Biography presentation on Oprah Winfrey

1. I look upto
Oprah
Winfrey
Let me tell you why!

2. ● Winfrey was born into poverty in rural Mississippi
to a teenage single mother and later raised in an
inner-city Milwaukee neighborhood.
● She experienced considerable hardship during her
childhood.
● She has stated that she was molested during her
childhood and early teens and became pregnant at
14. Her son was born prematurely and died in
infancy.
● Winfrey was then sent to live with the man she
calls her father, Vernon Winfrey, a barber in
Tennessee.
Early life of Oprah Winfrey...

3. ● Oprah Gail Winfrey is an American entrepreneur, TV
show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist.
● She's the chairman of Harpo, Inc.
● She is the only African American billionaire with an
estimated net worth of $2.9 billion.
● She's the first black woman to
own and run a television
network, OWN: Oprah Winfrey
Network. Launched on January
1, 2011 .
Some facts about Oprah...

4. College
● Oprah began her college at
Tennessee State in 1972
● Was offered an on-air job at WVOL,
a radio station serving the African
American community in Nashville
● Auditioned for a television show
and “became the first black person
ever to be a news –show anchor on
Nashville television”

5. Hitting the Big time...
● 1976, she moved to Baltimore she co-hosted her first talk show,
“People are Talking”.
● In 1984, she was invited to Chicago to host a faltering half -hour
morning program on WLS-TV.
● In less than a year, she turned AM
Chicago into the hottest show in
town, The format was soon
expanded to an hour, and in
September 1985 it was renamed The
Oprah Winfrey show.
● The Oprah Winfrey show was
broadcasted nationally, and quickly
become the number one talk show
in national syndication.

6. The Oprah Winfrey Show
● The Oprah Winfrey Show is the
highest-rated TV talk show in
history.
● It was seen in 110 countries and
was internationally syndicated
from 1986 to 2011.
● The series finale of The Oprah
Winfrey Show aired on May 25,
2011.

7. OPRAH’S GENEROSITY
● Gives presents to children in
Africa during Christmas time
where she is known as ”Mama
Oprah”
● She donates funds to
historically black colleges all
over U.S
● She is known for giving away
elaborate gifts to her guests
and audience members.

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