said matter-of-factly on the air just after 7 a.m. Tuesday.

Galuski spoke with Mark Wainwright, who, along with George Kilpatrick, has been filling in on the morning show. Galuski said there has been much speculation that he had a stroke or was in rehab. Prior to leaving the airwaves his voice had suffered a noticeable change.

"I was listening to the wild theories about what was wrong with me based on how I sounded five weeks ago," he said. "I owed it to the loyal listeners to be honest."

This is Galuski's second battle with lymphoma, he said in the interview. He dealt with a "smaller form" in 1992. He said the current cancer is a stronger form, but he's confident he will be able to "knock it out."

Galuski began chemotherapy a few weeks ago and will continue treatment for four or five months, he said. He expects to return to the air at some point.

Galuski has been on the air at WSYR for more than 25 years, having joined the station in 1988.

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