Get Well, Cadillac Jack & Dave Fogel!
• Best wishes for a rapid recovery to Cadillac Jack, co-host of the Cadillac & Dallas morning show on Entercom Country WKHX (Kicks 101.5)/Atlanta, who is resting comfortably after undergoing surgery to install three stents to clear a blockage to one side of his heart.
As Jack’s wife Donna recounts, “Caddy was swimming yesterday and began to feel dizzy. Fortunately, my nanny forced him to call 911. It saved his life. The crazy thing is he just had a physical with an EKG that looked fine. The doctors credit his commitment to fitness and the fact that he’s only 43 for him surviving this serious a heart attack.” Kicks 101.5 PD Scott Lindy says, “The prognosis for Cadillac Jack is good and he should be home to recuperate later this week. Our thoughts and prayers are with Caddy, Donna and the kids as he gets back on his feet.”
• Our thoughts are also with longtime Windy City radio personality Dave Fogel, morning talent on CBS Radio Classic Hits WJMK (104.3 K-Hits)/Chicago, who this week revealed he will be undergoing surgery to beat prostate cancer. Fogel initially broke the news in a Tuesday Facebook post, saying, “OK, here goes. My boss, (who’s also a good friend) encouraged me to tell my ‘story’ on the radio. Tomorrow I will, but I’m starting here first. I really hesitate because I don’t want anybody to feel sorry for me and I don’t want any special attention. But, I also know that I may be able to help other men if I share. Before Thanksgiving I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. I’M GONNA BE FINE! As I told my kids, I’ll still walk my daughter down the aisle someday, and I’ll play many, many more rounds of golf with my son!”
Fogel added, “I won’t be on the air Friday; that’s when I’m having the surgery. BUT, the radio station put a microphone in my house! I’ll be broadcasting from home next week and until I can come back to the studios for work! What guys need to know: get a ‘PSA test!’ It’s a simple blood test — that’s it. The awareness starts there! Easy! They caught mine early because of one. Early detection is the key.”
