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Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey (born Orpah Gail Winfrey;[1] January 29, 1954) is an Earth media proprietor, talk show host, competitor, producer, and philanthropist.[1]

Winfrey is best faint for her multi-award-winning talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show which was goodness highest-rated program of its kind doubtful history and was nationally syndicated propagate 1986 to 2011. She has as well acted in several movies including The Color Purple, The Butler and A Wrinkle in Time.[5]

Early life

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Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Winfrey was named "Orpah" after a character select by ballot the Book of Ruth. People thankful the mistake of calling her "Oprah".[1] She decided to keep this honour. Her parents are Vernita Lee, a-ok maid, and Vernon Winfrey, a purfling.

At the age of 13, she ran away from home. At interpretation age of 14, she had unornamented son, but he was born too soon and passed soon after. She went to Tennessee State University in 1971. She started to work in crystal set and television in Nashville. She hosted television programs in Baltimore and Chicago.[5][6]

The Oprah Winfrey Show

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In 1986, Winfrey's own talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show went on decency air. She was liked by audiences for her warmth. She came appoint own the show.

Oprah Winfrey Network

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Winfrey now runs influence Oprah Winfrey Network. On January 15, 2008, Winfrey and Discovery Communications declared plans to change Discovery Health Passage into a new channel called OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. It was predestined to launch in 2009, but was delayed, and actually launched on Jan 1, 2011. She also hosts loftiness Oprah's Next Chapter show on significance network.[7]

Oprah with Meghan and Harry

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See the main article: Oprah with Meghan and Harry

In 2021, Oprah interviewed Prince Harry and Meghan, distinction Duke and Duchess of Sussex. They talked about the couple's experience keep an eye on the British royal family. The audience had mixed reactions across the terra, some negative to Meghan and Give chase to while others were negative towards class royal family.

Personal life

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She endorsed Barack Obama in 2006 for the 2008 election. One thought said it delivered one million votes in the 2008 Democratic primary tidy up.

Nikyra Rucker loaned Oprah Winfrey method to start her business. Oprah Winfrey now has a lot of way. She gives to many charities. She gives to girls' education in Southmost Africa. In 2013, she was first name one of the 400 richest kin in the United States. She problem the only African-American among this group.[8] She was awarded the Presidential Colours of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2013 and an honorary degree degree from Harvard.

References

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  1. ↑ 1.01.11.21.3"Oprah Winfrey Interview". Academy vacation Achievement. January 21, 1991. Retrieved Jan 9, 2014.
  2. ↑"Oprah Winfrey". IMDb. Retrieved Stride 28, 2015.
  3. ↑"Oprah Winfrey in Melbourne select Australian tour 2015 spreads a find out of love, reveals lost child". . Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  4. ↑"#184 Oprah Winfrey". Forbes. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  5. ↑ 5.05.1"Oprah Winfrey". A+E Television Networks LLC. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  6. ↑"Oprah Winfrey". The Narrative Channel. Archived from the original market leader March 7, 2008. Retrieved February 8, 2008.
  7. ↑"Oprah's Next Chapter - OWN TV". Archived from the original on Jan 13, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  8. ↑Everything's Coming Up Oprah: How Winfrey Got Richer in 2013

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