November 28, 2005
December 1 is World AIDS Day, an international day of action for HIV/AIDS. Please be sure to tune into the following shows on VH1:
-- "VH1 News Presents: AIDS -- A Pop Culture History" will air at 12:00 PM. Hosted by AIDS activist Ashley Judd, this documentary is a unique look back through the history of AIDS as seen though the prism of popular culture.
-- "VH1 News Presents: Tracking the Monster: Ashley Judd and India.Arie Confront AIDS in Africa" will air at 5:00 PM. This documentary chronicles two emotional journeys to Africa by actress Ashley Judd and Grammy winner India.Arie as they witness the effects of HIV/AIDS at sites supported by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Kenya and Madagascar
**FYI-- Vspot, VH1's broadband entertainment network will run World AIDS Day PSA's, as well as clips from "Tracking the Monster" and a flipbook of India.Arie & Ashley Judd in Africa.
For more information on AIDS/HIV visit:
knowhivaids.org & youthaids.org
November 22, 2005
Breakfast with Naomi Judd...
The mother of two successful entertainers -- Wynonna and Ashley Judd -- country singer and five-time Grammy Award winner Naomi Judd stepped off the musical stage in 1990 when she discovered she was battling hepatitis C, a potentially deadly virus. As a survivor and single mother, she faced it head on, becoming extremely interested in all forms of healing. She is hosting a new weekly talk show on the Hallmark Channel, "Naomi's New Morning," which will air Sundays with encore presentations during the week. Her children's book "Gertie the Goldfish" -- based on her own pet goldfish, Gertie -- is out in time for the holidays.
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November 18, 2005
The world honors "The Greatest" this weekend: History is being made in Kentuckiana this weekend with the opening of the Muhammad Ali Center. There will be a gala Saturday night, the dedication Sunday and the grand opening to the public on Monday.
Former president Bill Clinton, Oscar-winner Angelina Jolie, comedian Jim Carey and actress Ashley Judd will be on hand for the opening ceremony.
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Naomi Judd to help out Santa, Appalachian kids to receive gifts: Naomi Judd will be riding the 63rd annual Santa Train on Saturday, helping deliver 15 tons of goodies and gifts to the children of Appalachia.
A camera crew from her new television show, "Naomi's New Morning," will be tagging along to document Santa's guest helper. The show premieres Nov. 27 on the Hallmark Channel cable network.
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November 12, 2005
Polly Judd loves her house so much, she moved it -- twice
"Home is where your story begins," says Polly Judd of Ashland, mother of Naomi Judd and grandmother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd.
For that reason and the wishes of her family, Judd has held on to her home and moved it to new locations -- not once, but twice.
Polly Judd has lived in the Ashland home where she raised children for more than 55 years. She loves her home and its history so much that she has moved it to new locations twice when it got in the way of the expansion of King's Daughters Medical Center.
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November 10, 2005
Ashley Judd joined 3,000 Latin American politicians, police chiefs, doctors and activists in a regional forum on HIV.
Judd, who has been the ambassador of U.S.-based project YOUTH AIDS since 2002, met briefly Wednesday with Salvadorian Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez who thanked her for her visit.
"She (Judd) can raise interest among the public and politicians about the need to increase efforts to prevent the spread of AIDS," Lainez said.
AIDS activists hope Latin American governments will sign commitments by the end of the conference on Friday to make medicine more easily available to HIV sufferers.
"We hope that (presidents) fulfill their promises," said Ordi Miranda, director of Atlacatl, a Salvadoran foundation for HIV sufferers.
More than 40 million people around the world have HIV, including more than 1.7 million Latin Americans, according to the United Nations.
Article: Ashley Judd @ America AIDS Forum