BTB: Jane Wilkens Michael: His Heart Went On....and On!

BTB: Jane Wilkens Michael: His Heart Went On....and On!

From Jane Wilkens Michael Better Than Before by Jane & Laurie

November 6, 2025 · 19 min

About this episode

Jane interviews Michael Greenberg about his experience with Atrial Fibrillation and the treatment that changed his life.

Iconic sportscaster on curing AFib - Jane’s very special guest is renowned television anchor and radio show host Michael (Greeny) Greenberg. Indeed, in addition to a multitude of his other accolades and accomplishments, including writing best-selling novels, he is a longtime ESPN sports broadcaster who co-hosted the super popular radio show, Mike & Mike, for nearly two decades. He currently hosts Get Up, a morning sports program, and also serves as an analyst on NFL Countdown. But along with the natural heart-pounding action that he covers, in his case some of those high-speed beats were due to Atrial Fibrillation (AFib), the most common cardiac arrhythmia. In fact, he is one of the estimated twelve-million Americans with this debilitating coronary malfunction. On this segment, Mike and Jane talk all about how his life changed when he discovered, through his own research, cardiac catheterization ablation. To that end, he has partnered with J&J MedTech, a manufacturer of the innovative device that cured him, on their Get Smart About AFib campaign. He also shares the lifestyle tips and tools which work best for him and, in turn, will help all of our listeners feel Better…

People in this episode

Host: Jane Wilkens Michael

Guest: Michael Greenberg

Topics covered

  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • health
  • sports broadcasting
  • cardiac health
  • lifestyle tips

Keywords

  • AFib
  • cardiac arrhythmia
  • sports
  • health tips
  • lifestyle changes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ESPN, J&J MedTech

Products: cardiac catheterization ablation

Places: United States

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