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# News anchor Tony Perkins back on NBC4 following prostate cancer surgery
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/news-anchor-tony-perkins-back-on-nbc4-following-prostate-cancer-surgery/
- Published: 2025-01-30T21:27:36.000Z
- Updated: 2025-01-30T21:29:26.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Media, #wp-upper-left-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:55

**NBC4 news anchor Tony Perkins is back at the anchor desk** after weeks of recovery from surgery for prostate cancer, reports Northern Virginia magazine.

Perkins, who has been a reporter, weatherman, host, and news anchor in the DC area for more than 30 years, [announced in September](https://northernvirginiamag.com/culture/news/2024/09/30/nbc4s-tony-perkins-says-his-prostate-cancer-has-advanced/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com) that his prostate cancer had advanced. He received the initial diagnosis in 2022.

He shared on January 13 that his [surgery had gone well](https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/health/news4s-tony-perkins-shares-prostate-cancer-surgery-update/3812257/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com) and, after a period of recovery, he returned on air.

“The good news is I am cancer-free at this point,” Perkins said. “I do have to continue to monitor blood tests just to make sure that stays the case. I had an amazing team that took care of me.”

More [here](https://northernvirginiamag.com/culture/news/2025/01/30/plane-with-64-on-board-crashes-into-the-potomac-reagan-national-airport-closed/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com).