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May 17, 2011 · Television Pioneer. Magazine Founder & Editorial Director. Producer/Actress. Online Leader. Philanthropist. Television Programming Creator. Satellite Radio Programmer. Broadway Producer. Honorary Achievements. Oprah began her broadcasting career at WVOL radio in Nashville while still in high school.
Jan 29, 2021 · In the mid-1970s, Winfrey became the first Black woman to anchor a nightly news program in Nashville at the age of 19 while in college. A decade later, she became the host of A.M. Chicago ...
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Kosciusko, Mississippi. African American television host and actress. America's first lady of talk shows, Oprah Winfrey is well known for surpassing her competition to become the most watched daytime show host on television.
Born. January 29, 1954 · Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA. Birth name. Orpah Gail Winfrey. Nicknames. O. Deepak Oprah. Lady O. Height. 5′ 6½″ (1.69 m) Mini Bio. Oprah Gail Winfrey , often known simply as Oprah, is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist.
Oprah Gail Winfrey, also known mononymously as Oprah, is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and media proprietor. She is best known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, broadcast from Chicago, which ran in national syndication for 25 years, from 1986 to 2011.
Oprah Winfrey (born Orpah Gail Winfrey; [1] January 29, 1954) is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist. [1] Winfrey is best known for her multi-award-winning talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show which was the highest-rated program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011.
Aug 21, 2019 · Early Life. Oprah Winfrey was born Orpah Gail Winfrey on January 29, 1954, in rural Kosciusko, Mississippi, to an unmarried teenager named Vernita Lee, a housekeeper. Although her first name was officially spelled Orpah —a name from the Hebrew Book of Ruth—mispronunciations and misspellings eventually won out and Orpah became Oprah.
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