Anchor Waits Until After the Book to Announce he Had Cancer

Big props to WVIT (Hartford) Anchor Gerry Brooks.

Gerry has undergone surgery for Prostate cancer, it was something he knew he has had for quite a while and easily could have brought up during the November book (which is the time most Anchors announce they have cancer).

But in a Facebook post, Brooks said, "I didn't want to play this for ratings points in November."

Which means Gerry is a very reputable guy, or he reads a lot of FTVLive.com. We're going to go with both on that.

Here's his Facebook post: