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Who is Oprah Winfrey?

April 26, 2017Oprah Winfrey

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Victoria Hong Posted

Who is Oprah Winfrey?

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Who isn’t Oprah? This woman is an American TV personality/talk show host (for "The Oprah Winfrey Show"), an Academy Award-nominated best supporting actress (for her work in "The Color Purple"), a TV producer, a magazine publisher, and literary critic as well as having her own book club. Because she exerts such popular influence there’s a term coined called "The Oprah Effect" where any book she talks about on her show is instantly catapulted to best-seller status.

Her TV talk show is the highest-rated program of its kind in history. Some assessments declare her as the most influential woman in the world, which given her poverty-stricken origins is a commendable feat.

Oprah was born to a teenage single mother and experienced a lot of hardship and rebellion as a child and teen. She was raped by family at the age of nine and became pregnant at the age of 14, but her son died in infancy. She also dabbled with drugs with boyfriends when she was younger.

However, after Oprah got a job in radio while still in high school things started looking up. She started co-anchoring the local evening news and eventually got transferred to the daytime talk show genre. After making this talk-show in Chicago a bit hit, she launched her own production company and went international.

Oprah’s style of talk show is loved by many for its intimate style. Her show typically focuses on literature, self-improvement and spirituality. Her tumultuous background also helps cast her as an inspiration and motivator for others. She has been ranked as the most philanthropic African-American of all time and the richest African-American of the 20th century.

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While it may be easy to describe Oprah Winfrey and her phenomenal show, it’s not an easy thing to describe, or even understand, her global appeal or world-wide influence. As the host of the longest running talk show, Oprah welcomes her guests onto a simple open set under the eager eyes of the live audience that sits in a semi-circle around the set. Typically, Oprah and her guests take center stage on a few pieces of comfy furniture. On any given day the guest may be a celebrity, medical expert, or average person living through extraordinary situations. Often a social issue or topical event will serve as a theme that compliments or reinforces the guests. Sometimes Oprah will devote the entire hour to a guest or topic, but other times the show will be divided into related segments. Oprah’s show has evolved over years, and is never the same for long. Popular show segments include Tuesdays with Dr. Mehmet C. Oz where the popular doctor answers health and medical questions from the audience

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