Alison Stewart, host of WNYC’s daily arts and culture show All Of It, was awarded the Gracie Award for Interview Feature for her interview with her neurosurgeon, Dr. Randy D’Amico. Together, they recount the sudden loss of speech that Alison experienced in February 2024 that precipitated the need for emergency brain surgery—a procedure that required her to remain wide awake. In the conversation, they discuss the groundbreaking technology used for brain surgeries like Alison’s, what her recovery process entailed, and a surprising connection—Dr. D’Amico, a music obsessive who plays rock music while he operates on patients, remembered Stewart from her early career role as a correspondent for MTV News. This episode marked her return to the airwaves following a four-month recovery period.
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