Hi texasdrew,
The following are excerpts of various newspaper articles and documents
(in chronological order) that will explain the reason behind Louis
Rukeyser's absence.
Posted 5/4/2004 9:19 AM
CNBC's Louis Rukeyser says he has cancer
"NEW YORK (AP) ? CNBC financial commentator Louis Rukeyser, who's been
on medical leave since last fall, has cancer but has promised to
return to his weekly business show.
Rukeyser, 71, said he underwent back surgery last fall to relieve
persistent pain, but when the pain didn't go away, he went back for a
checkup and a low-grade malignancy was discovered.
Rukeyser says doctors advised him not to go back to work for several months.
(...)
His weekly business report, "Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street," airs
Friday nights on the cable channel. CNBC anchors have been filling in
for him since his last appearance Oct. 31..."
Source: USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2004-05-04-rukeyser-cancer_x.htm?csp=15
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Louis Rukeyser Pulls Plug on Long-Running Financial Show
The Associated Press
Published: Oct 8, 2004
"NEW YORK (AP) - Veteran financial journalist Louis Rukeyser, who has
been off television for a year due to cancer, has asked CNBC to pull
the plug on his long-running Friday night business news show.
CNBC said that "Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street," which has been airing
with Consuelo Mack as substitute host, will cease production by the
end of the year.
Rukeyser, 71, had announced earlier this year that he had cancer in
his lower back and said Friday that complications had developed.
"I can no longer predict when I will be ready to rejoin you here," Rukeyser said."
(...)
He last appeared on his show in October 2003.
"He is a true original and we, like his millions of fans, will deeply
miss his wit, wisdom and our time together," said Pamela
Thomas-Graham, CNBC president. "We send him all our best wishes for a
full recovery.""
Source: Tampa Bay Online: Associated Press
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBCAD8S20E.html
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Louis Rukeyser Says Farewell to 'Wall Street'
By Lisa de Moraes
Saturday, October 9, 2004
Nearly one year after Louis Rukeyser last appeared on the Friday night
financial show that bears his name, cable network CNBC said yesterday
that he has told them he will not return and asked them to shut down
the program.
"Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street" will cease production "by December 31,"
the network said in a statement.
Rukeyser announced in May that doctors had found cancer in his back
after performing back surgery; at that time, CNBC said he was on
medical leave and guest hosts would fill in until his return.
Yesterday, the 71-year-old Rukeyser said in a statement that he is
"still recuperating from serious complications that have taken much
longer than seemed reasonable over the past year." He did not
elaborate, nor did a CNBC spokeswoman.
"Under the circumstances I have asked my friends at CNBC to suspend
production of 'Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street' at the end of its run
later this year," he said..."
Source: The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18913-2004Oct8.html
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STUDIO BRIEFING: October 11th, 2004
RUKEYSER, BATTLING CANCER, CALLS IT QUITS
"...Last May, Rukeyser disclosed that doctors had discovered "a
low-grade malignancy" while treating him for a chronic back problem.
On Friday, he wrote: "This is the most difficult letter I have ever
written. I am still recuperating from serious complications that have
taken much longer than seemed reasonable over the past year -- and I
can no longer predict when I will be ready to rejoin you here.""
Source: MovieWeb
http://movieweb.com/news/news.php?id=5485
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December 26. 2004 6:01AM
"CNBC pays tribute to Louis Rukeyser, the silver-haired sage of
financial journalism, upon his official retirement after 35 years of
broadcasting. On ''Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street'' and, before that, as
the longtime host of PBS' ''Wall $treet Week,'' Rukeyser led viewers
through a thicket of investment opportunities and financial outlooks
with clarity and wit.
On the special, he will be honored by colleagues, peers and friends as
they reflect on his career. Guests include Secretary of Defense Donald
Rumsfeld, Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-Maryland), SEC Chairman Bill
Donaldson, former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, Forbes chairman
Steve Forbes and others. ''Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street,'' from which
Rukeyser, 71, has been absent for some time while he battles cancer,
will now suspend production at his request. The tribute airs Friday at
6:30 p.m."
Source: The Gainesville Sun
http://gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041226/DAYBREAK/41226005/1015/living
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You can read an announcement written by Louis Rukeyser himself on his website.
Louis Rukeyser
http://www.rukeyser.com/announcement.asp
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