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The Fight Against Prostate Cancer: Henry Robinson Jr.'s Story

Meet Henry Robinson Jr. a prostate cancer survivor and member of The Empowerment Network, a local organization that supports men facing prostate cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with this disease during their lifetime. 

The Empowerment Network will partner with the ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk this Saturday, September 30th to support men and their families fighting prostate cancer and honor the lives that were taken by this disease. 

FOX 2 and KPLR 11 are proud sponsors of the ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk.

Read the full article by FOX 2 NOW here

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Kamy Smelser, Community Affairs Assistant

Kamy Smelser is the community affairs assistant at Fox 2 and News 11. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma but grew up in St. Louis. From the time Kamy was in elementary school she remembers watching Fox 2 which inspired her to pursue journalism. She graduated in December 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Columbia College Chicago.

While in school she worked as an investigative intern in the Consumer Responds unit at NBC 5 Chicago and interned at Modern Luxury Magazine as an editorial assistant. Kamy also worked at her school’s newspaper, The Columbia Chronicle as a news editor and produced award-winning work recognized by the Illinois College Press Association.

When she is not working, Kamy enjoys writing poetry and going running. She loves playing sand volleyball with her friends and volunteers as a middle school and youth teacher at her church.

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