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that it led to her nationwide fame and a role in Steven Spielberg’s film: The Color Purple. Starring in this movie led to Oprah being nominated for an Academy Award for “Best Supporting Actress. In 1986, the Oprah Winfrey Show was launched (by Oprah) as a nationally syndicated program. Her show placed on 120 channels and had an audience of 10 million people. By the end of its first year, the show made $125 million (which Oprah got $30 million out of). She soon became the owner of the program from ABC, then controlled it under her new production company Harpo Productions (which is Oprah spelled backwards) and made more money from syndication. In 1994, talk shows were starting to become very trashy and exploitative. Because of this, Winfrey pledged to keep her show free of tabloid topics. Rates soon started to fall, but Oprah earned the respect of her viewers and was later rewarded with a rise in popularity. One of Winfrey’s projects with Harpo have included a highly rated 1989 T.V. miniseries The Women of Brewster Place which Oprah also starred in. She also signed a multi-picture contract with Disney. The original project (the 1988’s Beloved) was based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Toni Morrison and starred Winfrey and Danny Glover. The project received mixed views and basically failed to live up to expectations. Winfrey had very little growing up, and wanted to make a change. She made her life with something. Oprah has shown that if you really focus on your…

from throwing her life away. After her tragic childhood, Oprah graduated high school and attended Tennessee State University, where she had received a full scholarship based solely on her communication skills. Oprah was crowned “Miss Fire Prevention” (a beauty pageant) at a Nashville radio station and was thereafter hired to read afternoon newscasts. Oprah, as just a sophomore in college, became the first African American female co-anchor of the evening news on WTVF-TV. She launched the “Oprah…

After eight years she was recuited by Chicago TV to have her own morning show called A.M. Chicago were she gained over 100,000 more viewers than Phil Donahue with her warm hearted personal style. Her success led her to nationwide fame and a role in the film The Color Purple in which she was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting Actress. Winfrey launched the Oprah Winfrey Show in 1986 as a nationally syndicated program. With its placement on 120 channels and an audience of 10 million…

career in Nashville as a radio reporter, television news and in 1976 moved to Baltimore to co-anchor on a news show. Upon moving to Baltimore, she hosted a TV chat show called “People Are Talking” the show became a hit, stayed on air for eight years, and later recruited by a Chicago TV station to host her own morning show “A.M. Chicago.” Winfrey launched the Oprah Winfrey Show in 1986 as a nationally program and gained ownership of the program from ABC. She made her first big debut as an actress…

Talk/Service Program and Outstanding Direction. In June 1988, "The Oprah Winfrey Show" received its second consecutive Daytime Emmy Award as Outstanding Talk/Service Program, and she herself received the International Radio and Television Society's "Broadcaster of the Year" Award. She was the youngest person and only the fifth woman ever to receive the honor in IRTS's 25-year history. Oprah started her own production company called HARPO Productions, making her the first woman in history to own…

influential leader that men, women, and children respect and adore. During the 2008 presidential election, Oprah endorsed Barack Obama “It is widely believed that her support was crucial to his winning the Democratic nomination -- and the Presidency itself” (American Academy of Achievement, 2015, para. 15). Oprah as a poor child that lived in poverty in Mississippi has transformed into America first black female billionaire. Through Oprah has helped many children in Africa go to school by…

When you think of role models in the African American community, whom do you think of? Martin Luther King, (give another example or two) well another up and coming role model in the African American community is Oprah Winfrey. Oprah Gail Winfrey was born on January 29,1954, she grew up in a small town of Kosciusko, Mississippi. She is a very influential in many ways like hosting her own television show where she sees peoples’ problems and tries to help them out. Also she not only has her own…

The Most Famous Woman in Baseball Effa Manley was not only a baseball executive, but also a socialite, a civil rights leader, and a business leader. She was the first female to make it into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Throughout her life, baseball was her life. Effa grew up loving baseball, and so did her husband, Abe Manley. Together, they owned and managed the Newark Eagles, a Negro National League franchise from 1934 to 1948. This movie will follow who Effa Manley was and how she…

I was eager to do research on the origin of my name because of how unique and rare it is. Although I was born in the states, my parents are of Latino and middle eastern decent, which heavily influenced the decision process of my parents picking my name. The name “Alondra” is of Latin origin. The name is more common in Spanish-speaking areas of the world, like Latin America and the Caribbean. “Alondra” is a predominantly female name as well. I’ve gotten the chance to meet 3 Alondra’s in two…

Oprah Winfrey is labeled by CNN to be "The Worlds Most Powerful Woman," and by TIME, "One of the Most Influential People." Oprah has used the free enterprise system to her advantage, which has helped her create influential, successful, entertaining and inspiring impacts on peoples lives. By using her powerful voice and message, as well as all her products, she has helped so many people mentally, emotionally, and physically. She listed as the top ten entrepreneurs in the world today. In the free…