WEKU News Podcast - June 11th, 2024

By Brian Burkhart

Published June 11, 2024 at 3:37 PM EDT

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Brian is the Operations Director and serves as All Things Considered host. Brian began working at WEKU in 2017. He has a Mass Communication degree from EKU.

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