Mike Headrick rehearses a newscast at KSL-TV in Salt Lake Metropolis on Could 25, 2012. Laura Seitz, Deseret Information
The place has Mike Headrick been?
KSL-TV viewers have been asking that query, noticing the information anchor and investigative reporter has been lacking the final 4 weeks from the native information station’s day by day broadcast.
Nicely, Headrick made an look on air Tuesday to elucidate.
On the finish of August, Headrick had a full shoulder alternative.
“Surgical procedure went properly,” Headrick mentioned. “My new shoulder feels unbelievable.”
However there have been additionally some unexpected negative effects.
“A kind of negative effects,” Headrick mentioned, “includes a slight paralysis of my tongue. Consequently, a number of the phrases I converse are slurred.”
Over the past couple of weeks, Headrick mentioned he and KSL-TV colleagues have been “testing issues out on the information desk.” He confirmed some clips of him studying scripts as an anchor and voicing an investigative story he’s been engaged on. The clips confirmed he’s been having problem voicing sure phrases.
“It’s type of attention-grabbing, proper? We’re nonetheless attempting to determine issues out on this. However backside line, I’m in good well being. I really feel nice. My shoulder is nice. I’m simply ready for my tongue to be 100% nice,” Headrick mentioned. “And I really feel like we’re nearly there.”
Headrick thanked viewers for his or her messages and emails expressing help.
“I admire all of you,” he mentioned. “Simply know though I'm not on air, I'm nonetheless working behind the scenes right here, serving to KSL-TV put collectively one of the best information product for all of Utah.”
Headrick promised “as quickly as I can correctly say ‘Dixie Nationwide Forest,’ I’ll be again.”