Dick Vitale speaks for first time in 7 months following vocal cord cancer, announces broadcasting return

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The legendary voice of Dick Vitale has not been heard for seven months — not even in private.

The broadcaster has been battling vocal cord cancer, his third cancer battle since 2021.

On Monday, Joey Knight, a writer for the Tampa Bay Times, said he received a video from Vitale in which the broadcaster speaks for the first time since March.

The video showed Vitale alongside a doctor in a hospital room, where both men shared some news.

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Sports commentator Dick Vitale prepares to call a Baylor-Villanova game with Jon "Boog" Sciambi at the Ferrell Center Dec. 12, 2021, in Waco, Texas. (Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

"Hi everybody. Dick Vitale. This is the first time I’ve been able to speak. I’m gonna do it in moderation for the next couple weeks. … I’m emotional. I’m excited. I didn’t speak, you gotta understand, for seven months. You’re the first people hearing my voice in a long, long time."

Dr. Steven Zeitels, the Director of the Center for Laryngeal Health at Massachusetts General Hospital, revealed that all of Vitale's tissues are "fully healed," and he sees "no evidence of the cancer whatsoever."

"Given the remarkable recovery he’s had in the last few weeks, the best pathway now is patience, and let’s see how Dick can heal himself and get back to what he loves to do," the doctor said.

It won't be that long.

Dick Vitale attends the 2022 ESPYS at Dolby Theatre July 20, 2022, in Hollywood, Calif.  (Leon Bennett/Getty Images)

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