Rob Carson spreads joy, faith, and patriotism regularly on his show. While the radio host is known to be a jovial comedian, he shared some not-so-funny news with his audience earlier this year.
“When you say prostate cancer, it can be pretty bad stuff,” Carson said.
The conservative host originally had no intention of sharing this news with his audience because, “I just wanted to beat it and then come back with a victory story afterwards.” But after thinking about it for a while, he knew he had to tell them.
“I knew I needed to tell my audience because I needed them. I needed them. And I like to say I brought them to D.C. with me when I came here because I got a divorce,” Carson admitted. “So I went on the air, and I said, I’m telling you this because I need you, and I was just overwhelmed. Overwhelmed as a conservative commentator and entertainer — you expect a degree of, I don’t know, people trolling you — and I never got anything. I never got any trolling at all.”
Carson has often put parts of his personal life on the air, from struggling with addiction to divorce, and now cancer. His audience is there for him, sending prayers his way whenever he asks.
A Community Built for Each Other
The radio funnyman is now using his reach for more than just asking for help. “I want to use the reach that I have for good and encourage people who are going through stuff alone to just ask. And I’m not talking about money. I’m talking about just emotional support, or prayer, or whatever.”
He added, “The mantra of my show is entertain, inform, and motivate people to do good.” Carson knows there is a long road ahead, but his cancer is treatable. “Thank God that I found it. I know that I have a battle to go through, but I am going to use it to help others.”
Part of helping others is telling the audience about his treatment plan. Carson is using both standard modern medical protocols and traditional medicine. “I’m reading about ivermectin, fenbendazole, a keto diet, and supplements from a Canadian doctor,” Carson said. “I’ve been on ivermectin and fenbendazole since about April with no side effects.”
Through his own research, Carson has learned about multiple medical establishments studying ivermectin for cancer treatment, including Johns Hopkins and five different universities in Florida.
He was also very supportive of the keto diet. “Cancer loves sugar,” Carson affirmed. “When you get a PET scan, there are two different kinds of solutions they inject you with. One of them is kind of a sugar solution, and it goes right to the tumors. So they find the tumors that way.”
Inspiration From a Radio Legend
Carson’s cancer battle is not the first to hit radio airwaves. Most notably, Rush Limbaugh shared his battle with lung cancer with his audience before passing away. Today, Carson uses Rush as inspiration to keep taking to the mic even through the toughest of battles. “[Rush] had a death sentence for the last year of his life. He knew he was going to die within a year, and instead of taking the last year of his life off and going to see the world, he chose to go on the radio and inspire people and entertain people, because that’s what he did. And so I’m really blessed, and I can’t live in darkness,” Carson affirmed.
“Some lives are meant to serve as an example. Some are meant to serve as a warning. Mine exists somewhere in the middle,” Carson said. “I’m not a Bible banger, but I know that I’m here to witness for a number of reasons, whether that be with faith or with inspiration. I’m here to witness.”
He sees God working in his life in many different ways. “So I go to the pharmacy to get my first prescription for the treatment of cancer, and you want to know what the pharmacist’s name is behind the counter?” Carson asked rhetorically. “Amen. I looked at him and I said, ‘Your name is Amen.’ And he goes, ‘Yes, it’s Amen.’ It was crazy. I was driving home, I posted it on social media, I drive up, and there’s a truck in front of me. It’s a plumbing, heating, and electric company, and the company’s name is Risen.”
What’s Next After Cancer Diagnosis
Carson feels God has guided him to this point throughout his life. When he was released from his D.C. studio location, Newsmax moved him into their studio, and his podcast reach keeps rising. “Depending on the metric you look at, my podcast is between number 10 and number 16 in the country for news and commentary, right behind Victor Davis Hanson.”
As he continues to battle cancer, Carson is also looking to bring his show to other affiliates because he believes in the power of radio. “Local radio is the most powerful way to reach a local audience. I like to say newspaper and TV cover murders and sports. Radio is the connection — radio is the lifeblood of the community. It’s still incredibly powerful.”
So with the power of prayer, community, and radio, Carson is hoping to help others battling cancer the same way he is — with joy, faith, and comedy.
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