Ebert won’t return to TV
Roger Ebert will resume writing reviews later this month but will not rejoin his syndicated TV show because he’s still unable to speak.
In a letter published in the Chicago Sun-Times this week, the Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic and co-host of TV’s “Ebert & Roeper” said surgery in January ended in complications, and his ability to speak was not restored. He said the return of speech would require another surgery.
“But I still have all my other abilities, including the love of viewing movies and writing about them,” Ebert said.
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