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Jack Hanna’s family shared a heartbreaking update amid the famed zookeeper and TV host’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease.The 77-year-old former director of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s family released a statement in which they said Hanna’s condition has worsened as the degenerative brain disease progressed.“We wish we had good news to share, but Jack continues to decline and has all the symptoms one would anticipate with advanced Alzheimer’s,” Hanna’s family said in their statement to People magazine. “Each day, we do our best to find joy – even when things are challenging,” they continued.“We hope that sharing Jack’s diagnosis of Alzheimer’s brings awareness to the disease that affects almost 7 million Americans and their families.”Alzheimer’s disease, which is the most common type of dementia, is a progressive brain disorder that affects memory, thinking and behavior.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer “Dancing With the Stars” and “America’s Funniest Home Videos” staple Alfonso Ribeiro will host new wildlife series “Jack Hanna’s Passport” from Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG). The show will not star or feature wildlife expert “Jungle Jack” Hanna himself, but rather “take a fresh look at the most compelling stories from Hanna’s legendary career and his greatest past adventures across the globe.” “Jack Hanna’s Passport” will air weekend mornings starting April 6 on ABC owned and affiliated stations across the U.S.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Legendary wildlife host Jack “Jungle Jack” Hanna’s TV franchise library, including 400 episodes of “Jack Hanna‘s Into the Wild” and “Jack Hanna’s Wild Countdown” has been acquired by Hearst Media Production Group. Hearst is the longtime distributor of Hanna’s series, previously owned by Into The Wild, LLC, and already held ownership of “Jack Hanna’s Animal Adventures” and in 2021 launched the Jack Hanna Channel, a FAST channel showcasing hundreds of episodes of Hanna’s adventures in the wild.

Jack Hanna has been working with animals for decades as a zookeeper, a zoo director and a popular guest and host on a wide variety of television shows on which he shared his knowledge and passion for wildlife. Now, it appears that Hanna's animal handling days are over as the star's health continues to decline. He was diagnosed with early Alzheimer's in 2019, and in the past four years his condition has worsened so much that he can't remember huge chunks of his life, or even his family.

told The Columbus Dispatch. “And I’m going to hang onto them for as long as I can.”Jack’s wife and daughters Kathaleen, Suzanne, and Julie revealed that he now only remembers his wife of 54 years, his dog Brassy, and, occasionally, his eldest daughter Kathaleen.He has been battling the disease in private since he was diagnosed in 2019.The 76-year-old resigned from his post as director emeritus of Ohio’s Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Dec. 2020.“He just stopped remembering who I was in all ways.

Jack Hanna, who hosted several television shows on animals and was a regular presence on late night talk shows, is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, his family has revealed in an interview with his hometown media outlet.

Jack Hanna‘s family has revealed that the conservationist is in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 2-8:Jan. 2: TV host Jack Hanna (“Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild”) is 74.

The CW’s “Magnificent” Saturday mornings will continue. The network and Litton Entertainment have extended their deal for One Magnificent Morning, the teen-targeted three-hour reality block.

Jack Hanna, renowned animal expert from Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, is stepping back from work and public life after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. His daughters Kathaleen, Suzanne, and Julie made the sad announcement on Wednesday, publishing a heartfelt letter to fans on social media.

dementia, his family has announced. Hanna, 74, served as director of the Columbus Zoo in Ohio between 1978 and 1992, and remained as the organisation’s director emeritus.

This is just so heartbreaking. Celebrity zookeeper Jack Hanna  — who has appeared on countless TV shows about the wonders of wildlife — is now believed to be suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and is retiring from public life.

Jack Hanna, the wildlife conservationist who played straight main to David Letterman through decades of comedic animal segments before becoming a TV star in his own right, is battling what is believed to be Alzheimer’s disease. That according to a statement posted to social media by his family on Wednesday.

Former Columbus Zoo Director Emeritus Jack Hanna has been diagnosed with dementia. The popular wildlife advocate's three daughters announced the news in a lengthy statement shared to Twitter on Wednesday.

Jack Hanna, 74, is suffering from what is believed to be Alzheimer’s disease, according to his family.

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Former Columbus Zoo and Aquarium director Jack Hanna, a famed animal expert who has appeared on countless television programs and talk shows over the years with various wild animals, has been diagnosed with dementia, “believed to be Alzheimer’s disease,” his family announced.

over social media, they confirmed that the beloved television personality and zookeeper had officially resigned his post as director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in December, a role which he held for 42 years.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorRegis Philbin was never formally on the payroll of “The Late Show With David Letterman,” but he might as well have been.When Letterman retired in May 2015, Philbin, the TV veteran who died July 24 at 88, emerged as the most frequent guest to joke and spar with Letterman in the guest chair over the CBS late-night franchise’s 22-season run. He logged 136 appearances, far more than the No.