WIHT (Hot 99.5)/Washington's Toby Knapp Is Back ... Look Out, D.C.!

Ready To Rumble

If you were wondering where iHEARTMEDIA Top 40 WIHT (HOT 99.5)/WASHINGTON's uber-talented APD/afternooner TOBY KNAPP has been for the past two weeks ... he's been recovering from brain surgery... wait... two brain surgeries.

KNAPP whacked his coconut on the door frame of a ride-sharing vehicle which caused internal cranial bleeding. Symptoms resulted in severe headaches, some motor skill function challenges, and finally some great advice from SVPP/NY THEA MITCHEM ... "get your butt to a hospital."

TOBY listened!  He went to D.C.'s ADVENTIST HEALTH CARE/SHADY GROVE and following two CAT Scans was admitted to ICU ... and the two surgeries alleviating the pressure on TOBY's brain.

KNAPP told ALL ACCESS, "I am overwhelmed and thankful to everyone who has reached out and have not even begun to scratch the surface of all of the wonderful emails and messages I've received.  I have many thank yous to write. I especially want to than THEA MITCHEM, iHEARTMEDIA SVPP/WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE's JEFF KAPUGI and his wife LAURIE KAPUGI for rushing to the hospital and to WIHT PD and soon to be iHEARTMEDIA SVPP/TAMPA TOMMY CHUCK for his kindness and being there for me.

I also want to thank WIAD APD/MD DANA McKAY, who is mom to our daughter KYLA, for all of her kindness -- and HOT 995's DARRIN MARSHALL and his wife, VO Artist TAYLOR SHAY, for making sure I was OK day to day and RCA's JOE DADDIO and his wife MELISSA.  You and your families helped me heal.  And a big thanks for iHEARTMEDIA's support of this personal medical issue was beyond wonderful and reassuring. The best way I can thank everyone is to continue to live a life of service that entertains and wins for our fans."

TOMMY CHUCK added, "TOBY is more than just a great teammate, he's an incredible friend.  I'm glad he is back and well on the road to recovery!  He's such a hard worker, my job is going to be tough keeping it 'light' over these next few weeks."

As of YESTERDAY (11/15), KNAPP is cleared for light duty at HOT 99.5 and was at the studios to get caught up.  He will return to the air next week.  Send TOBY some love at tobyknapp@gmail.com.  Check out TOBY's FACEBOOK page and on INSTAGRAM @tobyknapp with this:

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