LOS ANGELES – August 17, 2018 – Well known Los Angeles television journalist Jeff Michael, Co-Anchor of CBS2 This Morning and the CBS2 11 am News on weekdays, will host the annual dinner event of Operation Walk, the medical humanitarian organization that performs free knee and hip surgeries for people in need around the world and in the U.S. Dr. Lawrence D. Dorr, founder of Operation Walk, will be honored at the event at the California Club in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday evening, October 6.

“We are delighted to have Jeff join us. He is one of the most highly regarded journalists in television news in Los Angeles, having won numerous awards for his work,” said Operation Walk Board President Carolyn Miller.

Michael joined CBS in January 2017 after anchoring and reporting at KTTV, Fox 11 for 18 years. He previously had been a crime reporter and weekend anchor for ABC7 Eyewitness News.
“Operation Walk is an amazing organization that has changed so many lives for people who suffered pain for years, many unable to walk or provide for their families,” said Michael. “Dr. Dorr truly shows us the power of one. It’s a great honor to participate in this evening and salute the visionary who started it all.”

Since founding Operation Walk in 1996, Dr. Dorr has led the development of 17 surgical teams in the U.S., Canada and Ireland that have performed free surgeries for more than 10,000 people in 12 countries. Dr. Dorr practices at USC Keck Hospital and is Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery at USC Keck School of Medicine.

For more information and tickets to Operation Walk Gala 2018, please visit Operation Walk’s website.