'Different World' producer says Whoopi Goldberg AIDS episode saved lives

Entertainment Weekly— 'A Different World' reunion on 'The View' saw Debbie Allen credit Whoopi Goldberg's HIV/AIDS awareness episode with saving 'millions of lives' as 'advertisers were pulling out.'

Decider—Debbie Allen Tells 'The View' That Whoopi Goldberg Was The "Secret Weapon" In 'A Different World's AIDS Episode: "Saved Millions Of Lives". It was a different world back in the early 1990s — literally. On this morning's episode of The View, the cast of '90s hit A Different World...

Us Weekly—How Debbie Allen Recruited Whoopi Goldberg for A Different World. [caption id="attachment_3580786" align="alignnone" width="900"] Debbie Allen and Whoopi Goldberg[/caption] When A Different World made the historic decision to address the AIDS epidemic head-on, Debbie Allen knew exactly who she had to call. “I remember the degree of difficulty of doing a show about AIDS,” Allen, 74, recalled during a cast reunion of the iconic sitcom on The View Wednesday, April 17. “Whoopi Goldberg was our secret weapon.” In a season 4 episode of A Different World...

AppleInsider—Peloton producer says Apple Watch saved her life. Peloton's Jessie Malone is running a marathon to mark one year since her Apple Watch saved her life by revealing a heart condition she was completely unaware she had. Malone is not just a young and fit woman who exercises regularly, she's a producer for Peloton in New York. Yet as she was cycling home in May 2023, her Apple Watch alerted her that she might have atrial fibrillation. "It was saying you need to seek medical attention immediately," she told Today.com, . "It was red and...