{"id":267389,"date":"2025-08-02T21:04:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T20:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/live-aid-co-organizer-bob-geldof-explains-why-the-1980s-ethiopian-famine-broke-his-heart\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T21:04:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T20:04:56","slug":"live-aid-co-organizer-bob-geldof-explains-why-the-1980s-ethiopian-famine-broke-his-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/live-aid-co-organizer-bob-geldof-explains-why-the-1980s-ethiopian-famine-broke-his-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Aid co-organizer Bob Geldof explains why the 1980s Ethiopian famine broke his heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/k_coZzz2dPs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Live Aid co-organizer Bob Geldof explains why the 1980s Ethiopian famine broke his heart\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k_coZzz2dPs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Live Aid, co-organizer Bob Geldof sat down with CNN&#8217;s Bill Weir to discuss the 1985 concert that raised tens of billions of dollars for famine relief in Ethiopia. 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