Oprah Who?
“You are not the product of your circumstances. Your are a composite of all the things you believe, and all the places you believe you can go. Your past does not define you.You can step out of your history and create a new day for yourself. Even if the entire culture is saying, ‘You can’t.’ Even if every single possible bad thing that can happen to you does, you can keep moving forward.”(Clifford) Through the power of media, Oprah Winfrey has created an unparalleled connection with people around the world. As host and supervising producer of the top-rated, award-winning The Oprah Winfrey Show, she entertained, enlightened and uplifted millions of viewers for 25 years. Her accomplishments as a global media leader and philanthropist have established her as one of the most respected and admired public figures today. Oprah Winfrey is one of the most influential women in America, she changed shows on “Taboo Topics” like abuse, infidelity etc. Also she helped get a bill passed for children, and openly talked about race relation and influence change in a neighborhood.
Oprah began her talk show career in 1976, she moved to Baltimore to join WJZ-TV news as a co-anchor, and in 1978 discovered her talent for hosting talk shows when she became co-host of WJZ-TV's "People Are Talking," while continuing to serve as anchor and news reporter. In January …show more content…
Changed the course, or atmosphere of how TV shows talk about real-things. As a young child going through abuse and not letting it make her angry, she has bill named after here.The civil rights movement, and leaders inspired her to work hard and she used that to help others and encourage them. She made it, from an unwed teenage mother to being sexually abused, to her father and getting pregnant by a guy and having a miscarriage. To being the richest African-American women in the world. She made
“You are not the product of your circumstances. Your are a composite of all the things you believe, and all the places you believe you can go. Your past does not define you.You can step out of your history and create a new day for yourself. Even if the entire culture is saying, ‘You can’t.’ Even if every single possible bad thing that can happen to you does, you can keep moving forward.”(Clifford) Through the power of media, Oprah Winfrey has created an unparalleled connection with people around the world. As host and supervising producer of the top-rated, award-winning The Oprah Winfrey Show, she entertained, enlightened and uplifted millions of viewers for 25 years. Her accomplishments as a global media leader and philanthropist have established her as one of the most respected and admired public figures today. Oprah Winfrey is one of the most influential women in America, she changed shows on “Taboo Topics” like abuse, infidelity etc. Also she helped get a bill passed for children, and openly talked about race relation and influence change in a neighborhood.
Oprah began her talk show career in 1976, she moved to Baltimore to join WJZ-TV news as a co-anchor, and in 1978 discovered her talent for hosting talk shows when she became co-host of WJZ-TV's "People Are Talking," while continuing to serve as anchor and news reporter. In January …show more content…
Changed the course, or atmosphere of how TV shows talk about real-things. As a young child going through abuse and not letting it make her angry, she has bill named after here.The civil rights movement, and leaders inspired her to work hard and she used that to help others and encourage them. She made it, from an unwed teenage mother to being sexually abused, to her father and getting pregnant by a guy and having a miscarriage. To being the richest African-American women in the world. She made