Dr. Oz did a great job and the studio crew loved him.  He even called Patrick’s cell phone to leave a message about co-anchoring with me!  I think it all got Patrick’s Irish up:

My "co-anchor" today, Dr. Oz!

You never know what might happen during a live newscast. Today, I was supposed to anchor Fox Chicago News at Noon by myself.  And Dr. Oz was supposed to come on as a guest. He’s the doctor who now has his own program on Fox after becoming a household name on “The Oprah Winfrey Show”.

Dr. Oz showed up early for his segment.  He’s a great guy – very friendly and at ease with everyone in the studio.  During a commercial break, he plopped down in the chair where Patrick Elwood usually sits so I joked that he should just fill-in as my co-anchor.

The studio crew scrambled to rework the show and before you knew it, he was on the air announcing, “Patrick is sick today so the doctor is in!”  It was great fun to have him join me for two segments of the show.

I asked Dr. Oz if he’s ever considered doing broadcast news.  He was quick to say no but he enjoys television.  His true passion is medicine so his new show allows him to dabble in both.  And still have time to help me out… at least, for today.