Posted by Bud on February 25, 2010 at 22:05:48:
The Mix's Eric Ferguson says he's OK after heart procedure, 'ready to get back to work'
By Phil Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune
Top-rated WTMX-FM 101.9 morning star Eric Ferguson is up and about, recovering Wednesday from his second heart procedure in three weeks, and expecting to return to work before the end of the week.
Ferguson thanked his fans for their well wishes on Facebook via Blackberry. "I'm feeling great," he noted, around 10 p.m. "Check in to the show tomorrow, and back full strength Friday!"
Earlier Wednesday night, he posted: "I guess Ch. 5 thinks I'm dying! Weird...they never called to tell me!" And before that: "In recovery...feel great...ready to get back to work!"
Ferguson was hospitalized for a similar treatment in response to an irregular heart rhythm. He told Chicago Public Radio blogger Robert Feder by e-mail before Wednesday's surgery, "We’re going to get all of it this time!"
Filling in for Ferguson on The Mix alongside Hart will be Kevin “Koz” Koske, the station's afternoon host.
UPDATE: Ferguson spoke by phone with Chicago Tribune parent Tribune Co.'s WGN-Ch. 9 on Thursday morning. Mark Suppelsa, Channel 9's lead evening anchor, is a contributor to Ferguson and Hart's show.