Big Al Mack, from the Dallas-Fort Worth based Kidd Kraddick Morning Show, talked to WFAA 8 morning anchor Marc Istook on why he went public with his prostate cancer diagnosis.
"'We’re a very honest show. And if we’re going through stuff, we pretty much put it out there,' Mack said. 'I wanted to make this more about other guys getting checked.'
Despite Mack's own father battling prostate cancer in his 60s, for years he didn't take his own health seriously. But the sudden death of his longtime radio partner Kidd Kraddick, 10 years ago at age 53, served as a wakeup call. It was time to get regular checkups.
'I didn’t do it for years,' Mack said. 'But when Kidd passed away, and then within a year my dad passed away, hey, maybe this whole going to the doctor thing isn’t such a bad idea.'"
UPDATE MAY 2023
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