A longtime weather reporter has confirmed her amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) diagnosis in an on-air interview.
Jeriann Ritter, 49, announced her career-ending diagnosis in an interview that aired Tuesday after 20 years of working as a meteorologist at NBC affiliate station WHO 13 in Des Moines, Iowa.
After viewers noticed concerning changes in her speech in recent months, Ritter said doctors told her she has bulbar ALS. Doctors said there is no treatment or cure for the neurodegenerative disease…