The story doesn’t say if Prager is still paralyzed below the neck but that has to be the assumption right now.
Grok says: “The average life expectancy for someone paralyzed below the neck after age 70 is…an additional 5-8 years from the time of injury.”
The Los Angeles Times reports Mar. 24, 2025:
…noting that Prager could not move below his shoulders at the time.
“He is talking a lot to people in the rehab facility that he’s at right now,” David Prager, chief development officer for Prager U, said in the same February video. Nonprofit Prager U bills itself as a creator of “free educational content promoting American values.” “He’s all there. He’s 100% there. When you hear him on the radio, you’ll say he hasn’t skipped a beat.”
Dennis Prager is still undergoing “extensive” rehab, Salem Media said in its release.
“Dennis may have some physical limitations at the moment, but his wit, wisdom, insights and passion are as strong and as clear as ever and we are delighted at his spirit and resolve to return to his audience,” Phil Boyce, Salem’s senior vice president of spoken word, said in the release. “We want Dennis to remain a part of the Salem family and want his millions of loyal fans to continue to hear his voice.”
When Prager returns to radio, it won’t be on the exact same show that he left. Salem Media announced last week that “The Charlie Kirk Show,” hosted by the founder of the conservative Turning Point USA student movement, will take over Prager’s affiliate stations — including 870 AM — beginning next Monday.
Grok says:
Dennis Prager remains paralyzed below the neck following a severe spinal cord injury sustained from a fall at his home in November 2024. According to the Los Angeles Times article dated March 24, 2025, which you referenced, Prager suffered an injury to his spinal cord at the C3 and C4 levels, an area that also controls the diaphragm. The article quotes Prager University CEO Marissa Streit from a February 14, 2025, video update, stating that “he could not move below his shoulders at the time.” No subsequent updates in the article or other available sources indicate that he has regained movement below the neck by March 25, 2025.
While Prager is set to return to his talk radio show on June 3, 2025, hosting the 2-3 p.m. ET hour, the announcement from Salem Media and related reports focus on his mental acuity, voice recovery, and determination to resume broadcasting, rather than confirming any restoration of physical mobility below the neck. For instance, the article notes that he is “still undergoing ‘extensive’ rehab” and that Salem Media’s Phil Boyce remarked, “Dennis may have some physical limitations at the moment, but his wit, wisdom, insights and passion are as strong and as clear as ever.” This suggests that his paralysis persists, though the exact extent of his current physical condition is not explicitly detailed beyond these statements.
Earlier reports, such as those from PragerU and family updates in February 2025, consistently described him as unable to move from the shoulders down, with “promising incremental improvements” primarily related to breathing and speaking, not broader motor function. Without a definitive statement confirming recovery of movement below the neck, the available evidence indicates that Dennis Prager is still paralyzed below the neck as of March 25, 2025. However, his rehabilitation is ongoing, and his condition could evolve in the coming months before his scheduled return to radio.
