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CKDU Radio fonds Québec AIDS (Disease)
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Interview with Phil Shaw on Patient Zero

File is an audio reel containing an interview with Phil Shaw of the AIDS Committee of Toronto on Patient Zero (Gaetan Dugas), a Quebec man thought to be the first case of AIDS in the United States. He discusses the fear generated by the fact that Patient Zero lived in Toronto, and Dartmouth from 1977-1979, and journalist Randy Shilts' book claiming that Patient Zero was solely responsible for the spread of AIDS in North America. The interview was conducted by CKDU's Donna Mayer. The episode was recorded on October 15, 1987.

Live broadcast : various topics

File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features a live broadcast of various topics including gay pride week, and editorial, Halifax AIDS activist Peter Woods on an international AIDS conference in Montreal, and a gay and lesbian library in Halifax. The episode was recorded on June 27, 1989.