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July 26, 2021 11:48 pm  #1


CBS News Correspondent's Rare Voice Condition Almost Cost Him A Career

I found this story about CBS News correspondent Jeff Pegues - whose work I've seen frequently on the CBS Evening News - both sad and yet fascinating. He suffers from a rare vocal condition that often leaves him either unable or afraid to speak. And despite that, he's talking about it publicly for the first time. 

How a CBS News correspondent's anxiety almost cost him his voice

 

July 27, 2021 10:03 am  #2


Re: CBS News Correspondent's Rare Voice Condition Almost Cost Him A Career

Diane Rhem is also afflicted with spasmodic dysphonia. She hosted a long-running interview show despite sounding like post-stroke Dick Clark.

It also claimed Linda Thompson's singing career for decades.