Jerry Howarth — the voice of the Blue Jays — says he has cancer

November 16, 2016

Howarth, the Jays’ radio play-by-play announcer, said a biopsy failed to find any prostate cancer, but the growth was later detected by the MRI.

By Peter Edwards
Star Reporter

Wed., Nov. 16, 2016

Longtime Blue Jays’ announcer Jerry Howarth is scheduled to undergo a cancer operation next week to remove a small tumour.

Howarth, 70, told Pauline Chan of CTV that he credits a MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan earlier this year for detecting the growth.

Howarth, the Jays’ radio play-by-play announcer, said a biopsy failed to find any prostate cancer, but the growth was later detected by the MRI.