WQHT-FM provoked a controversy in January 2005, a month after the Asian tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, by playing the Tsunami song entitled "USA for Indonesia", a parody sung to the 1985 tune "We Are the World." Listeners, politicians and civil rights groups protested in front of the station.
In 1985, he was instrumental in securing the talent that appeared on the fund-raising single and album We Are the World.
After playing it, he commented that the song would be ideal for use as a multiple-artist benefit project (similar to Band Aid's Feed the World, or USA for Africa's We Are the World tracks).
We Are the World by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie - Six alien ships patrolling through the post-attack solar system continually broadcast this song.
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Also included were a European comedy team called "Lacawski And Siegel" who would slap their chests to the tune of the William Tell Overture; a Ventriloquist Lynn Tuxster performed an act with three audience members; Prop comedians Carrot Top and Mike Bent performed comedy skits; and Kevin Meaney closed the show by lip-synching "We Are The World" and imitating the singers who originally participated in the song.
He came onstage with family and other performers to sing his fathers songs, We Are The World and Heal The World. He stayed onstage with members of his family while some gave eulogies.
His memorial service was held several days later on July 7, and the finale featured group renditions of the Jackson anthems "We Are the World" and "Heal the World".
On 1 January 2008, a party was held in the city centre of Lugano, beginning at 0:03, to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the station, with a special song "We Are Rete Tre" (cover of the more famous "We Are the World").
The video uses the tune and style of the 1985 video "We Are the World" by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.