Detroit sports columnist and radio personality reveals late-stage cancer diagnosis

Well-known Detroit power personalilty and sports writer Pat Caputo revealed his caller absense from nan nationalist is nan consequence of being diagnosted pinch Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

Caputo announced his wellness business connected his societal media platforms connected Monday morning.

“For those wondering wherever I’ve been: I person been diagnosed pinch Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, commonly referred to arsenic a ‘death sentence’ and had 2 different superior ailments which put maine successful ICU for respective days,” Caputo wrote. “It was sudden. I’ve virtually been connected my backmost for weeks. Bless you all.”

Caputo, 66, did not uncover immoderate further specifications astir his condition.

Caputo is simply a lifelong Michigander who became a well-known characteristic erstwhile it comes to sports sum successful nan state, particularly astir nan Metro Detroit area.

Caputo was a columnist and newsman for The Oakland Press for astir 40 years earlier leaving nan insubstantial successful 2020. Still a power big connected 97.1 The Ticket, Caputo has written astir and dicussed professional, assemblage and precocious schoolhouse sports successful Michigan complete his lengthly profession arsenic a journalist. He was besides an coach successful Oakland University’s publicity section for a clip while besides making various appearances connected tv and podcasts.

Caputo is simply a postgraduate of Birmingham Groves High School and Michigan State University.

I americium nan lead newsman for nan section sports squad astatine MLive.com and we chiefly attraction connected precocious schoolhouse sports sum passim Michigan connected a section and statewide level. I've lived successful Michigan since I was three...