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Today's Interview: Brain Cancer Survivor Says Brain Cancer Awareness is 365 Days a Year

WEKU | By Samantha Morrill

Published May 27, 2019 at 5:00 AM EDT

May is Brain Cancer Awareness Month and as we draw nearer to the end of the month and step into June, one brain cancer survivor wants us to know that Brain Cancer Awareness is 365 days a year. WEKU’s Samantha Morrill talked to Brandon Robinson, Morning Weather Forecaster at WYMT-TV and a brain cancer survivor, about his journey.

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Samantha was a reporter and All Things Considered Host from 2019 to 2023. Sam is also a graduate of Morehead State University and worked for MSU's Public Radio Station.

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