AROUND FOUR-THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS RAISED THURSDAY NIGHT IN A BENEFIT DINNER AT SOHO'S TO HELP PAY FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR KCAU-TV NEWS ANCHOR LARRY WENTZ.

WENTZ IS RECOVERING IN AN OMAHA HOSPITAL AFTER UNDERGOING A LIVER TRANSPLANT LAST MONTH.

HIS WIFE LOLA SAYS THEY ARE OVERWHELMED BY THE SHOW OF SUPPORT FROM THEIR FRIENDS:

SHE SAYS LARRY IS CONTINUING HIS RECOVERING FROM THE SURGERY, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A LENGHTY PROCESS:

LARRY WENTZ IS EXPECTED TO BE HOSPITALIZED ANOTHER SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS AND SENDS HIS THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR SUPPORT FOR HIM AND HIS FAMILY.