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BOSTON (SNN-TV) – 82-year-old ESPN college basketball analyst and Lakewood Ranch resident, Dick Vitale underwent vocal cord surgery on Tuesday for dysplasia and ulcerated lesions.
The three-hour procedure was performed at Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital by vocal cord specialist Dr. Stephen Zeitels.
Inflammation of the vocal cords forced Vitale to rest his voice for several weeks before surgery could be done. He now must observe four more weeks of voice rest.
Dickie V’s 17th Annual Gala is set to take place May 6th, here in Sarasota, at the Ritz-Carlton.
