Longtime ESPN anchor Hannah Storm has opened up on her devastating second cancer diagnosis as she revealed she will be watching this year’s New York City Marathon from home.
Storm has co-hosted the iconic race for ESPN for over a decade with the exception of a few years, including the Covid-canceled 2020 race.
The sports broadcaster, who previously beat cancer in 2024, shared on Wednesday that she had been hoping to return to the Big Apple’s big race, which takes place on Sunday, but had been delivered a medical setback.
The anchor, 64, revealed that she had been diagnosed with cancer again and that she had undergone a hysterectomy and had been given the all-clear.
However, she will not be returning to work this weekend after doctors advised her to take a little longer to recover.
‘This year I will be cheering on my ESPN/ABC NYC Marathon family from my living room,’ Storm wrote on her Instagram Story alongside a past photo of her covering the event for the Worldwide Leader.
Longtime ESPN anchor Hannah Storm has opened up on her second cancer diagnosis
‘I was hoping to be back in time for Sunday’s race, but my doctors have advised me to take a little more time to recover from surgery. Most importantly, I’m very grateful to be cancer-free after undergoing a hysterectomy.’
Storm acknowledged Dr. Monica Prasad-Hayes and ‘her awesome team’ at the Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center for their care and treatment.
‘Also, best of luck to all those running in the NYC marathon for some great causes on Sunday, including the Hannah Storm Foundation. See ya’ll soon on ‘SportsCenter!” Storm concluded.
ESPN reshared Storm’s statement on its PR’s Instagram account wishing the host well in her recovery.
Storm, who joined ESPN in 2008 and now anchors the network’s ‘SportsCenter’ among other shows, first announced that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer in an emotional interview on ‘Good Morning America’ in 2024.
She explained that she had been diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS, which is considered to be the earliest form of breast cancer.
Storm announced that she will not co-host the New York City Marathon this weekend
She underwent a successful lumpectomy and was declared cancer-free following the procedure. She said at the time that she would have to take tamoxifen – an antiestrogen drug used to treat breast cancer – for the following three years while continuing to be medically monitored.
It is unclear what type of cancer Storm was diagnosed with after discovering she was suffering with cancer for a second time. However, her hysterectomy procedure suggests that it was a type of gynecological cancer.
Storm is married to fellow longtime sportscaster Dan Hicks, who covers various events for NBC Sports. The couple share three daughters together.
