Winfrey, Oprah (1954—)
Oprah Winfrey, who began her career as a Midwest talk show host in 1985, wielded such clout in the entertainment field at the end
of the twentieth century that her partic...
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America's first lady of talk shows, Oprah Gail Winfrey (born 1954), is well known for surpassing her competition to become the most watched daytime show host on television. Her natural style with gues...
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"I don't think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good," entertainment mogul and actress Oprah Winfrey told Ms. reporter Joan Barthel. "I think of myself as somebody who from an early a...
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Oprah Winfrey was an important figure in the African-American History. I wanted to read about this important person because I heard she is dynamic, loyal, and creative. Also I want to find out the ...
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Oprah Winfrey sure knows about building a brand.The little girl born in Kosciusko, Miss., wasn't even supposed to be called Oprah. Allegedly, her parents intended to name her Orpah -- a name from t...
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Oprah Winfrey got Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Cormac McCarthy to do the one thing he hates most: talk about his work."You probably shouldn't be talking about it, you probably should be doing it...
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Oprah Winfrey went for the big time Wednesday with her latest book club pick, choosing Ken Follett's 973-page "The Pillars of the Earth," an announcement that will likely mean hundreds of thousands...
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(Reuters) - Following are some facts about the
talk-show host and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey. * For several years Winfrey, 53, has been selecting books
for her global TV audience to read, with t...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey
will create a U.S. cable network with Discovery Communications
and said she would soon consider the future of the top-rated
weekday television sh...
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Oprah Winfrey keeps topping Forbes' rankings of the rich and famous.This is Forbes' third go-round this year at putting Winfrey at the top of some list or other. The talk-show titan took the top sp...
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According to Fox, Big Boi wanted to appear on the show, but his partner Andre 3000 didn’t. Winfrey’s battle against hip hop began following an Oct. 2005 taping of her show with the cas...
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Oprah Winfrey is getting her own TV network. OWN — for Oprah Winfrey Network — will debut next year in nearly 70 million homes with cable and satellite, part of a deal announced Tuesday...
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Celebrity political endorsements
do not get much bigger than Oprah Winfrey's. But political experts say it is doubtful the popular U.S.
talk show host can sway votes to fellow-...
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