The Oprah Winfrey Show [TV Series] (1986)

About this title: The first African-American woman to host a nationally (and ultimately, internationally) daily syndicated talk show, Oprah Winfrey rose from an extraordinarily difficult and deprived childhood to become one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in the world. After paying her dues in a variety of local TV stations, she first achieved national prominence as co-host (with Richard Sher) of People Are Talking, a daily syndicated chatfest emanating from Baltimore. In a portent of things to come, People Are Talking managed to outrate the popular Phil Donahue (ironically Winfrey's personal idol) ... read more

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