Sarasota-based ESPN broadcasting legend Dick Vitale confirmed on Thursday that he will undergo his first of two vocal surgeries on Tuesday in Boston. In a Facebook post, Vitale wrote the surgery would be completed at Massachusetts General Hospital by Dr Steven Zeitels. Vitale said after the surgery he would be on vocal cord rest for six to eight weeks. "Obviously it is very frustrating not being able to communicate in normal fashion. I have stayed active by utilizing my dry erase board as my method of expressing myself," Vitale wrote. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/sports/dick-vitale-vocal-surgeries-next-week/67-14541f29-151b-448c-9ec0-04fa43b6260e ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay