Oprah Winfrey

Born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, Oprah Winfrey was reared by her grandmother on a farm where she “began her broadcasting career” by learning to read aloud and perform recitations at the age of three. From age 6 to 13, she lived in Milwaukee with her mother. After suffering abuse and molestation, she ran away and was sent to a juvenile detention home at the age of 13, only to be denied admission because all the beds were filled. As a last resort, she was sent to Nashville to live under her father’s strict discipline.
Oprah Winfrey’s broadcasting career began at age 17, when she was hired by WVOL radio in Nashville, and two years later signed on with WTVF-TV in Nashville as a reporter/anchor. She attended Tennessee State University, where she majored in Speech Communications and Performing Arts. At the age of 19, she became the youngest person and the first African-American woman to anchor the news at Nashville’s WTVF-TV.
In January 1984, she came to Chicago to host WLS-TV’s “AM Chicago”, a faltering local talk show. In less than a year, she turned “AM Chicago” into the hottest show in town. The format was soon expanded to one hour, and in September 1985 it was renamed “The Oprah Winfrey Show”.
In June 1987, in its first year of eligibility, “The Oprah Winfrey Show” received three Daytime Emmy Awards in the categories of Outstanding host, Outstanding 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.

Check out Oprah.com. It’s full of good advice, healthy living options and charisma!

Find out what kind of issues Oprah deals with on her show:
• Health
• Style
• Relationships
• Home & Garden
• Food
• Entertainment
• Money
• World
• Spirit
• Environment

Recipes that Oprah likes to cook yourself a nice dinner:
• Oat Meal
• Egg Whites
• Salmon with green veggies
• Half a plain sweet potato
• Grilled chicken breast with green veggies
• Grilled chicken breast with romaine lettuce and fat-free dressing
• Salmon with green veggies

What Oprah is doing for the Environment these days… ?
• Use LED bulbs at home, protect the environment and your money;
• She talks about the coal plants and the causes that this type of plant in our environment. Says that we can use less our car and that the car accounts for almost 40 percent of the energy used in our lives. Talks about the hungriest devices that heat and cool our homes, warm our water and light up our lives, and changing the temperature in our homes is made significantly easier by getting a programmable device;
• Save energy by unpluning electronics when they’re not in use;
• Talks about what can be done about global climate changes;
• Seventeen ways to save money and the planet;
• Gives simple and quick tips for making your home more energy efficient;
• …


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