Longtime host Michael Wilbon steps away from ESPN due to ‘health issues’

Pardon the Interruption co-host to take leave of absence Wilbon did not go into detail but cited ‘worrisome signs’ Michael Wilbon, the co-host of ESPN’s popular Pardon the Interruption talkshow alongside good friend Tony Kornheiser announced on Monday he is taking a leave of absence because of what he described as “multiple health issues”. Wilbon, who turns 68 later this month, wrote in a post on X that he is taking a trip to “the injured list” but added he hopes it is “not an extended one”. Continue reading...

Associated Press · Mon, Nov 2, 2026, 11:51 AM
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Longtime host Michael Wilbon steps away from ESPN due to ‘health issues’

Pardon the Interruption co-host to take leave of absence
Wilbon did not go into detail but cited ‘worrisome signs’

Michael Wilbon, the co-host of ESPN’s popular Pardon the Interruption talkshow alongside good friend Tony Kornheiser announced on Monday he is taking a leave of absence because of what he described as “multiple health issues”.

Wilbon, who turns 68 later this month, wrote in a post on X that he is taking a trip to “the injured list” but added he hopes it is “not an extended one”.

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