sports department, which is where he met his first wife, lynne. rob and i, knew doug. we knew lynne very well. so did local 12's debra dixon. what doug needs now to stay alive. >> first let's go back if time, early 90s, channel 12. sports producer and his boss, win emmys together and start a life together. by 1999, lynne was dead from brain cancer and doug left channel 12. >> after going through everything with lynne, okay, i've done my time. i've seen cancer my life will be free of cancer because i paid my dues. seemed to have it all. banks. they have to sons. one of them asked doug, if he was going to die? >> you say no. you say i've got good doctors. i've got good people around me. we will find a donor to save my life. >> bone marrow donor. that's what is will take. there's a bone marrow drive in school. there is one in cincinnati this weekend registering as a bone marrow donor is simple. a lot of form and swab the inside of a cheek. so far there's no match to doug on the national registry, internationally there's near matches. >> sometimes we just pray to get through the day. other times we're praying for a miracle. >>