ESPN Radio college basketball broadcaster Bob Valvano has been fighting leukemia since last year. Earlier this year, he got some very good news, and this week, he reached a major milestone in his treatment.
Valvano was diagnosed with monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis in April. While the disease was in stage four, he began chemotherapy and by August, it was in remission. On Thursday, Valvano tweeted that he rang the bell signaling the end of his chemotherapy.
Bob Valvano was receiving treatment at the Norton Cancer Center in Louisville, where he lives with his wife.
After initially taking some time away from ESPN 680, he returned to the airwaves in May and has been keeping his listeners up to date on his ups and downs. He was also able to participate in the Kentukiana Friends of V fundraiser event last month.
In addition to working for ESPN himself, Bob Valvano is the younger brother of Jim Valvano, the late coach of the NC State Wolfpack and ESPN college basketball analyst. The network and several of its talents participated in establishing the V Foundation in Jim’s name prior to his death in 1993.
