{
  "id": 8757900,
  "title": "San Francisco Giants broadcaster Duane Kuiper diagnosed with throat cancer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/san-francisco-giants-broadcaster-duane-kuiper-diagnosed-with-throat",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T19:54:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/san-francisco-giants-broadcaster-duane-195409412.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "San Francisco Giants announcer Duane Kuiper revealed on September 20 that he has been diagnosed with throat cancer. The veteran broadcaster, who has called Giants games for 37 seasons alongside Mike Krukow, informed the team about his diagnosis in a statement. Kuiper started treatment at Stanford Medicine the following week and will miss several games as the season concludes. The absence of Kuiper will be noticeable, as he will be missing games against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, and another game against the Twins. Despite the setback, Kuiper expressed optimism about his treatment and reassured fans that he would return soon. He emphasized that the cancer is unrelated to a previous diagnosis from five years ago. Kuiper also acknowledged his admiration for his partner, Mike Krukow, and his commitment to celebrating Krukow's final game before retirement. The message from Duane Kuiper, shared on social media, featured a heart emoji.",
  "summary": "Longtime San Francisco Giants broadcaster Duane Kuiper announced he began treatment for throat cancer and will miss some games this week.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}