From The KOTV Vault: We Are The World Inspires Tulsa In 1985

School kids sang it, it inspired local fundraising efforts, and as Rick Wells shows us in this video from the KOTV Vault, Tulsans were "all in."

Friday, November 16th 2012, 6:05 pm

By: News On 6


Editor's note: We're about to move into a new building, so we're taking inventory of everything in our current one. We've found all kinds of interesting old stories and we're sharing the best of them here.

In 1985, something really special happened.

A supergroup came together to record a song designed to raise awareness of and money for victims of famine in Ethiopia.

Anyone over the age of 30 can probably sing along with "We Are the World."

School kids sang it, it inspired local fundraising efforts, and as Rick Wells shows us in this video from the KOTV Vault, Tulsans were "all in."

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