Oprah Winfrey

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  • Oprah became the youngest news anchor and first black female news anchor

    Due to encouragement from her grandmother, Hattie Mae, she was supportive when Oprah became WJZ's new co-host of several local talk shows

  • The Oprah Winfrey Show

    At the Movies, Robert Ebert's television show, was renamed The Oprah Winfrey Show. The show doubled Phil Donahue's audience and replaced him as the number one talk show host.

  • Academy Award

    Nominated for an Academy Award, Oprah Winfrey starred in The Color Purple. She won best supporting actress and went on to star in many more films.

  • Movies

    Oprah Winfrey starred in the movies The Color Purple and The Woman of Brewster Place

  • O Magazine

    The Oprah magazine was the most successful startup magazine in the industry. It has been a best seller since 2006

  • Philanthropic Acknowledgement

    Oprah became the first African American woman among the 50 most generous people. She has given $400 million to educational causes and more than 400 scholarships

  • Time magazine

    Oprah was named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the year.

  • OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network

    The Discovery Health channel was turned into OWN. The channel delayed, launching in 2011.

  • Humantarian Award

    Winfrey received a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.

  • Smithsonian

    Oprah Winfrey $12 million the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and was rewarded the presidential medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama.