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Birth
Oprah Gail Winfrey is born in Kosciusko, Mississippi (Winfrey). -
First Job
After graduating from Tennessee State University, Oprah becomes Nashville’s first African-American TV correspondent and the youngest person to co-anchor the news for WTVF, a CBS-affiliated television station (Burns). -
Relocates to Chicago
Relocates to Chicago to host her own morning show AM Chicago, which was renamed The Oprah Winfrey Show a year later ("Oprah Winfrey Interview - The Great Debaters"). -
Oprah Winfrey Show Began
She was recruited by a Chicago TV station to host her own morning show. She later became the host of her own, wildly popular program, The Oprah Winfrey Show, which aired for 25 seasons, starting in 1986 ("Oprah Winfrey Interview - The Great Debaters"). -
Harpo Productions Created
Oprah created a production company called Harpo. This spells Oprah backwards and will soon be the network host for her future shows and interviews (Turner). -
Oprah Recieves her 7th Emmy for the Oprah Show
Oprah receives her seventh Emmy as Outstanding Talk Show Host and the ninth Emmy for The Oprah Winfrey Show (Winfrey). -
Oprah Launches her OWN Network
The Oprah Winfrey Show has since finished up its 25th and final season. Oprah has launched her very own network known as OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network). Since the beloved Oprah Show ended, many people have turned to the OWN Network to watch daily interviews and talkshows with Oprah (Oprah Winfrey). This is still a highly popular running network (Winfrey).
