Television

Mark Kriski back in hospital

mark-kriski-ktla-sitting.jpgKTLA's Mark Kriski has been off the air for some time for treatment of what the station calls viral pneumonia. He went home from the hospital for Thanksgiving, after 3½ weeks, but tonight his girlfriend and colleague Jennifer Gould posted on Twitter that Kriski has been forced back into the hospital.

@jennifergould setback4 @markkriski. back in hospital w infeciton re pneumonia/fluid buildup. WILL B OK...but again will need more time to heal...

Kriski had apparently been hoping to get back to work in a couple of weeks, but with the setback it isn't likely now until after the first of the year.


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