“Good Morning America” weatherman Sam Champion was hospitalized for emergency heart surgery.
The 64-year-old revealed he underwent the procedure on Sunday, sharing an Instagram photo of himself sitting in a hospital bed and hooked up to machines.
Champion began his post by thanking his doctors and “wonderful team of nurses” at Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital in New York City.
“Many of you know I had a nuclear stress test last Thursday,” he explained. “And we found some things that needed to be taken care of so today. I went in to the cardiac catheterization laboratory … and we took care of it.”
Champion said he’s doing “well” and is “expected to make a full recovery” following the surgery.
He also shared a selfie from the hospital bed on his Instagram Stories, writing, “After: a little work then back to normal.”
Champion’s husband of 14 years, Rubem Robierb, commented on the post with a slew of stars and raised-hand emojis.
“I love you, my baby,” Champion wrote back to his partner.
His colleague Robin Roberts also showed support by commenting, “You know [I’m] here if you need anything at all! Speedy recovery on the way!”
“Today” meteorologist Al Roker wrote, “Sam The Man. Glad you are on the mend, my friend,” to which Champion responded, “Al you’re such a kind man … Thank you so much for calling.”
ABC 7 meteorologist Dani Beckstrom commented, “I need to visit the cardiac care center after seeing this. SO glad you are okay. We need you around for 26385926385 more years.”
Champion also survived a bout with skin cancer that he discussed on “GMA” in October 2024.
He told viewers he had an unusual mark on his face, which turned out to be nodular basal cell carcinoma, and underwent three rounds of surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the Upper East Side.
The procedures left Champion with a scar under one of his eyes.
“I hope that one day no one has to go through surgery to get rid of skin cancer, but, right now, we have to keep our eye on our skin, our hands on our skin, be very vigilant and notice any unusual spots, and if those spots start to change, immediately get care,” Champion said.
Champion also noted that he was previously diagnosed with skin cancer in his 20s, after too much time in the sun.
“When I’m not bringing you the weather, I love nothing more than being outside, but these days I wouldn’t think about going outside without sunscreen,” he explained. “It wasn’t always the case.”
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