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Bringing Up Bates’ Gil Bates Hospitalized After Suffering Heart Attack

Cookeville, TN, USA / Classic Rock 98.5
Olivia Evans
Oct 1, 2026 | 7:47 AM
Bringing Up Bates’ Gil Bates Hospitalized After Suffering Heart Attack


Gil BatesGil Bates is recovering after a major health scare. 
The Bringing Up Bates alum—father to 19 children with wife Kelly Jo Bates—was hospitalized after experiencing a heart attack Sept. 28. 
“Once…