An update on Dennis Prager

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The following statement was released by Salem Media Group on Monday.

"Our friend and SRN host Dennis Prager continues to recover from a fall he took last week and remains off the air.  Progress has been slow, but steady.  There is still a lot of swelling and inflammation around his neck and upper spine.  Until that recedes, it’s hard to get a good sense of where this is all headed.  Rest assured, the overall trend is positive.  Patience is required.  As we all know,  having patience is hard.  His body needs time to heal. 

In the meantime,  Salem will use our excellent bench of substitute hosts to carry on in the same manner we know Dennis would want and appreciate. Thank you for your words of support, and keep praying for his recovery.”

On Sunday Julie Hartman, Dennis' podcast partner on "The Dennis and Julie Show," shared an update on Dennis' condition. She revealed that Dennis had surgery following his fall and that, "This is not a 'he will be back next week' situation. This is a long haul and a long recovery for Dennis."

Hartman expressed deep gratitude for the millions of prayers that have been uttered on Prager's behalf since Tuesday and the many messages of well-wishes she and Prager's producer, Allen Estrin, have received and urged people to continue those prayers, saying, "Every day we have seen modest improvements."

Prager's nationally-syndicated radio show is heard on 400 radio stations and on iHeart Radio and TuneIn. He's the founder of Prager University (PragerU), the most viewed conservative video site in the world, with one billion views a year, more than half by people under the age of 35. He's a true Renaissance Man:

• He is a New York Times bestselling author of nine books on subjects as varied as religion, happiness, morality, the left, Islamism, and America.
• He is a life-long theologian. His book, The Rational Bible, is the first volume of his five-volume commentary on the first five books of the Bible – rooted in his extensive knowledge of biblical Hebrew. It is currently the bestselling Bible commentary in America, and at publication was the #1 bestselling non-fiction book in the United States.
• He periodically conducts symphony orchestras, including twice at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, where he most recently conducted the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
• He has travelled to more than 130 countries and has lectured on all the world’s continents.
• An expert on communism, the Middle East, and the left, he did his graduate work at the Russian and Middle East Institutes of the Columbia University School of International Affairs. He taught Russian and Jewish history at Brooklyn College.