CNN's John Berman Staying in Hospital for 'One More Day' After Suffering Heatstroke During Marathon

Mar. 16, 2025

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Anchor John Berman attends CNN Heroes 2017 at the American Museum of Natural History on December 17, 2017 in New York City.

John Berman is still in the hospital following his participation in the Boston Marathon.

On Twitter Tuesday, the 50-year-old CNN anchorconfirmedthat the Massachusetts-based medical facility he was admitted to is keeping him an additional day. Alongside a photo ofhis recharged watch, he joked: “I love Boston so much, I decided to stay at least 1 night longer!”

⁦"The@RedSox⁩ the ⁦@celtics⁩, & world’s best hospitals," he continued. “I am feeling so much better. They say they want to keep an eye on me for one more day. I really think it’s just because I’m so charming.”

“I look forward to being back to work next week,” the journalist said in a statement issued to PEOPLE.

Berman announced his hospitalization on Monday, sharing a photo of himself sitting in a hospital bed. He confirmed he’s already on the mend.

“So apparently I had 25 GREAT miles … I say apparently because it seems I took a bit of a detour to the medical tent … and then the hospital,” he wroteon InstagramTuesday.

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https://twitter.com/JohnBerman/status/1516194835954376711?s=20&t=3rulLbKDLFol3MbRqb1J2Q John Berman @JohnBerman So apparently I had 25 GREAT miles…I say apparently because it seems I took a bit of a detour to the medical tent…and then the hospital. I don’t exactly remember what happened…but I am doing MUCH better now. Back to work soon! I was honored to run 25 for @TeamBeansFund .

Berman additionally said he was “honored to run” forTeam Beans Fund.

The charity aims to generate money and raise awareness for young children who develop cancer, honoring its inspiration Francesca ‘Beans’ Kaczynski. She died at 9 months old and was the daughter of Berman’s CNN colleagueAndrew Kaczynski.

“John, we’re so glad that you’re doing OK,” Kaczynskiwrote,retweetingBerman’s original post. “Thank you so much for running for team beans!

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Bermanjoined CNNin 2012 as an anchor of itsEarly Startprogram. This job eventually led to Berman nabbing an anchor role onNew Day, where he appears alongside Brianna Keilar.

Upon joiningNew Dayin 2018, Berman replaced former CNN anchorChris Cuomo— who went on to hostCuomo Prime Time. (Cuomo, 51, wasfired from the networkin December after helping defend older brotherAndrew Cuomoamid the former governor’s sexual harassment allegations.)

Berman is married to Kerry Voss and has two children.

source: people.com