WRC news anchor Leon Harris sparks health concerns after appearing to struggle through newscast, states report
Local NBC4 Washington news anchor Leon Harris, who delivers the network’s nightly broadcast at 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., sparked concern over his words during Thursday (November 28) night’s telecast, reports The Independent .
“In a clip of the moment shared on X/Twitter, Harris, 63, can be seen struggling to speak fluently while discussing a water main break that occurred in the D.C. area, as well as the recent arrest of four suspects accused of vandalizing the American Israel Public Affairs Committee building,” states The Independent.
“NBC 4’s 6 pm newscast went to a full weather segment and is now airing a long taped segment after anchor Leon Harris struggled to deliver the news at the top of the hour,” sports journalist A.J. Perez noted, adding that “no news has been delivered from the anchor desk in more than 20 mins.”
Meteorologist Ryan Miller told viewers during the broadcast that NBC 4 had received “a lot” of worried messages inquiring about Harris’s wellbeing.
“We want to assure you that our colleague Leon Harris is fine,” Miller said.
Harris joined NBC4 in 2017 after 21 years anchoring CNN in Atlanta.
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