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September 10, 2018

Alex Holley returns to 'Good Day Philadelphia' after hiatus to rest vocal chords

Co-host had announced in mid-August that she was taking time off to rest her voice

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FOX29's "Good Day Philadelphia" co-hosts Mike Jerrick and Alex Holley.

After a few weeks off the air, FOX29 "Good Day Philadelphia" co-host Alex Holley returned to her anchor chair Monday morning. 

Holley had announced in mid-August she would leave the weekday morning news show for a few weeks to rest her voice, as per a doctor's recommendation. Apparently her hosting job was taking a toll on her vocal chords.


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In the interim, her co-host Mike Jerrick was joined by Karen Hepp, anchor and co-host of FOX29's early and 9 a.m. Good Day shows. 

Holley didn't need surgery to correct the problem with her chords, just some old fashioned rest. 

β€œI’ve decided to listen to my body and my doctors," she said via Twitter back in August. "So, I’m gonna be going off the show for a few weeks, like Mike (Jerrick) said, on vocal rest – but not just rest, but learning how to use my voice in a more healthy way.”

The anchor announced via Twitter on Friday that she would return to the show, but was met with a lot of surprised fans and "Good Day" devotees Monday morning. 


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