17 Headline-Making Moments on The Oprah Show
In 25 seasons, The Oprah Show has taken on some of the biggest stories of our time.
AIDS in a Small Town—1987
In 1987, the small town of Williamson, West Virginia, became the epicenter of a national conversation about homosexuality and AIDS. When Mike Sisco, Mike Sisco, a gay man with the disease, jumped into a local swimming pool the town flew into an uproar. At the time, misinformation about how the disease was spread touched off a full-blown panic in Williamson—and Oprah was there to hear all sides of the story.
Read what happened when The Oprah Show returned to Williamson in 2010
Read what happened when The Oprah Show returned to Williamson in 2010
Published 04/14/2011