Interview with Sam Dick, March 10, 2020
Project: ACTION: Cancer In Kentucky - Faculty/Staff Oral History Project
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Sam Dick discusses his educational and career history leading up to his current career as an evening television news anchor for WKYT. Dick talks about his father's and his own cancer diagnosis and experience. He talks about how these impacted his cancer awareness, advocacy, life, and personal relationships. He talks about high cancer incidence rates in Kentucky, why rates are so high, potential solutions, and stakes involved in addressing the cancer issue in Kentucky.Interview Accession
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Dick, David, 1930- Public figures Public platforms Cancer education Cancer awareness Family influences Spousal support Societal attitudes Treatment access Cancer recurrence Cancer rates Cancer incidence Cancer incidence rates Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentuckians Healthcare shortageInterview LC Subject
Cancer. Cancer--Patients. Prostate--Cancer. Education. Television news anchors Careers & opportunities Broadcast journalism Cancer--Study and teaching Fathers. Cancer--Treatment. Cancer--Diagnosis Cancer treatment and research Prostate--Cancer--Treatment Kentucky Appalachian Region Community relationsInterview Rights
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Dick, Sam Interview by Nathan L. Vanderford. 10 Mar. 2020. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Dick, S. (2020, March 10). Interview by N. L. Vanderford. ACTION: Cancer In Kentucky - Faculty/Staff Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Dick, Sam, interview by Nathan L. Vanderford. March 10, 2020, ACTION: Cancer In Kentucky - Faculty/Staff Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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