Ken Ramsauer
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Ken Ramsauer
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Ken Ramsauer was an American businessperson. He was a hardware store manager and freelance lighting designer who became the first person with AIDS to be the subject of a national network television news special when he was interviewed by Geraldo Rivera on the 20/20 television program broadcast four days before his death in 1983. At the time little was known of AIDS, including its causation. A candlelight vigil was held in Central Park commemorating his life and death, opened by New York Mayor Ed
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First person with AIDS to be the subject of a national US television news special
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2024-03-05T22:44:42Z
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