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.^ Do you watch the Oprah Winfrey show?- Oprah Winfrey 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC 247oprah.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29 , 1954 ) is the American multiple- Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show , the highest rated talk show in television history.- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29, 1954), often referred to simply as Oprah, is an American television host, media mogul, and philanthropist.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
[3] .^ According to Forbes magazine, Oprah Winfrey was the richest African American of the 20th century and the world's only Black billionaire as of 2004.
^ She has been ranked the richest African American of the 20th century, [2] the most philanthropic African American of all time, [3] and the world's only black billionaire for three straight years.- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: General]
^ She has been ranked the richest African American of the 20th century,[3] the most philanthropic African American of all time,[4] and the world's only black billionaire for three straight years.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
[8][9][10][11][12] .^ She is also, according to some assessments, the most influential woman in the world.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Rankings as world's most influential woman .- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.kipaddotta.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ She has been ranked the richest African American of the 20th century, the most philanthropic African American of all time, and the world's only black billionaire for three straight years.She is also, according to some assessments, the most influential woman in the world.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
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.^ Born in rural Mississippi to a poor unwed teenage mother, and later raised in an inner city Milwaukee neighborhood, Winfrey was raped at the age of nine, and at fourteen, gave birth to a son who died in infancy.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ During the Oprah Winfrey childhood, she made the move from the south to the inner city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.- Oprah Winfrey 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC 247oprah.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ At age six, Winfrey’s mother called for her daughter to join her in a poor inner city neighborhood in Milwaukee, WI, where from age nine onwards, Winfrey endured molestation and rape from a cousin, an uncle and a family friend.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ A self-described promiscuous teen who was a victim of sexual abuse, Winfrey became a mother at the age of 14, though Oprah Winfrey son died while still in infancy.
^ In other words, as panentheists teach, God is in all of creation, including all human beings, and once a person becomes aware of this, there are no limits to what he can achieve.
^ A self-described promiscuous teen who was a victim of sexual abuse, Winfrey gave birth at the age of 14, to a boy who died shortly after.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
[16] .^ Also at that age, her frustrated mother sent her to live with her father in Nashville, Tennessee .- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: General]
^ Also at that age, her frustrated mother sent her to live with her father in Nashville, Tennessee.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ She became the first woman to ever own and produce her own talk show.- Oprah Winfrey biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (talk show host) 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.popstarsplus.com [Source type: General]
.^ While Phil Donahue has been credited with pioneering the tabloid talk show genre, what has been described as the warmth, intimacy and personal confession Winfrey brought to the format is believed to have both popularized and revolutionized it.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.kipaddotta.com [Source type: General]
^ Gamson also believes that tabloid talk shows caused gays to be embraced on more traditional forms of media.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.kipaddotta.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ While Phil Donahue has been credited with pioneering the tabloid talk show genre, what has been described as the warmth, intimacy and personal confession[18] Winfrey brought to the format is believed to have both popularized and revolutionized it.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
[22][23] .^ By the mid 1990s she had reinvented her show with a focus on literature, self-improvement, and spirituality.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ In the mid-1990s, Winfrey adopted a less tabloid-oriented format, doing shows about heart disease in women, geopolitics with Lisa Ling, spirituality and meditation, and gift-giving and home decorating shows.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ In the mid-1990s Winfrey adopted a less tabloid-orientated format, doing shows about heart disease in women, geopolitics with Lisa Ling, spirituality and meditation, and gift-giving and home decorating shows.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
.^ Though criticized for unleashing confession culture[19] and promoting controversial self-help fads, she is generally admired for overcoming adversity to become a benefactor to others.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Aldous Huxley, (1894-1963), an English novelist and critic, was a grandson of biologist T.H. Huxley, and though he dabbled in spiritualism and other such foolishness, he also wrote: .- James Randi's Swift - March 2, 2007 20 November 2009 8:24 UTC www.randi.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In 2007, Winfrey began to endorse the controversial self-help program The Secret.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
[24] .^ Oprah supports Obama because he's the one ...- Ben Smith's Blog: 'The One': Blame Oprah? - Politico.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.politico.com [Source type: General]
^ Her support for Senator Obama was very important to our Party, we, the Democrats.- Oprah Winfrey (not starring) at DNC: The Swamp 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.swamppolitics.com [Source type: General]
^ She has become successful on the backs of white women viewers, has always supported women's causes until one ran for president when she decided she would rather vote by race then by support her own gender.- Obama-backer Oprah says no Sarah Palin on her TV show | Top of the Ticket | Los Angeles Times 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC latimesblogs.latimes.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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Early life
.^ Oprah Winfrey Height - how tall .- Oprah Winfrey Height - how tall 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC celebheights.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Kosciusko, MS, and named after the Biblical character, Orpah.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ There are conflicting reports as to how her name became "Oprah."- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: General]
.^ According to a 1991 interview with the Academy of Achievement, Winfrey said that when she was born, people didn't know how to pronounce "Orpah," so they put the "P" before the "R" in every place else other than the birth certificate.- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: General]
^ There are conflicting reports as to how her name became “Oprah.” According to a 1991 interview with the Academy of Achievement, Winfrey claimed that her family and friends' inability to pronounce “Orpah” caused them to put the “P” before the “R” in every place else other than the birth certificate.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ In Oprah Winfrey youth Oprah Winfrey played games interviewing Oprah Winfrey corncob doll and the crows on the fence of Oprah Winfrey family's property.
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.^ Oprah Winfrey parents were unmarried teenagers.
^ Oprah Winfrey was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi , to a Baptist family.- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi to a Baptist family.
.^ She later explained that her conception was due to a single sexual encounter that her two teenaged parents had; they quickly broke up not long after.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah's parents were unmarried teenagers; her mother was a housemaid, her father a coal miner and later a barber and city councilman.- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Cruise and his fellow poster boy, Travolta, and their "Church" have long insisted there is no cover-up of the two of them being homosexuals.- TVgasm - Miscellaneous TV: In Search of Cruise Control -- The Video 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.tvgasm.com [Source type: General]
[28] .^ Her mother, Vernita Lee, was a housemaid, and her father, Vernon Winfrey, was a coal miner and later worked as a barber before becoming a city councilman.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah's parents were unmarried teenagers; her mother was a housemaid, her father a coal miner and later a barber and city councilman.- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Her mother, Vernita Lee , was a housemaid, and her father, Vernon Winfrey , was a coal miner and later worked as a barber before becoming a city councilman.- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: General]
.^ Winfrey's father was in the Armed Forces when Oprah Winfrey was born.
^ Winfrey's father was in the Armed Forces when she was born.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ After Oprah Winfrey birth, Winfrey's mother travelled north and Winfrey spent Oprah Winfrey first six years living in rural poverty with Oprah Winfrey Grandma Hattie Mae.
^ After her birth, Winfrey's mother traveled north and Winfrey spent her first six years living in rural poverty with her grandmother, Hattie Mae Lee who was so poor that Winfrey often wore dresses made of potato sacks, causing the local children to make fun of her.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ After her birth, Winfrey's mother travelled north and Winfrey spent her first six years living in rural poverty with her Grandma Hattie Mae.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
[29] .^ On the other hand, it was her grandmother who taught her to read before the age of three and took her to the local church, where she was nicknamed "The Preacher" for her ability to recite Bible verses.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey's grandmother taught Oprah Winfrey to read before the age of three and took Oprah Winfrey to the local church, where Oprah Winfrey was nicknamed "The Preacher" for Oprah Winfrey ability to recite Bible verses.
^ At age three, she gave a recitation to the congregation of her church.- Oprah Winfrey - James Wilson 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.johnadams.net [Source type: General]
.^ When Winfrey was a child, her grandmother would take a switch and would hit her with it when she didn't do chores or if she misbehaved in any way.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ When Winfrey was a child, Oprah Winfrey grandmother would take a switch and would hit Oprah Winfrey with it when Oprah Winfrey didn't do chores or if Oprah Winfrey misbehaved in any way.
^ In Winfrey's telling, the protagonist — an old woman who had survived slavery and the Civil War — would ask every child, "Are you the one?- Ben Smith's Blog: 'The One': Blame Oprah? - Politico.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.politico.com [Source type: General]
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.^ At age six, Winfrey moved to an inner-city neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with her mother, who was less supportive and encouraging than her grandmother had been, due in large part to the long hours Vernita Lee worked as a maid.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ At age six and a half, Winfrey moved to a Milwaukee inner city ghetto with Oprah Winfrey mother, who was less supportive and encouraging than Oprah Winfrey grandmother.
^ At the age of six, she moved with her mother to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[31] .^ Winfrey has stated that she was molested by her cousin, uncle, and a family friend, starting when she was nine years old,[29] something she first revealed to her viewers on a 1986 episode of her TV show, when sexual abuse was being discussed.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ One show's topic was incest, during which she revealed to her audience she had been raped by a cousin when she was nine years old.- Oprah Winfrey Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Oprah Winfrey 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.encyclopedia.com [Source type: General]
^ Recent episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show .- Oprah Winfrey 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC 247oprah.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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.^ Like many teenagers at the end of the 1960s, Winfrey rebelled, ran away from home and ran the streets.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah ran away at 13, only to be turned away from a juvenile detention home and sent to live with her ultra-strict father in Nashville.- The My Hero Project - Oprah 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.myhero.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The relationship of Winfrey and Graham has been documented through the years with numerous romantic tabloid articles often accompanied by color spreads of the couple at home and on lavish vacations.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.kipaddotta.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
[34] .^ When she was 14, she became pregnant, but lost the baby after birth.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ When she was 14, she became pregnant, but the baby died shortly after birth.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ A self-described promiscuous teen who was a victim of sexual abuse, Winfrey became a mother at the age of 14, though Oprah Winfrey son died while still in infancy.
[35] .^ Also at that age, her frustrated mother sent her to live with her father in Nashville, Tennessee .- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: General]
^ Also at that age, her frustrated mother sent her to live with her father in Nashville, Tennessee.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ At age 14 Oprah Winfrey frustrated mother sent Oprah Winfrey to live with Oprah Winfrey father in Nashville, Tennessee.
.^ Vernon was strict, but encouraging and made her education a priority.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: General]
^ Vernon was strict but encouraging, and made Oprah Winfrey education a priority.
^ He made her education a priority and Oprah went to Tennessee State University on a full scholarship.- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Winfrey became an honors student, was voted "Most Popular Girl" and joined Oprah Winfrey High School Speech Team, and Oprah Winfrey placed 2nd in the nation in Dramatic interpretation.
^ Winfrey became an honors student, was voted "Most Popular Girl", joined her high school speech team, and placed second in the nation in dramatic interpretation.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey became an honors student, was voted Most Popular Girl, joined her high school speech team at East Nashville High School, and placed second in the nation in dramatic interpretation.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ In an Elks Club oratorical contest, she won a full scholarship to Tennessee State University.- Oprah Winfrey Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Oprah Winfrey 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.encyclopedia.com [Source type: General]
^ She won an oratory contest, which secured her a full scholarship to Tennessee State University, a historically black institution, where she studied communication.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ He made her education a priority and Oprah went to Tennessee State University on a full scholarship.- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Working in local media, she was both the youngest news anchor and the first black female news anchor at Nashville 's WLAC-TV .- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: General]
[36] .^ Winfrey further gained confidence for a promising future when she won the Miss Black Tennessee beauty pageant at age 18.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ At age 18, Winfrey won the Miss Black Tennessee beauty pageant.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.kipaddotta.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ At age 18, Winfrey won the Miss Black Tennessee beauty pageant .- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: General]
[37] .^ She also attracted the attention of the local black radio station, WVOL, which hired her to do the news part-time.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ The new environment proved life-changing for Winfrey, and under the strict guidance of Vernon and his wife, Winfrey was earning academic honors, competing in oratory competitions, speaking at local churches, and working part time reading the news on-air at local radio station WVOL. When she graduated from East Nashville High in 1971, she was named “Most Popular,” and won a full scholarship to Tennessee State University.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ HDTVs (Pretty big ): The holidays are typically the best time to buy a new TV – and Black Friday is the time to do it.- Oprah — Switched 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.switched.com [Source type: General]
- Twitter And Oprah — Switched 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.switched.com [Source type: General]
[32] .^ I have not been working for almost two years now.- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ She worked there during her senior year of high school, and again while in her first two years of college.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Her high school sweetheart Anthony Otey would recall an innocent courtship that began in Winfrey's senior year of high school, from which he saved hundreds of love notes; Winfrey conducted herself with dignity and as a model student.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
.^ Winfrey's grandmother had said that ever since Winfrey could talk, she was on stage.- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey's grandmother has said that ever since Winfrey could talk, she was "on stage".- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey's grandmother has said that ever since Winfrey could talk, Oprah Winfrey was "on stage".
.^ In her youth she played games interviewing her corncob doll and the crows on the fence of her family's property.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: General]
^ As a child she played games interviewing her corncob doll and the crows on the fence of her family's property.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ In Oprah Winfrey youth Oprah Winfrey played games interviewing Oprah Winfrey corncob doll and the crows on the fence of Oprah Winfrey family's property.
.^ Winfrey later acknowledged her grandmother's influence, saying it was Hattie Mae who had encouraged her to speak in public and "gave me a positive sense of myself."- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ After her birth, Winfrey's mother traveled north and Winfrey spent her first six years living in rural poverty with her grandmother, Hattie Mae Lee who was so poor that Winfrey often wore dresses made of potato sacks, causing the local children to make fun of her.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey spent her early years raised by her paternal grandparents on a Mississippi farm with no indoor plumbing, but while the living was hard, Winfrey credited her strict but fair grandmother Hattie Mae for giving her a positive image of herself and ultimately being the strongest influence in her life.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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.^ Working in local media, Oprah Winfrey was both the youngest news anchor and the first black female news anchor at Nashville's WTVF-TV. Oprah Winfrey moved to Baltimore's WJZ-TV in 1976 to co-anchor the six o'clock news.
^ She was a news anchor in Nashville, Tn.- Oprah Announces Show's End in 2011 | PopEater.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.popeater.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Working in local media, she was both the youngest news anchor and the first black female news anchor at Nashville 's WLAC-TV .- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: General]
.^ Working in local media, Oprah Winfrey was both the youngest news anchor and the first black female news anchor at Nashville's WTVF-TV. Oprah Winfrey moved to Baltimore's WJZ-TV in 1976 to co-anchor the six o'clock news.
^ In 1977 she moved to Baltimore to co-anchor the six o'clock news.- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: General]
^ She moved to Baltimore 's WJZ-TV in 1976 to co-anchor the six o'clock news.- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: General]
.^ She was also recruited to co-host Baltimore's WJZ-TV's local talk show, People are Talking.- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah Winfrey also hosted Dialing for Dollars there as well.
^ Actress and talk show host .- Oprah Winfrey Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Oprah Winfrey 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.encyclopedia.com [Source type: General]
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Career and success
Television
.^ In 1983, Winfrey relocated to Chicago, Illinois to host WLS-TV's low-rated half-hour morning talk show, AM Chicago.
^ Actress and talk show host .- Oprah Winfrey Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Oprah Winfrey 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.encyclopedia.com [Source type: General]
^ In January 1984, she came to Chicago to host WLS-TV's "AM Chicago," a faltering local talk show.- The My Hero Project - Oprah 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.myhero.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The first episode aired on January 2, 1984.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.kipaddotta.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Talk show host Oprah Winfrey .- Oprah Winfrey - AskTheBrain.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.askthebrain.com [Source type: General]
^ Within one month she becomes the number one talk show.- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: General]
.^ In less than a year, the show expanded to one hour and was renamed The Oprah Winfrey Show .- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah Winfrey previously dated movie critic Roger Ebert, who Oprah Winfrey credits with advising Oprah Winfrey to take Oprah Winfrey show into syndication.
^ Click thumbnail to view full-size Who is Oprah Winfrey .- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: General]
.^ Ebert predicted that she would generate 40 times as much revenue as his television show, At the Movies.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Invested $40 million and much of her time establishing the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls near Johannesburg in South Africa (opened in January) .- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ She previously dated movie critic Roger Ebert, whom she credits with advising her to take her show into syndication.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
[41] .^ The Oprah Winfrey Show has remained the number one talk show for 18 consecutive seasons.- A True TV Pioneer: Oprah Winfrey | The Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Web Site 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.600.org [Source type: General]
^ This is why its been the number one talk show for 12 consecutive seasons.- The Universe According to Oprah 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.letusreason.org [Source type: Original source]
^ And in a few years you may be ready to get on the number one talk show in America.- The Ultimate Guide to Getting Booked on Oprah: Training Kit 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.prsecrets.com [Source type: General]
.^ Their much publicized contest was the subject of enormous scrutiny.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Their much publicised contest was the subject of enormous scrutiny.
.^ People.com: Oprah Winfrey Ending Talk Show in 2011 .- Oprah Winfrey: News & Videos about Oprah Winfrey - CNN.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC topics.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- Oprah Winfrey: News & Videos about Oprah Winfrey - CNN.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC topics.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- Oprah Winfrey: News & Videos about Oprah Winfrey - CNN.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC topics.edition.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ He pleaded with Oprah Winfrey to continue her talk show and not to retire.- Oprah Winfrey Show - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ U.S. talk show host Oprah Winfrey has been ranked the world's most powerful celebrity for the second year running by Forbes magazine.- Oprah Winfrey: News & Videos about Oprah Winfrey - CNN.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC topics.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- Oprah Winfrey: News & Videos about Oprah Winfrey - CNN.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC topics.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- Oprah Winfrey: News & Videos about Oprah Winfrey - CNN.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC topics.edition.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ As interviewers go, Oprah Winfrey is no match for, say, Phil Donahue...What Oprah Winfrey lacks in journalistic toughness, Oprah Winfrey makes up for in plainspoken curiosity, robust humor and, above all empathy.
^ As interviewers go, she is no match for, say, Phil Donahue...What she lacks in journalistic toughness, she makes up for in plainspoken curiosity, robust humor and, above all empathy.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ We should be shown all of what's out there and from that make up our minds.- TVgasm - Miscellaneous TV: In Search of Cruise Control -- The Video 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.tvgasm.com [Source type: General]
.^ Guests with sad stories to tell are apt to rouse a tear in Oprah's eye...They, in turn, often find themselves revealing things they would not imagine telling anyone, much less a national TV audience.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Guests with sad stories to tell are apt to rouse a tear in Oprah's eye....They, in turn, often find themselves revealing things they would not imagine telling anyone, much less a national TV audience.
^ The first thing I tell you during this interview with Christine is what the most important quality Oprah producers (and all producers) want in a guest.- The Ultimate Guide to Getting Booked on Oprah: Training Kit 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.prsecrets.com [Source type: General]
.^ Guests with sad stories to tell are apt to rouse a tear in Oprah's eye...They, in turn, often find themselves revealing things they would not imagine telling anyone, much less a national TV audience.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Guests with sad stories to tell are apt to rouse a tear in Oprah's eye....They, in turn, often find themselves revealing things they would not imagine telling anyone, much less a national TV audience.
^ In fact, I REFUSE to spend a dime, much less a dollar, on any film they are involved with nor do I give their candidates of choice a second thought!- CNN Surprised Oprah Facing ‘Backlash’ Over Obama Endorsement | NewsBusters.org 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC newsbusters.org [Source type: General]
.^ It is the talk show as a group therapy session."- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.kipaddotta.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ November 23rd, 2009 7:58 am ET I think this show has been one long therapy session for Oprah, and largely successful .- I remember Oprah – The Marquee Blog - CNN.com Blogs 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC marquee.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Winfrey on the first national broadcast of
The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1986
.^ Winfrey on the first national broadcast of The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1986.TV columnist Howard Rosenberg said "She's a roundhouse, a full course meal, big, brassy, loud, aggressive, hyper, laughable, lovable, soulful, tender, low-down, earthy and hungry.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ TV columnist Howard Rosenberg said, "She's a roundhouse, a full course meal, big, brassy, loud, aggressive, hyper, laughable, lovable, soulful, tender, low-down, earthy and hungry.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ And she may know the way to Phil Donahue's jugular."- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ And Oprah Winfrey may know the way to Phil Donahue's jugular."
Newsday's Les Payne observed, "Oprah Winfrey is sharper than Donahue, wittier, more genuine, and far better attuned to her audience, if not the world."
Martha Bayles of
The Wall Street Journal wrote, "It's a relief to see a gab-monger with a fond but realistic assessment of her own cultural and religious roots."
.^ In the mid-1990s, Winfrey adopted a less tabloid-oriented format, doing shows about heart disease in women, geopolitics with Lisa Ling, spirituality and meditation, and gift-giving and home decorating shows.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ In the mid-1990s Winfrey adopted a less tabloid-orientated format, doing shows about heart disease in women, geopolitics with Lisa Ling, spirituality and meditation, and gift-giving and home decorating shows.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ In the mid-1990s Winfrey adopted a much less tabloid format doing shows about heart-disease in women, geopolitics with Lisa Ling, spirituality and meditation, and gift-giving and home decorating shows.
.^ She often interviews celebrities on issues that directly involve them in some way, such as cancer, charity work, or substance abuse.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah Winfrey often interviews celebrities on issues that directly involve them in some way, such as cancer, charity work, or substance abuse.
^ From there, she worked with victims of violent crimes, such as domestic abuse with Safe Page.- A True TV Pioneer: Oprah Winfrey | The Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Web Site 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.600.org [Source type: General]
.^ In addition, she interviews ordinary people who have done extraordinary things or been involved in important current issues.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ In addition, Oprah Winfrey interviews ordinary people who have done extraordinary things or been involved in important current issues.
^ Instead of doing important things like donning a fat suit, revealing her true hair or interviewing people who believe they are vampires, Banks will be launching a New York-based film production company, Bankable Studios.- E! Online - Entertainment News, Celebrity Gossip, Celebrity News 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.eonline.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ In 1993 Winfrey hosted a rare prime-time interview with Michael Jackson which became the fourth most watched event in American television history as well as the most watched interview ever, with an audience of one hundred million.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ In 1993, Winfrey hosted a rare prime-time interview with Michael Jackson which became the fourth most watched event in American television history as well as the most watched interview ever, with an audience of one hundred million.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ She was one of the first uber-successful women in the overwhelmingly male-dominated world of broadcast television, and not just as an on-air personality, but as a studio-chief of sorts as well.- Is Oprah Too Powerful? | Momversation 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.momversation.com [Source type: General]
.^ Oprah's back this week with new shows!- The Oprah blog 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC blogs.suntimes.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Winfrey outdid her generous track record when she kicked off her 2004 season by giving each audience member a new car donated by Pontiac.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Perhaps Winfrey's most famous recent show was the first episode of the nineteenth season of The Oprah Winfrey Show in the fall of 2004.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.kipaddotta.com [Source type: General]
.^ The show received so much media attention that even the taxes on the cars became controversial.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
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^ During the show each member of the audience received a new G6 sedan; the 276 cars were donated by Pontiac as part of a publicity stunt.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
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- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Fans of Oprah were introduced to the computer program on her show a year ago, and the media mogul uses the service to converse face-to-face with guests, fans, and even bears .- Oprah — Switched 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.switched.com [Source type: General]
During a lawsuit against Winfrey (see
Influence), she hired Dr.
Phil McGraw's company Courtroom Sciences, Inc. to help her analyze and read the jury. Dr. Phil made such an impression on Winfrey that she invited him to appear on her show.
.^ He accepted the invitation and was a resounding success.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
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McGraw appeared on
The Oprah Winfrey Show for several years before launching his own show,
Dr. Phil, in 2002, which was created by Winfrey's production company,
Harpo Productions, in partnership with
CBS Paramount, which produced the show.
.^ Winfrey recently made a deal to extend Oprah Winfrey show until the 2010 2011 season, by which time it will have been on the air for twenty-five years.
^ Her last show isn’t until 2011.- Oprah | The Frisky 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.thefrisky.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Winfrey recently made a deal to extend her show until the 2010 – 2011 season, by which time it will have been on the air for twenty-five years.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
She plans to host 140 episodes per season, until her final season, when it will return to its current number, 130.
[3] Her final show will air in September 2011.
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.^ Emily Greene Balch received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946.- The My Hero Project - Oprah 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.myhero.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Rigoberta Menchu Tum was the first Guatemalan to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.- The My Hero Project - Oprah 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.myhero.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Oprah hosts Nobel Peace Prize Concert .- A True TV Pioneer: Oprah Winfrey | The Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Web Site 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.600.org [Source type: General]
.^ There were musical performances by Cyndi Lauper, Andrea Bocelli, Joss Stone, Chris Botti, Diana Krall, Tony Bennett and others.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.kipaddotta.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ The concert was broadcasted in the United States on December 23, 2004, by E!.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ The concert was broadcasted in the United States on Dec.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.kipaddotta.com [Source type: General]
.^ Talk show host Oprah Winfrey .- Oprah Winfrey - AskTheBrain.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.askthebrain.com [Source type: General]
^ As well as hosting and appearing on television shows, Winfrey co-founded the women's cable television network Oxygen.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.kipaddotta.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah also co-founded Oxygen Media, which includes the Oxygen Network, a women's cable network.- The My Hero Project - Oprah 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.myhero.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Oprah Winfrey is also the president of Harpo Productions (Oprah spelled backwards).
^ She is also the president of Harpo Productions (Oprah spelled backwards).- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ But that's great because Oprah spells Harpo backwards.- Oprah Winfrey Interview -- Academy of Achievement 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.achievement.org [Source type: General]
Film
.^ In 1985, Winfrey co-starred in Steven Spielberg's epic film adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Color Purple.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah Winfrey as Sofia in The Color Purple.In 1985, Winfrey co-starred in Steven Spielberg's epic film adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Color Purple.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah Winfrey as Sofia in The Color Purple.In 1985, Winfrey co-starred in Steven Spielberg's epic film adaptation of Alice Walker's award-winning novel The Color Purple.
.^ She earned immediate acclaim as Sofia, the distraught housewife.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah Winfrey earned immediate acclaim as Sofia, the distraught housewife.
.^ Critics praised her performance, and she was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress.- Oprah Winfrey Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Oprah Winfrey 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.encyclopedia.com [Source type: General]
^ The following year Winfrey was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, but she lost to Anjelica Huston.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ The following year Winfrey was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, but Oprah Winfrey lost to Anjelica Huston.
.^ The Color Purple has now been made into a Broadway musical and opened late 2005, with Winfrey credited as a producer.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.kipaddotta.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Meanwhile the Harpo empire grew with “The Rachael Ray Show” (syndicated, 2006- ), based around the charismatic cooking personality who had been a frequent guest on “Oprah.” The same year, Winfrey became a Broadway producer when she brought a stage version of the film “The Color Purple” to New York.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Oprah on The Late Show with David Letterman.On December 1, 2005, Winfrey appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman to promote the new Broadway musical The Color Purple, of which she was a producer, joining the host for the first time in 16 years.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
.^ In October 1998, Winfrey produced and starred in the film Beloved, based upon Toni Morrison's Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
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^ In 1998, Harpo Films produced the critically acclaimed Beloved, a Touchstone Pictures feature film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Toni Morrison, which co-starred Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover and was directed by Jonathan Demme.- A True TV Pioneer: Oprah Winfrey | The Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Web Site 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.600.org [Source type: General]
^ In her film Beloved which is based on a novel by Toni Morrison about a former African-American slave visited by the ghost of her dead daughter.- The Universe According to Oprah 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.letusreason.org [Source type: Original source]
.^ To prepare for her role as Sethe, the protagonist and former slave, Winfrey experienced a 24-hour simulation of the experience of slavery, which included being tied up and blindfolded and left alone in the woods.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ To prepare for Oprah Winfrey role as Sethe, the protagonist and former slave, Winfrey experienced a 24-hour simulation of the experience of slavery, which included being tied up and blindfolded and left alone in the woods.
^ When an Oprah Winfrey biography discusses the life of this famous woman, it describes the Oprah Winfrey childhood experience as being extremely difficult and full of hardships.- Oprah Winfrey 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC 247oprah.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Despite major advertising, including two episodes of Oprah Winfrey talk show dedicated solely to the film, and good critical reviews, Beloved opened to poor box-office results, losing approximately $30 million.
^ Despite major advertising, including two episodes of her talk show dedicated solely to the film, and moderate to good critical reviews, Beloved opened to poor box-office results, losing approximately $30 million.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Her most recent blockbuster, Wanted, proved this mother of six’s sweet spot is action films; the movie earned $340 million at the box office.- Oprah Winfrey 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC gone-hollywood.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Working with delicate subjects, Winfrey managed to keep the cast motivated and inspired.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Despite the film's depressing themes, Winfrey managed to keep the cast motivated and inspired.
^ "Here we were working on this project with the heavy underbelly of political and social realism, and Oprah Winfrey managed to lighten things up," said costar Thandie Newton.
.^ "Here we were working on this project with the heavy underbelly of political and social realism, and Oprah Winfrey managed to lighten things up," said costar Thandie Newton.
^ "Here we were working on this project with the heavy underbelly of political and social realism, and she managed to lighten things up", said costar Thandie Newton.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ "Here we were working on this project with the heavy underbelly of political and social realism, and she managed to lighten things up," said costar Thandie Newton.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
.^ All I know is that if it works for Oprah it is good enough for me.- Oprah Winfrey Show - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ She has done a lot of good and entertained many, but it is her time to.- I remember Oprah – The Marquee Blog - CNN.com Blogs 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC marquee.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ "I've worked with a lot of good actors, and I know Oprah hasn't made many films.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
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I was stunned.
.^ She's a very strong technical actress and it's because she's so smart.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
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^ NEVER. His power is as strong as our believing, that’s why Jesus had very little power in his home town to heal ,because no one believed he could.- The Truth About Oprah Winfrey – The Secret – and Poverty | Steve-olson.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC steve-olson.com [Source type: Original source]
She's acute.
.^ She's got a mind like a razor blade."- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
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.^ Hurston (1891-1960) wrote "Their Eyes Were Watching God" in 1937.- A True TV Pioneer: Oprah Winfrey | The Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Web Site 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.600.org [Source type: General]
^ In 2005, Harpo Productions released another film adaptation of a famous American novel, Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937).- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
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- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ In her film Beloved which is based on a novel by Toni Morrison about a former African-American slave visited by the ghost of her dead daughter.- The Universe According to Oprah 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.letusreason.org [Source type: Original source]
.^ The made-for-television film Their Eyes Were Watching God was based upon a teleplay by Suzan-Lori Parks, and starred Halle Berry in the lead female role.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey! 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.kipaddotta.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ In her continuing efforts to highlight the works of great African American novelists, Winfrey’s Harpo Films produced a lavish TV movie production of “Their Eyes Were Watching God” (ABC, 2005), based on the novel by Zora Neale Hurston and starring Academy Award winner Halle Berry.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Winfrey hopes the film, which stars Halle Berry as an independent spirit fighting the constraints of the South of the 1920s, will introduce the book to “a public that probably never knew she existed,” she said.- A True TV Pioneer: Oprah Winfrey | The Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Web Site 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.600.org [Source type: General]
.^ Winfrey will voice the part of Gussy the Goose in the upcoming Charlotte's Web movie.
^ Winfrey returned to performing after a long absence in 2006, lending her voice to the charming animated family film “Charlotte’s Web” (2006) , and recruited by Jerry Seinfeld to appear in his animated “Bee Movie” (2007).- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Judge Bumbleton Charlotte's Web (2006) (voice) ....- Oprah Winfrey 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ Winfrey will also voice a part in Bee Movie coming out in 2007.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ Voiced Judge Bumbleden in "Bee Movie," co-starring the voices of Jerry Seinfeld and Renee Zellweger .- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Winfrey is also the voice of Judge Bumbleden in Bee Movie released in November 2007.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ Winfrey will temporarily trade her studio in Chicago for Washington, according to a spokesman for her production company, Harpo.
^ RadarOnline.com reported today that Corrine Gehrls , a flight attendant, has sued Oprah Winfrey' s company, Harpo, Inc.- Oprah Winfrey Archives - Celebrity News, Photos and Gossip - Socialite Life 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC socialitelife.celebuzz.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Harpo Productions, Ms. Winfrey’s company, announced that the two would meet for the first time on that stage, scheduled for Nov.
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.^ Winfrey voiced Eudora, Princess Tiana's mother.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In Production 2000s 1990s 1980s For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf (2011) ( pre-production ) (rumored) The Princess and the Frog (2009) (voice) ....- Oprah Winfrey 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Released at the same time was “The Princess and the Frog” (2009), Disney’s first animated fairy tale in over 70 years to feature an African-American princess, voiced by Anika Noni Rose.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Books and magazines
Winfrey on the cover of
O, The Oprah Magazine.
.^ By angela buchanan | Published 4/27/2006 More topics: The Oprah Winfrey Show .- Oprah Winfrey - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Oprah Oprah Winfrey's Wedding Crasher Stunt For no good reason whatsoever, Oprah crashed two weddings in Tulsa, Oklahoma.- Oprah Winfrey - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ By Lisa Fuller | Published 3/7/2007 More topics: The Oprah Winfrey Show .- Oprah Winfrey - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Oprah Winfrey has co-authored five books; at the announcement of Oprah Winfrey future weight loss book (to be co-authored with Oprah Winfrey personal trainer Bob Greene), it was said that Oprah Winfrey undisclosed advance fee had broken the record for the world's highest book advance fee, previously held by former U.S. President Bill Clinton for his autobiography My Life.
^ She has co-authored five books; at the announcement of her future weight loss book (to be co-authored with her personal trainer Bob Greene), it was said that her undisclosed advance fee had broken the record for the world's highest book advance fee, previously held by former U.S. President Bill Clinton for his autobiography My Life.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ She is MY inside happy person:The real me I kept hidden from any kind potential hurt and away any positive life experiences out of sadness.not depression,but sadness.- Star Jones tells Oprah Winfrey: I was an addict, was told I would die - The Oprah blog 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC blogs.suntimes.com [Source type: General]
[45] .^ In 2002 Fortune called O, the Oprah Magazine the most successful start-up ever in the industry.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ In 2002 Fortune Magazine called O, the Oprah Magazine the most successful start-up ever in the industry.
^ Oprah Winfrey named most powerful person in entertainment industry - Entertainment Weekly rankings - Brief Article .- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
[46] and although its circulation had declined by more than
.^ January 15, 2008 10:21 AM .- Explain the Altar of Oprah Winfrey to Me - Urban Semiotic 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC urbansemiotic.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ January 17, 2008 10:43 AM .- Explain the Altar of Oprah Winfrey to Me - Urban Semiotic 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC urbansemiotic.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ January 15, 2008 10:40 AM .- Explain the Altar of Oprah Winfrey to Me - Urban Semiotic 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC urbansemiotic.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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Online
.^ Oprah.com is a website created by Winfrey's company to provide resources and interactive content relating to Oprah Winfrey shows, magazines, book club, and public charity.
^ Oprah Winfrey, Forbes.com, 2008 .- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ On the Oprah Winfrey Show website today is a letter from Tim Russert that...- Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy School for Girls 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC oprahsschool.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Even her Web site is huge — oprah.com is visited by more than 2.2 million people a month.- A True TV Pioneer: Oprah Winfrey | The Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Web Site 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.600.org [Source type: General]
^ Oprah.com averages more than 70 million page views and more than six million users per month, and receives approximately 20,000 e-mails each week.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah.com averages 45 million page views and three million users per month and receives approximately 12,000-15,000 emails each week.- A True TV Pioneer: Oprah Winfrey | The Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Web Site 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.600.org [Source type: General]
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.^ Do you watch the Oprah Winfrey show?- Oprah Winfrey 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC 247oprah.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The Oprah Winfrey Show can do a lot of good, and...- Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy School for Girls 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC oprahsschool.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I Miss the Oprah Winfrey Show I used to watch the Oprah Winfrey show every day.- Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy School for Girls 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC oprahsschool.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Within the first 48 hours, two of the featured men were captured.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
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Radio
.^ She recently started the Oxygen network and she also signed a 55 million dollar deal with XM radio (in 2006).- The Universe According to Oprah 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.letusreason.org [Source type: Original source]
^ On February 9, 2006 it was announced that Winfrey signed a three-year, $55 million contract with XM Satellite Radio to establish a new radio channel.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ On February 9, 2006 it was announced that Winfrey signed a $55 million, three-year contract with XM Satellite Radio to establish a new radio channel.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
The channel,
Oprah Radio, features popular contributors to
The Oprah Winfrey Show and
O, The Oprah Magazine including
Nate Berkus,
Dr. Mehmet Oz, Bob Greene,
Dr. Robin Smith and
Marianne Williamson.
.^ Oprah & Friends began broadcasting at 11:00 AM ET, September 25, 2006, from a new studio at Winfrey's Chicago headquarters.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah Winfrey has 7071 friends.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah Winfrey's Friend Space (Top 11) .- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
.^ Winfrey's contract requires Oprah Winfrey to be on air 30 minutes a week, 39 weeks a year.
^ The channel broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on XM Radio Channel 156.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey's contract requires her to be on the air 30 minutes a week, 39 weeks a year.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ The 30-minute weekly show will feature Winfrey with friend Gayle King.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey's best friend since their early twenties is Gayle King.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ That marriage did not happen, and over the years, Graham became less and less visible, with Winfrey often attending events with her best friend – and editor of Winfrey’s O: The Oprah Magazine – Gayle King.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Future projects
.^ January 15, 2008 7:52 PM .- Explain the Altar of Oprah Winfrey to Me - Urban Semiotic 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC urbansemiotic.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ January 15, 2008 1:52 PM .- Explain the Altar of Oprah Winfrey to Me - Urban Semiotic 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC urbansemiotic.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ January 15, 2008 10:21 AM .- Explain the Altar of Oprah Winfrey to Me - Urban Semiotic 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC urbansemiotic.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ OWN will debut at an unspecified time in 2009.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah Winfrey and Discovery Communications announced plans to create OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network; will debut in 2009 .- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Two faulty sensors have delayed their launch since Thursday and those sensors help track the shuttle's fuel supply.- CNN.com - Transcripts 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ It will be available in more than 70 million homes because of the present position of Discovery Health Channel.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ If the Oprah Effect makes OWN more valuable than Discovery Health has been -- and it's hard to imagine that won't happen -- then Discovery can make providers pay more to include it in their lineups.- The Oprah blog 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC blogs.suntimes.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ She could live in one 5 million dollar home and save so many more children from poverty and abuse with the other 45 million – and she has hundreds of millions if not billions.- I remember Oprah – The Marquee Blog - CNN.com Blogs 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC marquee.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Oprah Winfrey, Forbes.com, 2008 .- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ This was a non-cash deal with Winfrey turning control of her website Oprah.com to Discovery Communications.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey’s website, Oprah.com, has been flooded with a barrage of abuse since the queen of daytime chat shows joined Obama on a tour of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina in mid-December.- Explain the Altar of Oprah Winfrey to Me - Urban Semiotic 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC urbansemiotic.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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On November 2, 2009, it was announced that Winfrey will narrate
Discovery Channel's upcoming documentary series
Life, which will air in March 2010.
[54]Personal life
Homes
Aerial view of Oprah's Montecito estate
.^ Winfrey currently lives on “The Promised Land”, her 42 acre (170,000 m?- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey currently lives on "The Promised Land", Oprah Winfrey 42 acre (170,000 m') ocean and mountain view estate in Montecito, California, outside of Santa Barbara.
^ Montecito, California, outside of Santa Barbara.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
.^ Winfrey also owns a home in the exclusive town of Avalon, New Jersey.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey also owns a house in Lavallette, New Jersey.
^ Winfrey also owns a house in Lavallette, New Jersey, an apartment in Chicago, an estate on Fisher Island off the coast of Miami, a ski house in Telluride, CO and property on the island of Maui, Hawaii.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
.^ She also owns a home on the island of Antigua.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ Winfrey's show is based in Chicago, so she spends time there, specifically in the neighborhood of Streeterville, but she otherwise resides in California.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey's show is based in Chicago, so she spends time there, specifically in the neighborhood of Streeterville, but otherwise resides in California.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ For Winfrey’s next television production, she starred in “There Are No Children Here” (ABC, 1993) as a Chicago housing project resident determined for her children to receive an education and a chance at a better life.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Her Hawaii property was featured on the cover of O at Home and on her TV show.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ She purchased at least one property on Maui, Hawaii, which was featured on the cover of O at Home and on her TV show.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ She may have homes in California, New Jersey, Colorado and Hawaii, but Chicago is synonymous with Oprah, her show and vice-versa.- The Oprah blog 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC blogs.suntimes.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Motherhood
Winfrey has no surviving biological children, once explaining that she chose not be a mother because she was not mothered well
[56]--as previously mentioned, her only child, a son, died weeks after his birth--however Winfrey has also described maternal feelings towards the girls at
Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls:
| “ |
.^ I would have never thought it was said like that!- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I never had children, never even thought I would have children.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ (Something later perfected by Morton Downey Jr. I never thought her show would amount to anything, but it did.- I remember Oprah – The Marquee Blog - CNN.com Blogs 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC marquee.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Now I have 152 daughters; expecting 75 more next year.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Well, straight ahead much more in the NEWSROOM, including twins who were separated and now after 30 years brought together.- CNN.com - Transcripts 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ That is some type of gestation period!- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ That is some type of gestation period!…I said to the mothers, the family members, the aunts, the grannies — because most of these girls have lost their families, their parents — I said to them, “Your daughters are now my daughters and I promise you I'm going to take care of your daughters.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
…I said to the mothers, the family members, the aunts, the grannies — because most of these girls have lost their families, their parents — .^ Thank you for taking my call.- CNN.com - Transcripts 20 November 2009 8:24 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
^ I said to the mothers, the family members, the aunts, the grannies — because most of these girls have lost their families, their parents — I said to them, “Your daughters are now my daughters and I promise you I'm going to take care of your daughters.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ That is some type of gestation period!…I said to the mothers, the family members, the aunts, the grannies — because most of these girls have lost their families, their parents — I said to them, “Your daughters are now my daughters and I promise you I'm going to take care of your daughters.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
I promise you.[58] |
” |
Winfrey also has stated:
| “ |
.^ So many people are just addicted to it (as I was years ago before the 12-step plan)… the adrenaline kicks in, and more papers sell.- The Truth About Oprah Winfrey – The Secret – and Poverty | Steve-olson.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC steve-olson.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Over the years I have seen many good people arrested, fined and even jailed due to ignorance, not malice.- The Truth About Oprah Winfrey – The Secret – and Poverty | Steve-olson.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC steve-olson.com [Source type: Original source]
^ But obviously there are many people who love A Hundred Years .- Explain the Altar of Oprah Winfrey to Me - Urban Semiotic 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC urbansemiotic.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Why didn't I have children? .^ I didn't know then how important it was, or why, but I knew I wanted to love my child and have him love back and live life.- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Now why do you think the DNC Swamp didn't mention that fact?- Sarah Palin, Oprah Winfrey: Good for biz: The Swamp 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.swamppolitics.com [Source type: General]
^ And if the ethyl mercury in Thimerosal is what causes autism, and now it's been removed, why is McCarthy still against parents vaccinating their children?- Jenny McCarthy Gets Oprah-cized - Chicagoist 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC chicagoist.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ You must know what you want, and be definite.- The Secret behind the SECRET 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC letusreason.org [Source type: Original source]
^ We want our products to delight you.- The Ultimate Guide to Getting Booked on Oprah: Training Kit 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.prsecrets.com [Source type: General]
^ I know that because you told me.- Science-Based Medicine » The Oprah-fication of medicine 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.sciencebasedmedicine.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[59] |
” |
“When
.^ Oprah and her "best friend Gayle" are just too much.- Explain the Altar of Oprah Winfrey to Me - Urban Semiotic 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC urbansemiotic.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I have never cried so much watching one of Oprahs shows.- The PETA Files | Oprah on Puppy Mills 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC blog.peta.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ When I watched Oprah with those girls,” observed best friend Gayle King, “I kept thinking she was meant to be a mother, and it would happen one way or another.”[48] Newsweek described a student named Thelasa Msumbi hugging Winfrey extra tight, then whispering “We are your daughters now.”[48] Winfrey, who will teach a class at the school via satellite, plans to spend much of her retirement in a house she is building on the campus where she plans to use the same dishes, sheets, and curtains that the students do.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
“I want to be near my girls and be in a position to see how they're doing,” said Winfrey.
[60].^ Later, people like Henry James and Edith Wharton and Virginia Woolf wrote thousands upon thousands of pages of letters—which anybody can now peruse.- Oprah’s First Words on Twitter: ‘HI TWITTERS’ - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC bits.blogs.nytimes.com [Source type: General]
^ Her mother, Vernita Lee, was a housemaid, and her father, Vernon Winfrey, was a coal miner and later worked as a barber before becoming a city councilman.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey's boyfriend from high school, Anthony Otey, would later recall what Winfrey was like during those early years: …she knew what she wanted very early in life.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
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Relatives
.^ As revealed on a 2004 episode of her television show, Oprah had a half-brother who was gay and had died of AIDS.[49] .- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey's Best Friend Dies - a Tribute to Sophie Television talk show icon and multi-millionaire Oprah Winfrey felt the pain of losing something that money can't buy last month.- Oprah Winfrey - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Ty Pennington Oprah Winfrey's Best Friend Dies - a Tribute to Sophie Television talk show icon and multi-millionaire Oprah Winfrey felt the pain of losing something that money can't buy last month.- Oprah Winfrey Show - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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.^ She was a teenage runaway that lived on the streets and had a baby who died as an infant.- The Truth About Oprah Winfrey – The Secret – and Poverty | Steve-olson.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC steve-olson.com [Source type: Original source]
^ As revealed on a 2004 episode of her television show, Oprah had a half-brother who was gay and had died of AIDS. In the February 2006 issue of her magazine, O, Winfrey felt "betrayed" by her family member, who revealed to the National Enquirer that Winfrey gave birth as a teen to a baby who died in the hospital weeks later.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ Her birth parents were unmarried and her conception was the result of a one-night fling between teenaged mother Vernita Lee, a housemaid, and Vernon Winfrey, who was in the armed forces at the time.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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.^ The Oprah Winfrey Show: Oprah and Gayle's cross-country journey" (2006).- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah visited Graceland in 2006 while on her cross-country trip with Gayle King.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey became so depressed that on September 8, 1981, she wrote a suicide note to best friend Gayle King instructing King to water her plants.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ While having dinner with Lisa Marie Presley and her husband Michael Lockwood, Oprah told Lisa Marie that her grandmother's last name was also Presley.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Yet, if Scientology were so great, then why do goobers like Tom Cruise and Lisa Marie Presley keep falling in love AND MARRYING people who are not Scientologists?- TVgasm - Miscellaneous TV: In Search of Cruise Control -- The Video 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.tvgasm.com [Source type: General]
^ First Michael & Lisa Marie Then David & Liza Now Tom & Katie .- TVgasm - Miscellaneous TV: In Search of Cruise Control -- The Video 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.tvgasm.com [Source type: General]
[64]
.^ Winfrey had her DNA tested for the 2006 PBS program African American Lives.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ For the 2006 PBS program, African American Lives, Winfrey had her DNA tested.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey has also put 250 African-American men through college[106] .- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ The genetic test determined that her maternal line originated among the Kpelle ethnic group, in the area that today is Liberia.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ Her genetic make up was determined to be 89% Sub-Saharan African.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Her genetic make up was determined to be 89% Sub-Saharan Africa.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
Romantic history
.^ She previously dated movie critic Roger Ebert, whom she credits with advising her to take her show into syndication.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey once dated movie critic Roger Ebert, whom she credits with advising her to take her show into syndication.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Stedman Graham Together since 1986 Roger Ebert Briefly dated; Winfrey credits him with advising her to take her show into syndication Back to Overview TV Listings .- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ They were engaged to be married in November 1992, but the ceremony never took place.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey had been in a relationship with Steadman Graham, a teacher and entrepreneur, since 1986, with the pair engaged to be married in 1992.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Winfrey and her partner Stedman Graham have been together since 1986.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
[65]The relationship of
.^ The relationship of Winfrey and Graham has been documented through the years with numerous romantic tabloid articles often accompanied by color spreads of the couple at home and on lavish vacations.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ That marriage did not happen, and over the years, Graham became less and less visible, with Winfrey often attending events with her best friend – and editor of Winfrey’s O: The Oprah Magazine – Gayle King.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Winfrey and her partner Stedman Graham have been together for over 20 years.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
.^ Prior to meeting Graham, Winfrey's love life was a lot less stable.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey's early love life was not always so tumultuous.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ I always felt that the drug itself is not the problem but that I was addicted to the man.” She added: “I can't think of anything I wouldn't have done for that man.” Winfrey's early love life had not always been so tumultuous.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
.^ A self-described promiscuous teen who was a victim of sexual abuse, Winfrey gave birth at the age of 14, to a boy who died shortly after.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ A self-described promiscuous teen who was a victim of sexual abuse, Winfrey gave birth at the age of 14, though her son died while still in infancy.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ When she was 14, she became pregnant, but the baby died shortly after birth.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
[16] .^ They both live together & alone.- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In 1997 a former boyfriend named Randoph Cook tried to sue Winfrey for $20 million for allegedly blocking a tell-all book where he claimed they lived together for several months in 1985 and did drugs.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Looks like Oprah couldn’t have predicted it better herself, “Maybe she’ll talk to me now that she has a book deal,” she joked several months ago!- Oprah Winfrey | CelebTV.com - Celebrity Blog 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.celebtv.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[66][67][68] .^ Cook’s claims mark the second time reports surfaced about Winfrey’s involvement in a drug related love affair.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ I always felt that the drug itself is not the problem but that I was addicted to the man.” She added: “I can't think of anything I wouldn't have done for that man.” Winfrey's early love life had not always been so tumultuous.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ According to Mair's reporting “the major problem with this intense love affair arose from her lover's being married, with no plans to leave his wife”.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ In 1995 Winfrey herself confessed to drug use.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
“And
.^ For many shall come in My name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
^ She said she is guilty of the same thing.- A True TV Pioneer: Oprah Winfrey | The Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Web Site 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.600.org [Source type: General]
^ And I've often said over the years…in my attempts to come out and say it, I've said many times I did things in my 20s that I was ashamed of, I did things I felt guilty about, but that is my life's great big secret that's always been held over my head,” she explained on her show.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
“I always felt that the drug itself is not the problem but that I was addicted to the man.” She added: “I can't think of anything I wouldn't have done for that man.”
[69]
.^ Winfrey's early love life was not always so tumultuous.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah Winfrey: I always wanted to be an actress for most of my adolescent and adult life.- Oprah Winfrey Interview -- Academy of Achievement 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.achievement.org [Source type: General]
^ I always felt that the drug itself is not the problem but that I was addicted to the man.” She added: “I can't think of anything I wouldn't have done for that man.” Winfrey's early love life had not always been so tumultuous.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
.^ Her high school sweetheart Anthony Otey would recall an innocent courtship that began in Winfrey's senior year of high school, from which he saved hundreds of love notes; Winfrey conducted herself with dignity and as a model student.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ Her high school sweetheart Anthony Otey recalled an innocent courtship that began in Winfrey's senior year of high school, from which he saved hundreds of love notes; Winfrey conducted herself with dignity and as a model student.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey's boyfriend from high school, Anthony Otey, would later recall what Winfrey was like during those early years: …she knew what she wanted very early in life.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
[70] .^ The two spoke of getting married, but Otey claimed to have always secretly known that Winfrey was destined for a far greater life than he could ever provide.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Newsday's Les Payne observed, "Oprah Winfrey is sharper than Donahue, wittier, more genuine, and far better attuned to her audience, if not the world."- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey's early love life was not always so tumultuous.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
[71] .^ On Valentine's day of her senior year, Otey's fears came true when Winfrey took Otey aside and told him they needed to talk.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Her high school sweetheart Anthony Otey would recall an innocent courtship that began in Winfrey's senior year of high school, from which he saved hundreds of love notes; Winfrey conducted herself with dignity and as a model student.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah Winfrey Show New Year's Resolution Suggestions for Oprah Winfrey Oprah has indeed built an empire from her day time talk show to her TV Network Oxygen to her magazine O. It seems as though Oprah has it all.- Oprah Winfrey Show - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
“I knew right then that
.^ I knew right then that I was going to lose the girl I loved,” Otey recalled.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ I think I am ready and going to get back on the roller coster of life, but I just disapoint my self and lose my temper with me and others I love.- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
“She told me she was breaking up with me because she didn't have time for a relationship.
.^ We both sat there and cried.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ It broke my heart.” Years later, Otey was stunned to discover details from Winfrey's promiscuous and rebellious past at the end of the 1960s, and the fact that she had given birth to a baby several years before they met.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ McGraw appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show for several years before launching his own show, Dr. Phil, in 2002, which was created by Winfrey's production company, Harpo Productions in partnership with Paramount which produced the show.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ My wife and I were married in 2006 and we had our first baby, London James last year.- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[71]
.^ In 1971, several months after breaking up with Otey, Winfrey met William “Bubba” Taylor at Tennessee State University.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ She won an oratory contest, which secured her a full scholarship to Tennessee State University, a historically black institution, where she studied communication.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ He made her education a priority and Oprah went to Tennessee State University on a full scholarship.- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ According to CBS journalist George Mair, Taylor was Winfrey's “first intense, to die for love affair”.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ According to Mair, when Kramer moved to NBC in New York Winfrey became involved with a man who friends had warned her to avoid.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah Winfrey George and Cindy Anthony Ditch Oprah for CBS "Early Show" Oprah was to have the first national interview with the grandparents of Caylee Anthony since the her remains were found in December.- Oprah Winfrey Show - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Winfrey helped get Taylor a job at WVOL, and according to Mair, “did everything to keep him, including literally begging him on her knees to stay with her.”
[73] Taylor however was unwilling to leave Nashville with Winfrey when she moved to Baltimore to work at WJZ-TV in June 1976. “We really did care for each other,”
.^ We really did care for each other,” Winfrey would later recall.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey would later recall: I'd had a relationship with a man for four years.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ Lloyd was just the best,” Winfrey would later recall.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
“We shared a deep love. A love I will never forget.”
[74]
.^ When WJZ-TV management criticized Winfrey for crying on the air while reporting tragedies and were unhappy with her physical appearance (especially when her hair fell out as the result of a bad perm), Winfrey turned to reporter Lloyd Kramer for comfort.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ A love I will never forget.” When WJZ-TV management criticized Winfrey for crying on the air while reporting tragedies and were unhappy with her physical appearance (especially when her hair fell out as the result of a bad perm), Winfrey turned to reporter Lloyd Kramar for comfort.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ No Appearance Scheduled We're sorry, but we can't find any airings featuring Oprah Winfrey in the next 14 days.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
“Lloyd was just the best,”
.^ We really did care for each other,” Winfrey would later recall.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey would later recall: I'd had a relationship with a man for four years.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ Lloyd was just the best,” Winfrey would later recall.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
“That man loved me even when I was bald! He was wonderful.
.^ He stuck with me through the whole demoralizing experience.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
That man was the most fun romance I ever had.”
[75]
.^ According to Mair, when Kramer moved to NBC in New York Winfrey became involved with a man who friends had warned her to avoid.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ That man was the most fun romance I ever had.” According to Mair, when Kramar moved to NBC in New York Winfrey became involved with a man who friends had warned her to avoid.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey became so depressed that on September 8, 1981, she wrote a suicide note to best friend Gayle King instructing King to water her plants.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
Winfrey would later recall:
| “ |
.^ I'd had a relationship with a man for four years.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey would later recall: I'd had a relationship with a man for four years.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ Rizzo was the only man among the four-person production team who Winfrey relied on in her early years in Chicago long before she had a large staff.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ I wasn't living with him.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ I'd never lived with anyone—and I thought I was worthless without him.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ I never thought in a million years that I could support someone like him, but seeing a spirit as loving and innocent as you go all out for him made me support him too.- Oprah Winfrey (not starring) at DNC: The Swamp 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.swamppolitics.com [Source type: General]
.^ The more he rejected me, the more I wanted him.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ I felt depleted, powerless.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ At the end I was down on the floor on my knees groveling and pleading with him.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
[76] |
” |
.^ According to Mair's reporting “the major problem with this intense love affair arose from her lover's being married, with no plans to leave his wife”.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Now, maybe he wanted to portray being "a fool in love" in front of millions of people, and in that case at least no one can say that he is a bad actor.- TVgasm - Miscellaneous TV: In Search of Cruise Control -- The Video 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.tvgasm.com [Source type: General]
^ Cook’s claims mark the second time reports surfaced about Winfrey’s involvement in a drug related love affair.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ Winfrey became so depressed that on September 8, 1981, she wrote a suicide note to best friend Gayle King instructing King to water her plants.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey's best friend since their early twenties is Gayle King.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ That marriage did not happen, and over the years, Graham became less and less visible, with Winfrey often attending events with her best friend – and editor of Winfrey’s O: The Oprah Magazine – Gayle King.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[76] “That suicide note had been much overplayed”
.^ That suicide note had been much overplayed” Winfrey told Ms. Joan Barthel.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
“I couldn't kill myself. I would be afraid the minute I did it; something really good would happen and I'd miss it.”
[77]
According to Winfrey, such emotional ups and downs gradually led to a weight problem:
| “ |
.^ I would be afraid the minute I did it; something really good would happen and I'd miss it.” According to Winfrey, such emotional ups and downs gradually lead to a weight problem: The reason I gained so much weight in the first place and the reason I had such a sorry history of abusive relationships with men was I just needed approval so much.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ Which is also why I gained so much weight later on.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ The reason I gained so much weight in the first place and the reason I had such a sorry history of abusive relationships with men was I just needed approval so much.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ I needed everyone to like me, because I didn't like myself much.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ I admire you so much because you never stop giving, and because you believe that everyone deserves a second chance.- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Because many times, I would get myself into situations as an adult where I didn't want to say No because I didn't want to hurt anybody's feelings.- The My Hero Project - Oprah 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.myhero.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Thank you also for telling me how I should vote.- Oprah Winfrey (not starring) at DNC: The Swamp 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.swamppolitics.com [Source type: General]
^ Grow up then admit who you are.- TVgasm - Miscellaneous TV: In Search of Cruise Control -- The Video 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.tvgasm.com [Source type: General]
^ How can you possibly say that?- Copenhagen countdown: The latest from the IOC meeting - Chicago Breaking News 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.chicagobreakingnews.com [Source type: General]
.^ Because I had no sense that I deserved anything else.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ Which is also why I gained so much weight later on.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ The reason I gained so much weight in the first place and the reason I had such a sorry history of abusive relationships with men was I just needed approval so much.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ It was the perfect way of cushioning myself against the world's disapproval.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
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Close friends
.^ Winfrey's best friend since their early twenties is Gayle King.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ That marriage did not happen, and over the years, Graham became less and less visible, with Winfrey often attending events with her best friend – and editor of Winfrey’s O: The Oprah Magazine – Gayle King.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Winfrey became so depressed that on September 8, 1981, she wrote a suicide note to best friend Gayle King instructing King to water her plants.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ King was formerly the host of The Gayle King Show and is currently an editor of O, the Oprah Magazine.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ That marriage did not happen, and over the years, Graham became less and less visible, with Winfrey often attending events with her best friend – and editor of Winfrey’s O: The Oprah Magazine – Gayle King.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Time magazine wrote, "Few people would have bet on Oprah Winfrey's swift rise to host of the most popular talk show on TV. In a field dominated by white males, she is a black female of ample bulk.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ Since 1997, when Winfrey played the therapist on an episode of the sitcom Ellen in which Ellen DeGeneres came out of the closet, Winfrey and King have been the target of persistent rumors that they were gay.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ In April 1997, Winfrey played the therapist on the sitcom Ellen to whom the character (and the real-life Ellen DeGeneres) said she was a lesbian.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey had long been a champion of gay rights, having been a pioneer during the 1980s for addressing issues affecting homosexuals – from the AIDS crisis to teens who struggled with coming out of the closet.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
“I understand why people think we're gay,”
.^ I understand why people think we're gay,” Winfrey says in the August 2006 issue of O magazine.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ In the August 2006 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, Winfrey explained that "people sometimes misunderstand her close relationship with King" and that the two of them are "as one soul in two bodies, when we are together the world feels right".- 227's YouTube "Chili"-Gayle King Show! Oprah Winfrey & Gayle King with Patti Labelle & more at Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227! 20 November 2009 8:24 UTC www.hoops227.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ While tabloid reports have put the dieting superstar's weight at 140 pounds, it's actually 163, Winfrey says in the latest O magazine.- A True TV Pioneer: Oprah Winfrey | The Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Web Site 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.600.org [Source type: General]
“There isn't a definition in our culture for this kind of bond between women.
.^ So I get why people have to label it—how can you be this close without it being sexual?”[64] “I've told nearly everything there is to tell.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ You have got the people from TheSmokingGun.com there, people.- Oprah apologizes for defending book - Morning Joe- msnbc.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.msnbc.msn.com [Source type: General]
^ So I get why people have to label it—how can you be this close without it being sexual?” “I've told nearly everything there is to tell.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
.^ All my stuff is out there.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Actually Oprah should ask Sarah on the show to allow all those "hockey moms" out there to see that Sarah is a big blow hard!- CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Florida Republican group to boycott Oprah « - Blogs from CNN.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ And it was only when he recast it as non-fiction—and one of the stories out there is that he did that with the blessing of Nan Talese—then all of a sudden he got a deal.- Oprah apologizes for defending book - Morning Joe- msnbc.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.msnbc.msn.com [Source type: General]
.^ People think I'd be so ashamed of being gay that I wouldn't admit it?- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ I understand why people think we're gay,” Winfrey says in the August 2006 issue of O magazine.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ If this is being 'clear' I don't think he will convince too many people it's good.- TVgasm - Miscellaneous TV: In Search of Cruise Control -- The Video 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.tvgasm.com [Source type: General]
.^ Oh, please.”[64] Another of Winfrey's best friends is Maria Shriver, the current First Lady of California.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey became so depressed that on September 8, 1981, she wrote a suicide note to best friend Gayle King instructing King to water her plants.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Oh, please.” Her celebrity status notwithstanding, the billionaire Winfrey served in 2004 on a murder trial jury.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
[79] .^ At age six, Winfrey’s mother called for her daughter to join her in a poor inner city neighborhood in Milwaukee, WI, where from age nine onwards, Winfrey endured molestation and rape from a cousin, an uncle and a family friend.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Courtroom Oprah Winfrey and Maya Angelou They are different enough to make you wonder at the strength of their relationship and yet what they share binds Oprah Winfrey and Maya Angelou in what one can call a forever friendship.- Oprah Winfrey - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Kirstie Alley Weight Loss Oprah Winfrey and Maya Angelou They are different enough to make you wonder at the strength of their relationship and yet what they share binds Oprah Winfrey and Maya Angelou in what one can call a forever friendship.- Oprah Winfrey Show - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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.^ In 1989, Winfrey was personally touched by the 1980s AIDS crisis so frequently discussed on her show when her long time aide, Billy Rizzo, became afflicted by the disease.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey had long been a champion of gay rights, having been a pioneer during the 1980s for addressing issues affecting homosexuals – from the AIDS crisis to teens who struggled with coming out of the closet.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Meanwhile the Harpo empire grew with “The Rachael Ray Show” (syndicated, 2006- ), based around the charismatic cooking personality who had been a frequent guest on “Oprah.” The same year, Winfrey became a Broadway producer when she brought a stage version of the film “The Color Purple” to New York.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ I'd had a relationship with a man for four years.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Rizzo was the only man among the four-person production team who Winfrey relied on in her early years in Chicago long before she had a large staff.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Homes have been built in four states—Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama—before the one year anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
“I love
.^ I love Billy like a brother,” she said at the time.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
“He's a wonderful, funny, talented guy, and it's just heartbreaking to see him so ill.”
.^ He's a wonderful, funny, talented guy, and it's just heartbreaking to see him so ill.” Winfrey visited him daily during his last days.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey visited him daily during his last days.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ On Valentine's day of her senior year, Otey's fears came true when Winfrey took Otey aside and told him they needed to talk.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
Health
.^ On October 16, 2007, Winfrey revealed that she was diagnosed with a thyroid disorder that made her gain 20 pounds.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ October 1, 2009 5:16 PM If the olympics come to Chicago, the sales tax would be up to 20.16%.- Copenhagen countdown: The latest from the IOC meeting - Chicago Breaking News 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.chicagobreakingnews.com [Source type: General]
^ On September 10, 2007, David Letterman made his first appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show", as its season premiere was filmed in New York City.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ I beleive the Church of Satan is also a Bonafide church as well so you can figure out the rest (Note to self: start my own religion).- TVgasm - Miscellaneous TV: In Search of Cruise Control -- The Video 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.tvgasm.com [Source type: General]
^ I am going to order this book this second and give one to all my single girlfriends because this book is going to save us so much time, and so many brunches of confusion trying to figure out what guys really mean!
^ A week after my surgery I had to go out and pick up the book A New Earth, even if I was doing the shuffle and glide as I walked.- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ All my stuff is out there.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
- 227's YouTube "Chili"-Gayle King Show! Oprah Winfrey & Gayle King with Patti Labelle & more at Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227! 20 November 2009 8:24 UTC www.hoops227.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ "At the end of May, I was so exhausted I couldn't figure out what was going on in my life.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ I ended up going to Africa and spent a month with my beautiful daughters there, was still feeling really tired, really tired, going around from doctor to doctor trying to figure out what was wrong and finally figured out that I had literally sort of blew out my thyroid " Winfrey said on her show.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ She also discusses more about her story in the October 2007 issue of the Oprah Magazine.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ But Oprah is far more than a cultural force — she's a dangerous political force as well, a woman with unpredictable and mercurial attitudes toward the major issues of the day.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ This is nothing more than prescientific mystical nonsense about the origins of disease, and Oprah believes it.- Science-Based Medicine » The Oprah-fication of medicine 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.sciencebasedmedicine.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
In 2008 Winfrey decided to become a
vegan for three weeks.
[82]
Entrepreneurship and wealth
.^ Talk shows · Oprah Winfrey .- Barack Obama to make Oprah Winfrey US ambassador to London? | Politics | guardian.co.uk 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: News]
^ Winfrey during her car giveaway to the entire audience.Born in rural poverty, then raised by a mother on welfare in the ghetto, Winfrey became a millionaire at age 32 when her talk show went national.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ Born in rural poverty, then raised by a mother on welfare in a poor urban neighborhood, Winfrey became a millionaire at age 32 when her talk show went national.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ Because of the amount of revenue the show generated, Winfrey was in a position to negotiate ownership of the show and start her own production company.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Her love of theater and acting sparked her to form her own production company, HARPO Entertainment Group.- The My Hero Project - Oprah 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.myhero.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Her emotional ad-lib delivery eventually got her transferred to the daytime talk show arena, and after boosting a third-rated local Chicago talk show to first place,[6] she launched her own production company and became internationally syndicated.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ Considered the richest woman in entertainment by the early 1990s, at age 41 Winfrey's wealth crossed another milestone when with a net worth of $340 million, she replaced Bill Cosby as the only African American on the Forbes 400.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ With a 2000 net-worth of $800 million, Winfrey is believed to have been the richest African American of the 20th century.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ According to Forbes, Winfrey is worth over $2.5 billion, as of September, 2007[70] and has overtaken former Ebay CEO Meg Whitman as the richest self-made woman in America.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
Although black people are just under 13% of the U.S. population,
[84] Winfrey has remained the only African American wealthy enough to rank among America's 400 richest people nearly every year since 1995.
[85]
.^ With a 2000 net-worth of $800 million, Winfrey is believed to have been the richest African American of the 20th century.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Considered the richest woman in entertainment by the early 1990s, at age 41 Winfrey's wealth crossed another milestone when with a net worth of $340 million, she replaced Bill Cosby as the only African American on the Forbes 400.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey kicked off her 19th season with perhaps the ultimate giveaway -- 276 new Pontiac G6's -- worth $7 million.- A True TV Pioneer: Oprah Winfrey | The Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Web Site 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.600.org [Source type: General]
To celebrate her status as a historical figure, Professor Juliet E.K. Walker of the
University of Illinois created the course "History 298: Oprah Winfrey, the Tycoon."
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.^ Winfrey is the only person in the world to have made all five lists.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Forbes' international rich list has listed Winfrey as the world's only black billionaire in 2004, 2005, and 2006 and as the first black woman billionaire in world history.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey first began to dream big when she learned to read at age three, discovering a whole world outside the farm.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[87][10][88] .^ According to Forbes, Winfrey is worth over $2.5 billion, as of September, 2007[70] and has overtaken former Ebay CEO Meg Whitman as the richest self-made woman in America.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Considered the richest woman in entertainment by the early 1990s, at age 41 Winfrey's wealth crossed another milestone when with a net worth of $340 million, she replaced Bill Cosby as the only African American on the Forbes 400.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Forbes magazine has estimated that she is worth around $1.1 billion.- A True TV Pioneer: Oprah Winfrey | The Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Web Site 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.600.org [Source type: General]
[89]
.^ Female 55 years old Kosciusko, Indiana United States Last Login: 6/26/2007 .- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey's boyfriend from high school, Anthony Otey, would later recall what Winfrey was like during those early years: …she knew what she wanted very early in life.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ In addition to lecturing, working full time and conducting workshops throughout the United States, Usher, 33, is also the mother of 4-year-old SaVanna Grace.- A True TV Pioneer: Oprah Winfrey | The Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Web Site 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.600.org [Source type: General]
.^ She earned an estimated $260 million during the year.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ This amount was more than 5 times what had been earned by the person in second place - music executive Simon Cowell, who had earned $45 million.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ The 51-year-old, who enjoys an annual income of more than $380 million was reportedly going to reside in a poverty-stricken public housing project in Chicago for a month as part of the series.- A True TV Pioneer: Oprah Winfrey | The Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Web Site 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.600.org [Source type: General]
^ She could live in one 5 million dollar home and save so many more children from poverty and abuse with the other 45 million – and she has hundreds of millions if not billions.- I remember Oprah – The Marquee Blog - CNN.com Blogs 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC marquee.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[90] .^ By 2008, her income had increased to $275 million.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
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Influence
Rankings as world's most influential woman
.^ She is also, according to some assessments, the most influential woman in the world.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ I mean, this is one of the most prominent, influential people in the society.- Oprah apologizes for defending book - Morning Joe- msnbc.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.msnbc.msn.com [Source type: General]
^ I think Oprah Winfrey is the most powerful woman in the world, not just in America.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ Winfrey is the only person in the world to have made all five lists.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah Winfrey the richest black person in the world.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's interview on today's edition of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" touched on all the topics, political and personal.- The Oprah blog 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC blogs.suntimes.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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.^ I think Oprah Winfrey is the most powerful woman in the world, not just in America.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey was called "arguably the world's most powerful woman" by CNN and Time.com.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ At the end of the 20th century Life listed Winfrey as both the most influential woman and the most influential black person of her generation, and in a cover story profile the magazine called her "America's most powerful woman".- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ Oprah Winfrey named most powerful person in entertainment industry - Entertainment Weekly rankings - Brief Article .- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ "Sport is the most important one," he said.- Copenhagen countdown: The latest from the IOC meeting - Chicago Breaking News 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.chicagobreakingnews.com [Source type: General]
^ In 1998 Winfrey became the first woman and first Black to top Entertainment Weekly's list of the 101 most powerful people in the entertainment industry.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
[98] In 2003 Winfrey edged out both
Superman and
Elvis Presley to be named the greatest pop culture icon of all time by VH1.
[99] Forbes named her the world's most powerful celebrity in 2005,
[100] 2007,
[101] and 2008.
[91] Columnist
Maureen Dowd seems to agree with such assessments:
| “ |
.^ She is the top alpha female in this country.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Columnist Maureen Dowd seems to agree with such assessments: She is the top alpha female in this country.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
.^ She has more credibility than the president.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah Winfrey arguably has more influence on the culture than any university president, politician, or religious leader, except perhaps the Pope.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Who has more money and influence to spread around than a U.S. President?- Copenhagen countdown: The latest from the IOC meeting - Chicago Breaking News 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.chicagobreakingnews.com [Source type: General]
.^ Other successful women, such as Hillary Clinton and Martha Stewart, had to be publicly slapped down before they could move forward.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ In any case, Suzanne Somers promotes medical advice and practices that could be dangerous to women, and Oprah is totally down with them.- Science-Based Medicine » The Oprah-fication of medicine 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.sciencebasedmedicine.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ And in Nebraska, moving forward, crowds returned to the mall where a gunman opened fire just days before.- CNN.com - Transcripts 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
Even Condi has had to play the protegé with Bush. .^ None of this happened to Oprah — she is a straight ahead success story.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ The first-person story that, as Oprah says, puts “a human face on topics” is an important part of the show’s success.- Science-Based Medicine » The Oprah-fication of medicine 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.sciencebasedmedicine.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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.^ Oprah Winfrey arguably has more influence on the culture than any university president, politician, or religious leader, except perhaps the Pope.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Who has more money and influence to spread around than a U.S. President?- Copenhagen countdown: The latest from the IOC meeting - Chicago Breaking News 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.chicagobreakingnews.com [Source type: General]
^ Vanity Fair wrote: "Oprah Winfrey arguably has more influence on the culture than any university president, politician, or religious leader, except perhaps the Pope."- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
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.^ Bill O'Reilly said: I mean this is a woman that came from nothing to rise up to be the most powerful woman, I think, in the world.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ I think Oprah Winfrey is the most powerful woman in the world, not just in America.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ Rankings as world's most influential woman .- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
.^ Oprah 'most powerful celebrity' .- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ I mean this is a woman that came from nothing to rise up to be the most powerful woman, I think, in the world.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ I think Oprah Winfrey is the most powerful woman in the world, not just in America.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ That's — anybody who goes on her program immediately benefits through the roof.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ I mean, she has a loyal following; she has credibility; she has talent; and she's done it on her own to become fabulously wealthy and fabulously powerful.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
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Biographer
Kitty Kelley states that she has always been fascinated by Winfrey:
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.^ As a woman, she has wielded an unprecedented amount of influence over the American culture and psyche,…There has been no other person in the 20th century whose convictions and values have impacted the American public in such a significant way.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ In other words, as panentheists teach, God is in all of creation, including all human beings, and once a person becomes aware of this, there are no limits to what he can achieve.
^ We enjoy looking at your show.For working mother thankyou so much.That there someone know what other woman go throught.- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[105]… .^ I see her as probably the most powerful woman in our society.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Biographer Kitty Kelly states that she has always been “fascinated” by Winfrey: As a woman, she has wielded an unprecedented amount of influence over the American culture and psyche,…There has been no other person in the 20th century whose convictions and values have impacted the American public in such a significant way.… I see her as probably the most powerful woman in our society.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ I mean this is a woman that came from nothing to rise up to be the most powerful woman, I think, in the world.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ I think Oprah has influenced every medium that she's touched.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
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.^ Winfrey's influence reaches far beyond pop-culture and into unrelated industries where many believe she has the power to cause enormous market swings and radical price changes with a single comment.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ In 2003 Winfrey edged out both Superman and Elvis Presley to be named the greatest pop culture icon of all time by VH1.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ Vanity Fair wrote: "Oprah Winfrey arguably has more influence on the culture than any university president, politician, or religious leader, except perhaps the Pope."- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
During a show about
mad cow disease with
Howard Lyman (aired on April 16, 1996), Winfrey exclaimed, "It has just stopped me cold from eating another burger!" Texas cattlemen sued her and Lyman in early 1998 for "false
defamation of perishable food" and "business disparagement", claiming that Winfrey's remarks subsequently sent cattle prices tumbling, costing beef producers some $12 million.
.^ On February 26, after a trial spanning over two months in an Amarillo, Texas court in the thick of cattle country, a jury found Winfrey and Lyman were not liable for damages.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ They sued Winfrey for libel in a Texas court and after a two–month courtroom trial, in which Winfrey defended herself – the jury decided Winfrey and Lyman were not liable for damages.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Oh, please.” Her celebrity status notwithstanding, the billionaire Winfrey served in 2004 on a murder trial jury.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
.^ (After the trial, she received a postcard from Rosanne Barr reading, “Congratulations, you beat the meat!”) In June 2005 the first case of mad cow disease in a cow native to the United States was detected in Texas.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ In June 2004, Usher gave a lecture "Take What You Have and Make What You Want" at the National Counselors Convention in Dallas, Texas.- A True TV Pioneer: Oprah Winfrey | The Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Web Site 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.600.org [Source type: General]
The
USDA concluded that it was most likely infected in Texas prior to 1997.
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.^ In 2005 Winfrey was named the greatest woman in American history as part of a public poll as part of The Greatest American.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah Winfrey has been the host of the highest rated syndicated talk show in television history , her self-named The Oprah Winfrey Show .- Science-Based Medicine » The Oprah-fication of medicine 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.sciencebasedmedicine.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In 2003 Winfrey edged out both Superman and Elvis Presley to be named the greatest pop culture icon of all time by VH1.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ She was ranked #9 overall on the list of greatest Americans.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ It seems that the list was created by asking people to nominate the greatest American, and the resultant 100 are those who got the most votes.
^ Lots of controversy over a recent Discovery Channel voter list of the 100 Greatest Americans.
.^ Television's most popular personality (according to a recent Harris Interactive poll) is paying big bucks to try to help a friend.- A True TV Pioneer: Oprah Winfrey | The Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Web Site 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.600.org [Source type: General]
.^ In 2005 Winfrey was named the greatest woman in American history as part of a public poll as part of The Greatest American.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
.^ January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 Feeds .- The PETA Files | Oprah on Puppy Mills 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC blog.peta.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In December 2007, Winfrey joined Obama for a series of rallies in the early primary states of Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ January 2010 (6) December 2009 (4) November 2009 (16) October 2009 (9) September 2009 (19) August 2009 (5) June 2009 (7) May 2009 (7) April 2009 (15) March 2009 (24) February 2009 (4) January 2009 (28) December 2008 (17) November 2008 (31) October 2008 (8) September 2008 (18) August 2008 (7) July 2008 (7) June 2008 (9) May 2008 (11) April 2008 (58) March 2008 (55) February 2008 (7) November 2007 (1) .- The Oprah blog 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC blogs.suntimes.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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.^ Rankings as world's most influential woman .- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ In 1993 Winfrey hosted a rare prime-time interview with Michael Jackson which became the fourth most watched event in American television history as well as the most watched interview ever, with an audience of one hundred million.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ Nearly every other poll like this recent one by the American Research Group suggests that Huckabee and Romney are statistically tied in Iowa.- CNN.com - Transcripts 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Within months after Winfrey took over, the show went from last place in the ratings to overtaking Donahue as the highest rated talk show in Chicago.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
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Media counterculture
.^ While Phil Donahue has been credited with pioneering the tabloid talk show genre, what has been described as the warmth, intimacy and personal confession[18] Winfrey brought to the format is believed to have both popularized and revolutionized it.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ In the mid-1990s, Winfrey adopted a less tabloid-oriented format, doing shows about heart disease in women, geopolitics with Lisa Ling, spirituality and meditation, and gift-giving and home decorating shows.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ There is a delicious symmetry in Clinton's exploring the idea of a daytime syndicated talk show: the man who brought Oprah-style psychobabble and misty confessions to politics taking the next step and actually transmogrifying into Oprah.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
[18][20][21] .^ In the scholarly text Freaks Talk Back, Yale sociology professor Joshua Gamson credits the tabloid talk show genre with providing much needed high impact media visibility for gays, bisexuals, transsexuals, and transgender people and doing more to make them mainstream and socially acceptable than any other development of the 20th century.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ Gamson also believes that tabloid talk shows caused gays to be embraced on more traditional forms of media.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ In the scholarly text Freaks Talk Back,[20] Yale sociology professor Joshua Gamson credits the tabloid talk show genre with providing much needed high impact media visibility for gays, bisexuals, transsexuals, and transgender people and doing more to make them mainstream and socially acceptable than any other development of the 20th century.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ In the book's editorial review Michael Bronski wrote "In the recent past, lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgendered people had almost no presence on television.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ In 1998, Mark Steyn in the National Review wrote of Winfrey "Today, no truly epochal moment in the history of the Republic occurs unless it is validated by her presence.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
With the invention and propagation of tabloid talk shows such as
Jerry Springer,
Jenny Jones,
Oprah, and
Geraldo, people outside the sexual mainstream now appear in living rooms across America almost every day of the week."
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.^ "We wanted to get the big gift show," said one audience member.- A True TV Pioneer: Oprah Winfrey | The Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Web Site 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.600.org [Source type: General]
^ An example of one such show by Winfey occurred in the 1980s where for the entire hour, members of the studio audience stood up one by one, gave their name and announced that they were gay.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ During the show each member of the audience received a new G6 sedan; the 276 cars were donated by Pontiac as part of a publicity stunt.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
.^ Also in the 1980s Winfrey took her show to West Virginia to confront a town gripped by AIDS paranoia because a gay man living in the town had HIV. Winfrey interviewed the man who had become a social outcast, the town's mayor who drained a swimming pool in which the man had gone swimming, and debated with the town's hostile residents.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey had long been a champion of gay rights, having been a pioneer during the 1980s for addressing issues affecting homosexuals – from the AIDS crisis to teens who struggled with coming out of the closet.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ During a show on gay marriage in the 1990s, a woman in Winfrey's audience stood up to complain that gays were constantly flaunting their sex lives and she announced that she was tired of it.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
.^ "But I hear this is a God fearing town" Winfrey scolded the homophobic studio audience, "where's all that Christian love and understanding?"- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ "But I hear this is a God fearing town," Winfrey scolded the homophobic studio audience; "where's all that Christian love and understanding?"- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ The born again christians, claim that loving Jesus will give you physical riches and happiness, all you need to do.- The Truth About Oprah Winfrey – The Secret – and Poverty | Steve-olson.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC steve-olson.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ During a show on gay marriage in the 1990s, a woman in Winfrey's audience stood up to complain that gays were constantly flaunting their sex lives and she announced that she was tired of it.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ During the show each member of the audience received a new G6 sedan; the 276 cars were donated by Pontiac as part of a publicity stunt.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah Oprah Winfrey Hosts a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Couple The article spotlights an Oprah Winfrey show, the theme of which was--Married Couples and Love Stories.- Oprah Winfrey - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ I know if anything can be done to make these producers rethink their show -- I know you can ----SHAME, SHAME those producers ------ what a bad image they have given to young people .- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Winfrey funds a school for young girls in South Africa.- A True TV Pioneer: Oprah Winfrey | The Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Web Site 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.600.org [Source type: General]
^ Herman Rosenblat Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls Via South Africa The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, what it will do to change the lives of the destitute young African girls in South Africa.- Oprah Winfrey - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
That's what I'm tired of." Her rebuttal inspired a screaming standing ovation from that show's studio audience.
.^ Gamson credits the tabloid talk show fad with making alternative sexual orientations and identities more acceptable in mainstream society.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ In the scholarly text Freaks Talk Back,[20] Yale sociology professor Joshua Gamson credits the tabloid talk show genre with providing much needed high impact media visibility for gays, bisexuals, transsexuals, and transgender people and doing more to make them mainstream and socially acceptable than any other development of the 20th century.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ With the invention and propagation of tabloid talk shows such as Jerry Springer, Jenny Jones, Oprah, and Geraldo, people outside the sexual mainstream now appear in living rooms across America almost every day of the week."- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ Examples include a recent Time magazine article describing early 21st century gays coming out of the closet younger and younger and gay suicide rates plummeting.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey had long been a champion of gay rights, having been a pioneer during the 1980s for addressing issues affecting homosexuals – from the AIDS crisis to teens who struggled with coming out of the closet.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Since 1997, when Winfrey played the therapist on an episode of the sitcom Ellen in which Ellen DeGeneres came out of the closet, Winfrey and King have been the target of persistent rumors that they were gay.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ While the media was over hyping that one people where rushing to get a vaccine that actually caused more problems than the damn flu.- Jenny McCarthy Gets Oprah-cized - Chicagoist 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC chicagoist.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Oprah Winfrey, famous talk show host, actress, and media doyen has endorsed Barack Obama for President.- Oprah Winfrey Show - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- Oprah Winfrey - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ By novicegirl | Published 9/18/2007 More topics: Talk Show .- Oprah Winfrey Show - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- Oprah Winfrey - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The billionaire talk show host, who scored an Oscar nomination for her role in the acclaimed movie The Color Purple, had all but quit acting after the poor reception of her 1998 film Beloved.- A True TV Pioneer: Oprah Winfrey | The Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Web Site 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.600.org [Source type: General]
^ Also on the show, former "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" Carson Carson Kressley is set loose on the streets to give unsuspecting men some unsolicited fashion advice.- The Oprah blog 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC blogs.suntimes.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ As part of a recent "wildest dreams" episode of her show, Winfrey surprised Chicago's Paolo Presta with a walk-on speaking role on NBC sitcom Will & Grace.- A True TV Pioneer: Oprah Winfrey | The Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Web Site 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.600.org [Source type: General]
.^ Winfrey comforts a grieving Nate Berkus.While having changed with the times from her tabloid talk show roots, Winfrey continues to include gay guests by using her show to promote openly gay personalities like her hairdresser, makeup artist, and decorator Nate Berkus who inspired an outpouring of sympathy from middle America after grieving the loss of his partner in the 2004 tsunami on the Oprah Winfrey Show.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ He pleaded with Oprah Winfrey to continue her talk show and not to retire.- Oprah Winfrey Show - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ TrackBacks (0) Tiger Woods with Oprah Winfrey on her talk show in 2001.- The Oprah blog 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC blogs.suntimes.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Oprah Winfrey is still considered to be the "Queen" of talk show hosts.- Oprah Winfrey Show - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Winfrey's "therapeutic" hosting style and the tabloid talk show genre has been credited or blamed for leading the media counterculture of the 1980s and 1990s which some believe broke 20th century taboos, led to America's self-help obsession, and created confession culture.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ In her book Coming After Oprah: Cultural Fallout in the Age of the TV talk show, Abt warned that the media revolution that followed Winfrey's success was blurring the lines between "normal" and "deviant" behavior.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ The Wall Street Journal coined the term "Oprahfication" which means public confession as a form of therapy.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Martha Bayles of The Wall Street Journal wrote, "It's a relief to see a gab-monger with a fond but realistic assessment of her own cultural and religious roots."- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ The Wall Street Journal!- 227's YouTube "Chili"-Gayle King Show! Oprah Winfrey & Gayle King with Patti Labelle & more at Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227! 20 November 2009 8:24 UTC www.hoops227.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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.^ In April 1997, Winfrey played the therapist on the sitcom Ellen to whom the character (and the real-life Ellen DeGeneres) said she was a lesbian.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey was back in the headlines again when she made a guest appearance as a therapist on “Ellen” (ABC, 1994–98), in the famous episode where DeGeneres’ character comes out as a lesbian.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Since 1997, when Winfrey played the therapist on an episode of the sitcom Ellen in which Ellen DeGeneres came out of the closet, Winfrey and King have been the target of persistent rumors that they were gay.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ In 1998, Mark Steyn in the National Review wrote of Winfrey "Today, no truly epochal moment in the history of the Republic occurs unless it is validated by her presence.- MySpace - Oprah Winfrey - 55 - Female - Kosciusko, Indiana - myspace.com/159380776 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]
- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ He somehow wrote a script, found financing (he had no money), and actors to direct, film, and produce a movie called "Hank Williams First Nation".- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In September of 1986, “The Oprah Winfrey Show” was syndicated nationally and quickly became the highest–rated talk show in television history.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
When Ellen said, 'Yep!
.^ I'm gay,' Oprah was by her side, guesting on the sitcom as (what else?- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
) the star's therapist."
Communication style
By confessing intimate details about her weight problems, tumultuous love life, and sexual abuse, and crying alongside her guests, Time magazine credits Winfrey with creating a new form of media communication known as "rapport talk" as distinguished from the "report talk" of Phil Donahue:
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.^ Winfrey saw television's power to blend public and private; while it links strangers and conveys information over public airwaves, TV is most often viewed in the privacy of our homes.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29, 1954), often referred to simply as Oprah, is an American television host, media mogul, and philanthropist.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ NEVER. His power is as strong as our believing, that’s why Jesus had very little power in his home town to heal ,because no one believed he could.- The Truth About Oprah Winfrey – The Secret – and Poverty | Steve-olson.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC steve-olson.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Like a family member, it sits down to meals with us and talks to us in the lonely afternoons.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ Grasping this paradox, ...She makes people care because she cares.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ Talk shows · Oprah Winfrey .- Barack Obama to make Oprah Winfrey US ambassador to London? | Politics | guardian.co.uk 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: News]
^ The Oprah Winfrey Show has remained the number one talk show for 18 consecutive seasons.- A True TV Pioneer: Oprah Winfrey | The Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Web Site 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.600.org [Source type: General]
^ Can her show's Fall 2007 season continue the same success or wlll she run out of relevant things to talk about?- Oprah Winfrey - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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.^ Observers even noted the "Oprahfication" of politics by noting "Oprah-style debates" and Bill Clinton's empathetic speaking style.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ There is a delicious symmetry in Clinton's exploring the idea of a daytime syndicated talk show: the man who brought Oprah-style psychobabble and misty confessions to politics taking the next step and actually transmogrifying into Oprah.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Columnist Maureen Dowd commented on the symbolism of Bill Clinton seeking an "Oprah-style" talk show when he left the presidency: .- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
Columnist
Maureen Dowd commented on the symbolism of Bill Clinton seeking an "Oprah-style" talk show when he left the presidency:
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.^ Oprah's talk show .- The Oprah blog 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC blogs.suntimes.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ There's only one Oprah and one Oprah talk show.- I remember Oprah – The Marquee Blog - CNN.com Blogs 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC marquee.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Meanwhile the Harpo empire grew with “The Rachael Ray Show” (syndicated, 2006- ), based around the charismatic cooking personality who had been a frequent guest on “Oprah.” The same year, Winfrey became a Broadway producer when she brought a stage version of the film “The Color Purple” to New York.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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.^ Every time a politician lets his lip quiver or a cable anchor "emotes" on TV, they nod to the cult of confession that Oprah helped create.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ November 21st, 2009 7:52 am ET What memory's I have of Oprah when she was an anchor for WJZ TV in Baltimore.- I remember Oprah – The Marquee Blog - CNN.com Blogs 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC marquee.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey to Launch TV Channel Oprah Winfrey and Discovery have teamed up to create a new television network.- Oprah Winfrey Show - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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.^ Winfrey, 74, father to the billionaire media queen, plans to dish about his daughter in a tell-all book.- Oprah Winfrey Show - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- Oprah Winfrey - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Plus Chicago's other 3 big stars, Oprah, Micheal Johnson, and David Robinson, are all African Americans.- Copenhagen countdown: The latest from the IOC meeting - Chicago Breaking News 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.chicagobreakingnews.com [Source type: General]
^ She hopes to get her weight down to somewhere in the 150s, where "I'm not just a meal or vacation away from slipping to the other side and having to fight my way back."- A True TV Pioneer: Oprah Winfrey | The Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Web Site 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.600.org [Source type: General]
The November 1988
Ms. magazine observed that "in a society where fat is taboo, she made it in a medium that worships thin and celebrates a bland, white-bread prettiness of body and personality...But Winfrey made fat sexy, elegant — damned near gorgeous — with her drop-dead wardrobe, easy body language, and cheerful sensuality."
Oprah's Book Club
.^ Oprah's back this week with new shows!- The Oprah blog 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC blogs.suntimes.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ If I remember correctly, it is the Oprah Winfrey show!- CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Florida Republican group to boycott Oprah « - Blogs from CNN.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The tickets for the "Oprah Winfrey" show.- A True TV Pioneer: Oprah Winfrey | The Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Web Site 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.600.org [Source type: General]
.^ The segment focused on new books and classics, and often brought obscure novels to popular attention.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Pre-sales have been big -- though while her book is popular, a new poll shows that Palin herself is not .- The Oprah blog 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC blogs.suntimes.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In late 1996,[94] Winfrey introduced a new segment on her television show: Oprah's Book Club.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ That marriage did not happen, and over the years, Graham became less and less visible, with Winfrey often attending events with her best friend – and editor of Winfrey’s O: The Oprah Magazine – Gayle King.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Gender Oprah Winfrey's New YouTube Channel Gets Mixed Reactions from Viewers On November 1, 2007, Oprah Winfrey debuted her own channel on YouTube at youtube.com/user/OPRAH. Featured in her first YouTube channel videos are several regulars who became famous after appearing on YouTube.- Oprah Winfrey - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Pushed Oprah Winfrey's New YouTube Channel Gets Mixed Reactions from Viewers On November 1, 2007, Oprah Winfrey debuted her own channel on YouTube at youtube.com/user/OPRAH. Featured in her first YouTube channel videos are several regulars who became famous after appearing on YouTube.- Oprah Winfrey Show - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Being recognized by Winfrey often means a million additional book sales for an author.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Beef industry representatives went on the defensive, claiming Winfrey’s remarks were false and her all-powerful opinion was costing them millions of dollars in sales.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Winfrey championed literacy via “Oprah's Book Club,” a once–a–month segment that was an unexpected success, guaranteeing any Winfrey-endorsed title increased sales of up to a million copies.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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.^ In Reading with Oprah: The book club that changed America, Kathleen Rooney describes Winfrey as "a serious American intellectual who pioneered the use of electronic media, specifically television and the Internet, to take reading — a decidedly non-technological and highly individual act — and highlight its social elements and uses in such a way to motivate millions of erstwhile non-readers to pick up books."- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ I can't take anyone seriously who takes Oprah seriously.- Copenhagen countdown: The latest from the IOC meeting - Chicago Breaking News 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.chicagobreakingnews.com [Source type: General]
^ Americans who can barely read"?- TVgasm - Miscellaneous TV: In Search of Cruise Control -- The Video 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.tvgasm.com [Source type: General]
.^ Oprah's Book Club has occasionally chosen books which have proven to be controversial.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah How Oprah Can Help You Write a Book Report "Oprah's Books," a link on Oprah.com, chronicles all of the books in her highly popular book club.- Oprah Winfrey - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Within its first year, Oprah's Book Club quickly became the largest book club in the world, attracting more than 420,000 members.- A True TV Pioneer: Oprah Winfrey | The Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Web Site 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC www.600.org [Source type: General]
.^ There needs to be a credible office established that oversees every dollar spent and makes sure that every dollar spent is accountable and properly spent according to a legitimate bid process.- Copenhagen countdown: The latest from the IOC meeting - Chicago Breaking News 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.chicagobreakingnews.com [Source type: General]
^ If it wasn't for Oprah, there wouldn't have been a James Frey.- I remember Oprah – The Marquee Blog - CNN.com Blogs 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC marquee.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The one Oprah episode I will never forget was one where she went to this town in Georgia where no Blacks were welcome or allowed to live and confronted the people there.- I remember Oprah – The Marquee Blog - CNN.com Blogs 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC marquee.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ An angered and embarrassed Winfrey brought Frey on to the show where she leveled him with admonishments of betrayal and encouraged him to apologize to the American public for his deception.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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Spiritual icon
.^ In 2002, Christianity Today published an article called "The Church of O" in which they concluded that Winfrey had emerged as an influential spiritual leader.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ The only reason they call themselves a Church is because they want to claim tax-exempt status.- TVgasm - Miscellaneous TV: In Search of Cruise Control -- The Video 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.tvgasm.com [Source type: General]
^ The Church of O. Christianity Today, March 22 2002.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ Hi Oprah I love your show.- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Oprah's talk show .- The Oprah blog 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC blogs.suntimes.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Talk shows · Oprah Winfrey .- Barack Obama to make Oprah Winfrey US ambassador to London? | Politics | guardian.co.uk 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: News]
.^ To her audience of more than 22 million mostly female viewers, she has become a postmodern priestess—an icon of church-free spirituality."- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Newsday's Les Payne observed, "Oprah Winfrey is sharper than Donahue, wittier, more genuine, and far better attuned to her audience, if not the world."- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ As of September 2006, donations to the Oprah Angel Network Katrina registry total more than $11 million.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
[118] .^ The sentiment was seconded by Marcia Z. Nelson in her book The Gospel According to Oprah.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
[119] .^ On the season premier of Winfrey's 13th season Roseanne Barr told Winfrey "you're the African Mother Goddess of us all" inspiring much enthusiasm from the studio audience.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Thank you all so much.- The PETA Files | Oprah on Puppy Mills 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC blog.peta.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Again Thank you so much and God be with u all in your great calling, and great spirits.- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
The animated series
Futurama alluded to her spiritual influence by suggesting that "Oprahism" is a mainstream religion in 3000 AD.
[120]
Fan base
.^ Winfrey's reach extends far beyond the shores of the U.S., where 49 million U.S. viewers see her talk show weekly.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ The show airs in 117 countries around the world “from Australia to Zimbabwe.”[89] .- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Newsday's Les Payne observed, "Oprah Winfrey is sharper than Donahue, wittier, more genuine, and far better attuned to her audience, if not the world."- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
[121] .^ THe only people who have suffered over the past 7 year are the people that don't have any common sence...- Ben Smith's Blog: 'The One': Blame Oprah? - Politico.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.politico.com [Source type: General]
^ I wish people from rural areas of Uganda affected by war had the chance to talk to you via your shows and share their views.- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ If he continues with the same behavior he has shown in the past year or so, I fear he will start actively injuring people and himself.- TVgasm - Miscellaneous TV: In Search of Cruise Control -- The Video 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.tvgasm.com [Source type: General]
.^ Her touchy-feely style sucks in audiences at the rate of 14 million viewers per day.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah Winfrey Show New Year's Resolution Suggestions for Oprah Winfrey Oprah has indeed built an empire from her day time talk show to her TV Network Oxygen to her magazine O. It seems as though Oprah has it all.- Oprah Winfrey Show - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ September 6th, 2008 8:14 pm ET If she was ready at day one....- CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Florida Republican group to boycott Oprah « - Blogs from CNN.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[125] .^ Stop sitting on your butts eating Giordano's while being brainwashed by East Coast-centric American media and go enjoy what the city has to offer.- Copenhagen countdown: The latest from the IOC meeting - Chicago Breaking News 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.chicagobreakingnews.com [Source type: General]
^ According to a story on the Drudge Report and on Hot Air, it seems that the popular television personality will not have the Vice Presidential candidate on her afternoon show.- Oprah Winfrey Show - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- Oprah Winfrey - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ November 21st, 2009 6:21 pm ET Oprah's personal story is the story of America.- I remember Oprah – The Marquee Blog - CNN.com Blogs 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC marquee.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[126]
.^ Winfrey first began to dream big when she learned to read at age three, discovering a whole world outside the farm.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The Wall Street Journal reported that MBC 4, an Arab satellite channel, centered its entire programming around reruns of her show because it was drawing record numbers of female viewers in Saudi Arabia.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Martha Bayles of The Wall Street Journal wrote, "It's a relief to see a gab-monger with a fond but realistic assessment of her own cultural and religious roots."- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ The Wall Street Journal coined the term "Oprahfication" which means public confession as a form of therapy.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
[127] .^ Oprah's back this week with new shows!- The Oprah blog 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC blogs.suntimes.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ New York Times, 4 March 1986, p.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ The Oprah Winfrey Show and the promotion of pseudoscience .- Science-Based Medicine » The Oprah-fication of medicine 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.sciencebasedmedicine.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Winfrey responded by saying that she's opposed to rap lyrics that "marginalize women", but enjoys some artists, including Kanye West, who appeared on her show.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
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Philanthropy
.^ In 1998, Winfrey began Oprah's Angel Network, a charity aimed at encouraging people around the world to make a difference in the lives of underprivileged others.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Accordingly, Oprah's Angel Network supports charitable projects and provides grants to nonprofit organizations around the world that share this vision.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey first began to dream big when she learned to read at age three, discovering a whole world outside the farm.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Accordingly, Oprah's Angel Network supports charitable projects and provides grants to nonprofit organizations around the world that share this vision.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ As of September 2006, donations to the Oprah Angel Network Katrina registry total more than $11 million.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ In 1998, Winfrey began Oprah's Angel Network, a charity aimed at encouraging people around the world to make a difference in the lives of underprivileged others.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ As of September 2006, donations to the Oprah Angel Network Katrina registry total more than $11 million.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ To date, Oprah's Angel Network has raised more than $51,000,000 ($1 million of which was donated by Jon Bon Jovi).- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Accordingly, Oprah's Angel Network supports charitable projects and provides grants to nonprofit organizations around the world that share this vision.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ Winfrey personally covers all administrative costs associated with the charity, so 100% of all funds raised go to charity programs.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Beef industry representatives went on the defensive, claiming Winfrey’s remarks were false and her all-powerful opinion was costing them millions of dollars in sales.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ October 1, 2009 9:36 AM If Chicago gets the games, maybe Oprah will personally cover the cost overruns.- Copenhagen countdown: The latest from the IOC meeting - Chicago Breaking News 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.chicagobreakingnews.com [Source type: General]
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.^ Although Winfrey's show is known for raising money through her public charity and the cars and gifts she gives away on TV are often donated by corporations in exchange for publicity, behind the scenes Winfrey personally donates more of her own money to charity than any other show-business celebrity in America.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ She's good at giving away other people's money (namely corporations) other than her own.- The PETA Files | Oprah on Puppy Mills 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC blog.peta.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In the mid-1990s, Winfrey adopted a less tabloid-oriented format, doing shows about heart disease in women, geopolitics with Lisa Ling, spirituality and meditation, and gift-giving and home decorating shows.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ In 2005 she became the first black person listed by Business Week as one of America's top 50 most generous philanthropists, having given an estimated $303 million.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Birthplace: Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA Birthday: January 29, 1954 A one-woman multi-media empire simultaneously embraced as a relatable “friend” figure by millions of loyal fans, Oprah Winfrey’s business acumen and personal accessibility made her one of the most powerful and beloved figures in America.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In perhaps her show’s most iconic moment seen ‘round the world, the usually composed A-list actor Tom Cruise professed his love for girlfriend Katie Holmes by hopping on and off the sofa in what became one of the most viral and heavily mocked show business incidents of the year.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[130] Winfrey was the 32nd most
philanthropic. She has also been repeatedly ranked as the most philanthropic celebrity
[131]
.^ In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Oprah asked her viewers to open their hearts—and they did.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ And now that they are asking to do it, the men better let them,” Oprah said, reciting Truth’s words.- I remember Oprah – The Marquee Blog - CNN.com Blogs 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC marquee.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I asked him where did they send the product to and he tells me "Tonya Mckinney Detroit Mi"!- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ As of September 2006, donations to the Oprah Angel Network Katrina registry total more than $11 million.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ To date, Oprah's Angel Network has raised more than $51,000,000 ($1 million of which was donated by Jon Bon Jovi).- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Accordingly, Oprah's Angel Network supports charitable projects and provides grants to nonprofit organizations around the world that share this vision.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ Most of these soldiers are from out-of-state which means their next of kin/family members have to leave their lives behind in their home state to be with their loved one who was injured.- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ My mom has four children, One of us went to the Navy (24 years) ago and he came back to paranoid schizophrenic.- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[132] .^ Winfrey also matched her viewers' donations by personally giving $10 million to the cause.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey's reach extends far beyond the shores of the U.S., where 49 million U.S. viewers see her talk show weekly.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey outdid her generous track record when she kicked off her 2004 season by giving each audience member a new car donated by Pontiac.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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.^ Winfrey has also put 250 African-American men through college[106] .- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey had her DNA tested for the 2006 PBS program African American Lives.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ With a 2000 net-worth of $800 million, Winfrey is believed to have been the richest African American of the 20th century.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
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.^ Winfrey was the recipient of the first Bob Hope Humanitarian Award at the 2002 Emmy Awards for services to television and film.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ With Winfrey’s O: The Oprah Magazine , her television and film production studios, her multiple Emmys and NAACP Image Awards, she expanded commonly held notions of how far both women and African-Americans could go in the entertainment arena, and was deemed one of the most influential women in the world.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ When our first lady spoke last night, I felt even more hopeful than I have been,'' Winfrey said.- Copenhagen countdown: The latest from the IOC meeting - Chicago Breaking News 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.chicagobreakingnews.com [Source type: General]
To celebrate two decades on national TV, and to thank her employees for their hard work, Winfrey took her staff and their families (1065 people in total) on vacation to Hawaii in the summer of 2006.
[135]South Africa
.^ The Oprah Winfrey Show: Oprah and Gayle's cross-country journey" (2006).- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ And Gayle, described by Oprah as her best friend, has joined the audience.- CNN.com - Transcripts 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Winfrey and her partner Stedman Graham have been together since 1986.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ In 2004, Winfrey and her team filmed an episode of her show entitled Oprah's Christmas Kindness, in which Winfrey, her best friend Gayle King, her partner Stedman Graham, and some crew members travelled to South Africa to bring attention to the plight of young children affected by poverty and AIDS. During the 21-day whirlwind trip, Winfrey and her crew visited schools and orphanages in poverty-stricken areas, and at different set-up points in the areas distributed Christmas presents to 50,000 children,[108] with dolls for the girls and soccer balls for the boys.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Olson – The Truth About Oprah Winfrey – The Secret – and Poverty -A great post that breaks down the difference between focusing on the positive vs. .- The Truth About Oprah Winfrey – The Secret – and Poverty | Steve-olson.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC steve-olson.com [Source type: Original source]
^ When he laughs during an interview his face scrunches up to the point where he looks like a rat and he begins cackling like a hyena.- TVgasm - Miscellaneous TV: In Search of Cruise Control -- The Video 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.tvgasm.com [Source type: General]
.^ In addition, each child was given a backpack full of school supplies and received two sets of school uniforms for their gender, in addition to two sets of socks, two sets of underwear, and a pair of shoes.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ The Oprah Winfrey Show and the promotion of pseudoscience .- Science-Based Medicine » The Oprah-fication of medicine 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.sciencebasedmedicine.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Throughout the show, Winfrey appealed to viewers to donate money to Oprah's Angel Network for poor and AIDS-affected children in Africa, and pledged that she personally would oversee where that money was spent.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Accordingly, Oprah's Angel Network supports charitable projects and provides grants to nonprofit organizations around the world that share this vision.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
From that show alone, viewers around the world donated over $7,000,000.
.^ Herman Rosenblat Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls Via South Africa The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, what it will do to change the lives of the destitute young African girls in South Africa.- Oprah Winfrey - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In early 2007, Winfrey was criticized for building a $40 million school complex for girls in South Africa.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey invested $40 million and much of her time establishing the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls near Johannesburg in South Africa.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ Nelson Mandela praised Winfrey for overcoming her own disadvantaged youth to become a benefactor for others and for investing in the future of South Africa.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ The school opened in January, 2007.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ World–renowned leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela praised Winfrey for rising above the difficulties of her youth and investing in the future of others, while there was expected criticism over the school’s “luxury” amenities.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[137] .^ Oprah has done more for other people then we can even name……I believe she has shown many people, myself included, how to be grateful..- The Truth About Oprah Winfrey – The Secret – and Poverty | Steve-olson.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC steve-olson.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Or, does you pococurante attitude leave you in such a confused and dismal frame of mind that you are more concerned where Tom Cruise went to school, or whether or not, if he's a doctor?- TVgasm - Miscellaneous TV: In Search of Cruise Control -- The Video 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.tvgasm.com [Source type: General]
^ The truth of reality follows that folks are deprived from work, access to education, and other resources because of a number of factors including their race, their background, circumstances, and so on.- The Truth About Oprah Winfrey – The Secret – and Poverty | Steve-olson.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC steve-olson.com [Source type: Original source]
[138]
Political advocacy
.^ Winfrey has recently exerted political influence, endorsing presidential candidate Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ The Columbia, South Carolina event on December 9, 2007 drew a crowd of nearly 30,000, the largest for any political event of the 2008 presidential election season thus far.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey, often referred to in the media as the “most powerful woman” in America; even the world, had never made any official political endorsements in her high profile career until 2007, when she expressed her support for presidential candidate Barack Obama.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ This is the first time she has publically made such an endorsement.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
Winfrey held a fundraiser for Obama on September 8, 2007, at her
Santa Barbara estate.
[139] .^ In December 2007, Winfrey joined Obama for a series of rallies in the early primary states of Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ The Columbia, South Carolina event on December 9, 2007 drew a crowd of nearly 30,000, the largest for any political event of the 2008 presidential election season thus far.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ On September 10, 2007, David Letterman made his first appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show", as its season premiere was filmed in New York City.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
[140] .^ The Columbia, South Carolina event on December 9, 2007 drew a crowd of nearly 30,000, the largest for any political event of the 2008 presidential election season thus far.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ In December 2007, Winfrey joined Obama for a series of rallies in the early primary states of Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Justin Gaston Why Oprah Doesn't Sway My Vote Celebrity endorsements, including that of Oprah Winfrey whom I admire, cannot sway my vote.- Oprah Winfrey - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Justin Gaston Why Oprah Doesn't Sway My Vote Celebrity endorsements, including that of Oprah Winfrey whom I admire, cannot sway my vote.- Oprah Winfrey - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Olson – The Truth About Oprah Winfrey – The Secret – and Poverty -A great post that breaks down the difference between focusing on the positive vs. .- The Truth About Oprah Winfrey – The Secret – and Poverty | Steve-olson.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC steve-olson.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Chris on 01 Jun 2009 at 8:06 pm One big difference between the MDs here, and Oprah: .- Science-Based Medicine » The Oprah-fication of medicine 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.sciencebasedmedicine.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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Senate seat consideration
.^ Winfrey has recently exerted political influence, endorsing presidential candidate Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah Winfrey, famous talk show host, actress, and media doyen has endorsed Barack Obama for President.- Oprah Winfrey Show - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Barack Obama is a man running in an election-he is not, nor will ever be a messiah.- Ben Smith's Blog: 'The One': Blame Oprah? - Politico.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.politico.com [Source type: General]
Governor
Blagojevich summarized his reasons for considering Winfrey on various talk shows:
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.^ Thanks to Michael Jordan and Barack Obama Chicago is known to people in the deepest jungles of the most backassward regions of the world.- Copenhagen countdown: The latest from the IOC meeting - Chicago Breaking News 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.chicagobreakingnews.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah Winfrey, famous talk show host, actress, and media doyen has endorsed Barack Obama for President.- Oprah Winfrey - Associated Content - Topic 18 September 2009 7:58 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ I left the church that day amazed by what I had heard - and by Winfrey who, even then, seemed larger than life.- I remember Oprah – The Marquee Blog - CNN.com Blogs 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC marquee.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ It just shows, she's bigger than life and has been a role model for millions and millions in America and worldwide ....- I remember Oprah – The Marquee Blog - CNN.com Blogs 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC marquee.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hi Robin, I love her show, her energy, her honesty, her generosity, her grand spirit, and as she says, she figured early in life that "her contribution to the world is a lot more than can be implemented in church on Sundays".- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ It's the responsibility of the Joshua generation to make sure that we have a government that is as responsive as the need that exists all across America.- Ben Smith's Blog: 'The One': Blame Oprah? - Politico.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.politico.com [Source type: General]
.^ "We find it to be an abuse of her power -gained on the backs of our patronage of her advertising empire – to use her program to so blatantly support Obama in the face of this historic moment.- CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Florida Republican group to boycott Oprah « - Blogs from CNN.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I am grateful to The Tribune, Oprah, President Obama and the gorgeous Michelle Obama and Senator Durbin for supporting this great city.- Copenhagen countdown: The latest from the IOC meeting - Chicago Breaking News 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.chicagobreakingnews.com [Source type: General]
^ Gee wonder why Opera would be so supportive of Obama?- Ben Smith's Blog: 'The One': Blame Oprah? - Politico.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.politico.com [Source type: General]
She obviously can't be bought. .^ My name is Tari from Indonesia, You are nice person, help alot of people.- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ A year a go I lose an very amazing person from my life.- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ My problem with his behavior on Oprah is not the actual behavior itself, but the fact that he is "selling" bits of his personal life to promote his new movie.- TVgasm - Miscellaneous TV: In Search of Cruise Control -- The Video 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.tvgasm.com [Source type: General]
[143]… .^ I feel like giving up.- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ My wife, on the other hand, grew up very, very poor in a rural part of California.- The Truth About Oprah Winfrey – The Secret – and Poverty | Steve-olson.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC steve-olson.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Sorry but the money she gives away doesn't make a dent in what she has and how much more she could be doing.- I remember Oprah – The Marquee Blog - CNN.com Blogs 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC marquee.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Ray on October 1, 2009 11:50 AM Which political criminals are being paid off by the big "O's" Obama and Oprah...by bringing the Olympics to Chicago?- Copenhagen countdown: The latest from the IOC meeting - Chicago Breaking News 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.chicagobreakingnews.com [Source type: General]
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.^ That Oprah Winfrey chose a career in media did not surprise her grandmother, who once said that ever since Winfrey could talk, she was on stage.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
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Political analyst
Chris Mathews praised the idea of making Winfrey a senator suggesting that in one move it would diversify the senate and raise its collective IQ. Elaborating further he said:
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.^ In Winfrey's telling, the protagonist — an old woman who had survived slavery and the Civil War — would ask every child, "Are you the one?- Ben Smith's Blog: 'The One': Blame Oprah? - Politico.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.politico.com [Source type: General]
^ I just think if Chicago didn't, somehow, get the Olympics Tokyo or Madrid would make a much great host city than Rio.- Copenhagen countdown: The latest from the IOC meeting - Chicago Breaking News 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.chicagobreakingnews.com [Source type: General]
^ Why would she put someone who doesn't agree with her politics on her show?- CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Florida Republican group to boycott Oprah « - Blogs from CNN.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
She gets along with everybody. She brings people together. She finds common ground. .^ Oh and also, breaking news.....The Dems nominated a women 20 years ago!- CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Florida Republican group to boycott Oprah « - Blogs from CNN.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ November 21st, 2009 10:20 am ET My memories of Mrs. Puff (spongebobs teacher) were over many years ago.- I remember Oprah – The Marquee Blog - CNN.com Blogs 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC marquee.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ She informed me in a very mean way that my child was diagnosed years ago and yet “nothing had been done.” for him.- Science-Based Medicine » The Oprah-fication of medicine 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.sciencebasedmedicine.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
She‘s so far ahead of most people in human relations. .^ As a woman, she has wielded an unprecedented amount of influence over the American culture and psyche,…There has been no other person in the 20th century whose convictions and values have impacted the American public in such a significant way.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ We should be shown all of what's out there and from that make up our minds.- TVgasm - Miscellaneous TV: In Search of Cruise Control -- The Video 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.tvgasm.com [Source type: General]
^ However, there was something I wonted to tell you in person but I don't know how.Hope one day I will.- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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Animal rights activism
.^ As a culture we choose to honor the same group of actors from yester year when their are plenty of young people out there making a difference in today's society.- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ My name is Tari from Indonesia, You are nice person, help alot of people.- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Meanwhile, Winfrey expanded on her personal mission to inspire self-improvement and showcase success stories of people rising above adversity, with the creation of Harpo Films.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
According to PETA, Winfrey uses her fame and listening audience to help the less fortunate, including animals.
.^ The talk show host denied accusations Friday, that she was even considering the vice presidential nominee as a guest.- CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Florida Republican group to boycott Oprah « - Blogs from CNN.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Oprah Winfrey has been the host of the highest rated syndicated talk show in television history , her self-named The Oprah Winfrey Show .- Science-Based Medicine » The Oprah-fication of medicine 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.sciencebasedmedicine.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Winfrey's reach extends far beyond the shores of the U.S., where 49 million U.S. viewers see her talk show weekly.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
[147] Winfrey also refuses to wear fur or feature it in her magazine.
[148]
Inspiring prosocial behavior
.^ The Oprah Winfrey Show Theme Song Performer ( Run On (from 1998-99 season)) .- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The Oprah Winfrey Show Theme Song Performer ("Run On" (from 1998-99 season)) .- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ If I remember correctly, it is the Oprah Winfrey show!- CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Florida Republican group to boycott Oprah « - Blogs from CNN.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ To celebrate her status as a historical figure, Professor Juliet E.K. Walker of the University of Illinois created the course "History 298: Oprah Winfrey, the Tycoon."- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Announced plans to end her highly-rated "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in 2011 after 25 years .- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
The authors of the study concluded that "by eliciting elevation, even brief exposure to other individuals’ prosocial behavior motivates altruism, thus potentially providing an avenue for increasing the general level of prosociality in society."
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Criticisms and controversies
20th century
.^ Stedman Graham Together since 1986 Roger Ebert Briefly dated; Winfrey credits him with advising her to take her show into syndication Back to Overview TV Listings .- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Oprah Winfrey has been the host of the highest rated syndicated talk show in television history , her self-named The Oprah Winfrey Show .- Science-Based Medicine » The Oprah-fication of medicine 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.sciencebasedmedicine.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ On Monday, the talk show host plans to feature those who have lost loved ones in distracted-driving accidents on an episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show."- The Oprah blog 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC blogs.suntimes.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Sociologist Vicki Abt criticized tabloid talk shows for redefining social norms.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Gamson also believes that tabloid talk shows caused gays to be embraced on more traditional forms of media.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Gamson credits the tabloid talk show fad with making alternative sexual orientations and identities more acceptable in mainstream society.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ In her book Coming After Oprah: Cultural Fallout in the Age of the TV talk show, Abt warned that the media revolution that followed Winfrey's success was blurring the lines between "normal" and "deviant" behavior.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ TrackBacks (0) Tiger Woods with Oprah Winfrey on her talk show in 2001.- The Oprah blog 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC blogs.suntimes.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Oprah's talk show .- The Oprah blog 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC blogs.suntimes.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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Early 2000s
.^ The timing of the move coincides with what was shaping up to be a tough renewal of syndication for "The Oprah Winfrey Show."- The Oprah blog 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC blogs.suntimes.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Ben Shapiro of
Townhall.com wrote:
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.^ Oprah 'most powerful celebrity' .- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ I think Oprah Winfrey is the most powerful woman in the world, not just in America.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Oprah Winfrey is the most powerful woman in America.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ The New York Times, however, reports that when Oprah informed her staff of the decision she said "she will not transfer the show to cable.- The Oprah blog 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC blogs.suntimes.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The New York Times posted stills from the Cruise video and credited them to tvgasm.- TVgasm - Miscellaneous TV: In Search of Cruise Control -- The Video 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.tvgasm.com [Source type: General]
^ The New York Times sees trouble on network TV: The list of repercussions of her decision is long.- The Oprah blog 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC blogs.suntimes.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Her touchy-feely style sucks in audiences at the rate of 14 million viewers per day.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ To her audience of more than 22 million mostly female viewers, she has become a postmodern priestess—an icon of church-free spirituality."- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ But Oprah is far more than a cultural force — she's a dangerous political force as well, a woman with unpredictable and mercurial attitudes toward the major issues of the day.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Newsday's Les Payne observed, "Oprah Winfrey is sharper than Donahue, wittier, more genuine, and far better attuned to her audience, if not the world."- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ If the Oprah Effect makes OWN more valuable than Discovery Health has been -- and it's hard to imagine that won't happen -- then Discovery can make providers pay more to include it in their lineups.- The Oprah blog 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC blogs.suntimes.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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In 2006, Winfrey recalled such controversies:
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.^ In the history of my career, I've never received more hate mail-like 'Go back to Africa' hate mail.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ I once did a show titled Is War the Only Answer?- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ There are plenty of delightful dogs and cats that are just as nice as the purebreds in my shelter with fantastic personalities.My sweet pooch is a mixed fellow.Dog shows can also be rather sad, I hate seeing the dogs treated like ornaments!- The PETA Files | Oprah on Puppy Mills 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC blog.peta.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ I was accused of being un-American for even raising the question.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
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.^ And if someone on the republican side wants to go on her show, then why not have the REPUBLICAN WHO'S RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT, JOHN MCCAIN, i think?!- CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Florida Republican group to boycott Oprah « - Blogs from CNN.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Imagine the face we are showing the world that this city's delegation is a mix of white men, black women and a black president - what other city on Earth is this well representative of the mix of peoples?- Copenhagen countdown: The latest from the IOC meeting - Chicago Breaking News 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.chicagobreakingnews.com [Source type: General]
^ After he announced he was running for President she HAS NOT INTERVIEWED him and said she wouldn't use her show for a platform for any of the candidates.- CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Florida Republican group to boycott Oprah « - Blogs from CNN.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[156] .^ A February 2003 series Winfrey did, in which she showed clips from people all over the world asking America not to go to war, was interrupted in several east coast markets by network broadcasts of a press conference in which President George W. Bush, joined by Colin Powell, summarized the case for war.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ It's not the end of the world people and the show is not ending tomorrow.- I remember Oprah – The Marquee Blog - CNN.com Blogs 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC marquee.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Actually Oprah should ask Sarah on the show to allow all those "hockey moms" out there to see that Sarah is a big blow hard!- CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Florida Republican group to boycott Oprah « - Blogs from CNN.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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2005
.^ In June 2005, Winfrey was denied access to the Hermès company's flagship store in Paris, France.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ But despite Winfrey’s international acclaim, she was unrecognized during a 2005 trip to Paris when the billionaire was denied entry to the flagship store of designer Hermès.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In September 2005, Hermès USA CEO Robert Chavez was a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show and apologized for a rude employee.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ Winfrey was not shy about sharing her story about arriving 15 minutes past closing to find the store still doing business, but management unwilling to unlock the door for another shopper, in an incident that was flagged for its stinging overtones of racial profiling.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Winfrey arrived fifteen minutes after the store's formal closing time, though the store was still very active and high end stores routinely extend hours for VIP customers.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ I know the difference between a store that is closed and a store that is closed to me,” explained Winfrey.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ Winfrey believed she would have been allowed in the store if she were a white celebrity.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ Olson – The Truth About Oprah Winfrey – The Secret – and Poverty -A great post that breaks down the difference between focusing on the positive vs. .- The Truth About Oprah Winfrey – The Secret – and Poverty | Steve-olson.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC steve-olson.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ I feel privileged to have been a guest on Oprah's show.- I remember Oprah – The Marquee Blog - CNN.com Blogs 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC marquee.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ If I remember correctly, it is the Oprah Winfrey show!- CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Florida Republican group to boycott Oprah « - Blogs from CNN.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The Oprah Winfrey Show and the promotion of pseudoscience .- Science-Based Medicine » The Oprah-fication of medicine 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.sciencebasedmedicine.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ References ^ The Late Show with David Letterman, 2008-04-03.- 227's YouTube "Chili"-Gayle King Show! Oprah Winfrey & Gayle King with Patti Labelle & more at Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227! 20 November 2009 8:24 UTC www.hoops227.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Or will she be on screen, hosting a show or appearing on others' shows?- The Oprah blog 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC blogs.suntimes.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Meanwhile the Harpo empire grew with “The Rachael Ray Show” (syndicated, 2006- ), based around the charismatic cooking personality who had been a frequent guest on “Oprah.” The same year, Winfrey became a Broadway producer when she brought a stage version of the film “The Color Purple” to New York.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The episode was hailed by some as the “television event of the decade” and helped Letterman attract his largest audience in more than 11 years: 13.45 million viewers.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Newsday's Les Payne observed, "Oprah Winfrey is sharper than Donahue, wittier, more genuine, and far better attuned to her audience, if not the world."- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ She could live in one 5 million dollar home and save so many more children from poverty and abuse with the other 45 million – and she has hundreds of millions if not billions.- I remember Oprah – The Marquee Blog - CNN.com Blogs 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC marquee.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[160] Although a much-rumored feud was said to have been the cause of the rift, both Winfrey and Letterman balked at such talk.
.^ You want to know what "scary really is?"- TVgasm - Miscellaneous TV: In Search of Cruise Control -- The Video 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.tvgasm.com [Source type: General]
^ I want you to know, it's really over, whatever you thought was happening,” said Winfrey.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ If you really do work at your local SPCA you should know better than anyone that NOONE should every buy a dog or cat.- The PETA Files | Oprah on Puppy Mills 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC blog.peta.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ On September 10, 2007, David Letterman made his first appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show", as its season premiere was filmed in New York City.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ If I remember correctly, it is the Oprah Winfrey show!- CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Florida Republican group to boycott Oprah « - Blogs from CNN.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The Oprah Winfrey Show and the promotion of pseudoscience .- Science-Based Medicine » The Oprah-fication of medicine 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.sciencebasedmedicine.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[161]
2006
.^ In 2006, rappers Ludacris, 50 Cent and Ice Cube criticized Winfrey for what they perceived as an anti-hip hop bias.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ The Oprah Winfrey Show” endured further controversy that year at the hands of several members of the hip-hop industry, including Ludacris, 50 Cent and Ice Cube, who accused Winfrey of an anti hip–hop bias after Ludacris’ air time promoting the movie “Crash” (2004) was edited because the host was not a fan of his misogynistic lyrics.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Lil Jon- get low music movie, Ludacris, Ice Cube , Flo Rida feat.- 227's YouTube "Chili"-Gayle King Show! Oprah Winfrey & Gayle King with Patti Labelle & more at Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227! 20 November 2009 8:24 UTC www.hoops227.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ In an interview with GQ magazine, Ludacris said that Winfrey gave him a "hard time" about his lyrics, and edited comments he made during an appearance on her show with the cast of the film Crash.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ During a show about mad cow disease with Howard Lyman (aired on April 16, 1996), Winfrey exclaimed, "It has just stopped me cold from eating another burger!"- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Time magazine wrote, "Few people would have bet on Oprah Winfrey's swift rise to host of the most popular talk show on TV. In a field dominated by white males, she is a black female of ample bulk.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ He also claimed that he wasn't initially invited on the show with the rest of the cast.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ Winfrey can choose who she wants on her show.- CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Florida Republican group to boycott Oprah « - Blogs from CNN.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Winfrey responded that she was opposed to rap that marginalized women but enjoyed hip–hop as an art form.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Winfrey responded by saying that she's opposed to rap lyrics that "marginalize women", but enjoys some artists, including Kanye West, who appeared on her show.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
She said she spoke with Ludacris backstage after his appearance to explain her position, and said she understood that his music was for entertainment purposes, but that some of his listeners might take it literally.
[162]
.^ Winfrey has also been criticized for not being "tough" enough in questioning celebrity or politician guests on her show that she appears to like.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Recently, Winfrey has been accused by magician and skeptic James Randi of being deliberately deceptive and uncritical in how she handles paranormal claims on her show.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey responded by saying that she's opposed to rap lyrics that "marginalize women", but enjoys some artists, including Kanye West, who appeared on her show.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
[163] .^ Lisa de Moraes, a media columnist for The Washington Post, stated, "Oprah doesn't do follow-up questions unless you're an author who's embarrassed her by fabricating portions of a supposed memoir she's plugged for her book club."- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Grow up then admit who you are.- TVgasm - Miscellaneous TV: In Search of Cruise Control -- The Video 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.tvgasm.com [Source type: General]
^ It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from.- The Truth About Oprah Winfrey – The Secret – and Poverty | Steve-olson.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC steve-olson.com [Source type: Original source]
[164]
2007
.^ Winfrey believes that the reason she never had children was because her students at South Africa’s Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls were meant to be her daughters: .- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey invested $40 million and much of her time establishing the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls near Johannesburg in South Africa.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Did you see what she’s doing in South Africa with that girls school?- The Truth About Oprah Winfrey – The Secret – and Poverty | Steve-olson.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC steve-olson.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ The school will have an initial enrollment of 152 but will gradually accommodate 450,[126] and features such amenities as a beauty salon and yoga studio.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
[166] .^ For Winfrey’s next television production, she starred in “There Are No Children Here” (ABC, 1993) as a Chicago housing project resident determined for her children to receive an education and a chance at a better life.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ World–renowned leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela praised Winfrey for rising above the difficulties of her youth and investing in the future of others, while there was expected criticism over the school’s “luxury” amenities.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Invested $40 million and much of her time establishing the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls near Johannesburg in South Africa (opened in January) .- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[167]
.^ Recently, Winfrey has been accused by magician and skeptic James Randi of being deliberately deceptive and uncritical in how she handles paranormal claims on her show.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey initiated “Oprah’s Child Predator Watch List,” through her show and website, to help track down accused child molesters.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ Winfrey recently made a deal to extend her show until the 2010–2011 season, by which time it will have been on the air for twenty-five years.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
[168]
.^ In March 2007, the month after the first two shows on The Secret, Oprah invited a woman named Kim Tinkham on the program.- Science-Based Medicine » The Oprah-fication of medicine 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.sciencebasedmedicine.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Like a woman who is raped or person who is a victim of crime, things happen to influence our minds and bodies, for the good or worse.- The Truth About Oprah Winfrey – The Secret – and Poverty | Steve-olson.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC steve-olson.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Any way thank you for change peoples lives.- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Every positive change begins with a positive thought and nothing will change in your life unless you first take control of your thoughts.- The Truth About Oprah Winfrey – The Secret – and Poverty | Steve-olson.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC steve-olson.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Critics argue that this idea is pseudoscience and psychologically damaging, as it trivializes important decisions and promotes a quick-fix material culture, and suggest Winfrey's promotion of it is irresponsible given her influence.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ The Oprah Winfrey Show and the promotion of pseudoscience .- Science-Based Medicine » The Oprah-fication of medicine 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.sciencebasedmedicine.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Oprah Winfrey arguably has more influence on the culture than any university president, politician, or religious leader, except perhaps the Pope.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
[169]
2008–2010
Winfrey in Denmark in 2009, where she filmed a series of controversial interviews portraying its citizens as the happiest people in the world
[170]
.^ I know you are a supporter of Barack Obama.- www.Oprah.com 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC hubpages.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Oprah herself has refused to interview Sarah Palin before the election because of obvious reasons, and that means she practices no moral standards… .- The Truth About Oprah Winfrey – The Secret – and Poverty | Steve-olson.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC steve-olson.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Oprah Oprah Winfrey Winfrey Barack Tina Fey 30 Rock Barack Obama Obama Palin Sarah Palin 25% off abuse Amy Poehler Art Institute celebs charity Chicago Container Store coupon coupon code .- The Oprah blog 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC blogs.suntimes.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[172] .^ I don't care if she appears on Ms. Winfrey's show or not, and Ms. Winfrey has said that she won't have any of the candidates on her show until after the election.- CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Florida Republican group to boycott Oprah « - Blogs from CNN.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ September 6th, 2008 8:12 pm ET Instead of appearing on Oprah Winfrey's show, when is Sarah Palin going to face a real press corps and answer some real questions about her record and her positions?- CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Florida Republican group to boycott Oprah « - Blogs from CNN.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ She, too, said Chicago is dominating the airwaves, with crews reporting heavily on Winfrey's travels about town as she tapes a show here.- Copenhagen countdown: The latest from the IOC meeting - Chicago Breaking News 17 January 2010 15:015 UTC www.chicagobreakingnews.com [Source type: General]
[172] .^ She has not had Obama on her show since she announced her support of Obama.- CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Florida Republican group to boycott Oprah « - Blogs from CNN.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ She made it clear that she would not have anyone else on her show until after the elections.- CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Florida Republican group to boycott Oprah « - Blogs from CNN.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ "We find it to be an abuse of her power -gained on the backs of our patronage of her advertising empire – to use her program to so blatantly support Obama in the face of this historic moment.- CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Florida Republican group to boycott Oprah « - Blogs from CNN.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[172] .^ I don't care if she appears on Ms. Winfrey's show or not, and Ms. Winfrey has said that she won't have any of the candidates on her show until after the election.- CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Florida Republican group to boycott Oprah « - Blogs from CNN.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ When Oprah endorsed Obama months ago, she said she wouldn't have any of the candidates on her show.- CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Florida Republican group to boycott Oprah « - Blogs from CNN.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Since she endorsed Obama and made public appearances for him, her show has been completely neutral to politics and is not being used to highlight ANY candidate.- CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Florida Republican group to boycott Oprah « - Blogs from CNN.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Winfrey added that Palin would make a fantastic guest and that she would love to have her on the show after the election,
[172] which she did on 18 November 2009.
.^ Being recognized by Winfrey often means a million additional book sales for an author.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ The multi-media empress next signed a contract with XM Satellite Radio to form a new radio channel, “Oprah & Friends,” which featured daily programming from known “Oprah” and O Magazine contributors as well as its busy founder’s own spiritual offering, “Oprah’s Soul Series.” Winfrey found herself in a moral predicament later that year when her heartily endorsed “Book Club” selection of James Frey’s A Million Little Pieces , a supposed memoir about his life of addiction and recovery, was exposed as a work of fiction.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The book club became such a powerful force that whenever Winfrey introduced a new book as her book-club selection, it instantly became a best-seller (known as the Oprah Effect); for example, when she selected the classic John Steinbeck novel East of Eden, it soared to the top of the book charts.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
.^ In July 2007 TV Guide reported that Winfrey was the highest paid TV entertainer in the United States during the past year.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
If your religion is a believing experience…then that's not truly God."
[173] Frank Pastore, a Christian radio talk show host on KKLA, was among the many Christian leaders who criticized Winfrey's views, saying "if she's a Christian, she's an ignorant one, because Christianity is incompatible with
New Age thought."
[173]
.^ Winfrey responded by saying that she's opposed to rap lyrics that "marginalize women", but enjoys some artists, including Kanye West, who appeared on her show.- Oprah Winfrey - a knol by Mathias Kimmling 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC knol.google.com [Source type: General]
^ I don't care if she appears on Ms. Winfrey's show or not, and Ms. Winfrey has said that she won't have any of the candidates on her show until after the election.- CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Florida Republican group to boycott Oprah « - Blogs from CNN.com 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In 2009, Winfrey unveiled her third “spin-off,” “The Dr. Oz Show” (syndicated, 2009- ), featuring health expert Dr. Mehmet Oz whom she had often had on her show.- Oprah Winfrey - Yahoo! TV 28 January 2010 0:36 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[174]
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| NAME |
Winfrey, Oprah |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES |
Winfrey , Oprah Gail |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION |
Talk show host |
| DATE OF BIRTH |
January 29, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH |
Kosciusko, Mississippi, United States |
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