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Stephen 'Steak' Shapiro returned on the Fan October 2 after vocal polyp removal surgery

Steak Shapiro's Bread and Butter food and dining production company is expanding rapidly. CREDIT: publicity photo

Credit: Rodney Ho

Credit: Rodney Ho

Steak Shapiro's Bread and Butter food and dining production company is expanding rapidly. CREDIT: publicity photo
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Oct 2, 2017

This was posted on Monday, October 2, 2017 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog

After four weeks off the air, Stephen "Steak" Shapiro returned on air at 93.7/680 The Fan today, fully recovered from vocal polyp removal surgery.

The Front Row - which aired today from 9 a.m. to noon and also includes Sandra Golden and Brian Finneran - welcomed him back today. He had been told by doctors to stay off the air for four weeks and he reluctantly obliged. He had felt pain in his throat in mid August and had the nodules removed in early September.

His voice didn't sound quite as raspy post surgery.

"So great to be back on the air," Shapiro said on air. "Thanks for all the good wishes over the last few weeks and me get healthy and back on the air."

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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.

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