This morning we were sent a story from our friends over at MTV concerning Nick Cannon and his new health concerns. According to them, Cannon has quit his radio show and is about to scale back on other ventures. Here is the article;
Amid new health concerns, Nick Cannon has announced that he will step down as host of his morning show on 92.3 Now. The DJ/rapper made the announcement early Friday morning (February 17).
“It has been an absolute pleasure working with CBS Radio and the 92.3 NOW morning show team and I would like to thank them for their unwavering support,” he said, adding that while he will no longer host his daily show, he will still host his weekly countdown show. “I will continue to host my syndicated ‘Cannon’s Countdown’ weekend show and look forward to contributing to 92.3 NOW whenever possible. Even Superman has to sleep.”
The station has announced that for the time being, DJ Lil Cee will replace Cannon. “We respect and understand Nick’s decision to step down from his day-to-day position as host of Morning Drive on 92.3 NOW, and fully support him as he takes on a less demanding role with the station in order to address his health,” they said. “Everyone at the station and all of the CBS RADIO family wish him well, and look forward to his continuing contributions to 92.3 NOW.”
The news comes after Cannon revealed he had been hospitalized last week for a slew of new health issues. “It’s my first day back since Friday, and not many people have known this but, uh … I’ve been in the hospital since Friday,” he said on his radio show on Wednesday. “I was having a lot of pain in my back … I learned that I had blood clots in my lungs … an enlarged ventricle in the right side of my heart.”
On Friday morning, he took to Twitter as he prepped to say goodbye to his morning show. “A bitter sweet morning. I have to stop my radio show. Doctors orders,” he tweeted. “The Doctors found blood clots in my lungs and said if I don’t slow down and stop working so hard then it’s a wrap!”
Cannon had been hospitalized over the holidays for kidney failure but seemed to be doing better. In an interview with MTV News weeks after the incident, he shared what was believed to have contributed to the hospitalization.
“I always considered myself as someone who was in great shape, but I was doing too much [to my body] so my immune system got confused and just started attacking my kidneys,” Cannon said in mid-January, pledging to focus on a healthier lifestyle. “You look at my Twitter picture and I look like I’m in shape, but I was putting the wrong stuff into my body, speeding all the time, not sleeping and eating properly. It’s all about taking time and really caring about yourself and how you fuel yourself.”
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