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Birth of Oprah
Oprah was born January 29 1954 in a town called Kosciusko Mississippi. On a farm that her grandmother owned were she was taught to read and read poems and the bible at her church. -
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Oprahs mother
After her mother found work in milwaukee as a house maid she moved their with her. When oprahs mom was out at work she would be sexually abused by family memebers from the ages of 9 to 13. -
Oprah Runs Away From Home
She Ran Away from home and was sent to juvenile detention because of that. They could'nt take her because all the beds were full. Aftter that she had a kid that died in infancy then went and moved with her dad. -
Tennessee University
Oprah was to grades a head of her age group and studied and worked hard because of her father. Because of her hard work and studing she got a scholarship to Tennessee University. -
Peagent Titles
Oprah also ended up winning to peagent titles in her life well she was in university. Miss Fire Prevention and Miss Black Tennessee after she was asked to be on a radio station. -
Nashville Anchor
Oprah joins a tv station called WTVF-TV at the age of 19 and becomes the youngest and the first black anchor in nashville. And has many other TV opertunitys. -
Chicago
Orah moves to Chicago and co host on the show AM Chicago. Their competators are The Phil Donahue Show a month later the AM Chicago show is in the top rateings -
Movie Time
Oprah stars in a movie called The Color Purple and was an oscar nomination. Cast in this film because the Excutive Producer Quincy Jones see her the the AM Chicago show, The next year she stars in another film native son. -
Oprah Show
The AM Chicago show is and hour longer and oprah host it and the world knows is as the Oprah Winfrey Show. That show is prodcasted daily and nationally so everyone can see it. -
Daytime Emmys
Oprah show get a lot of atention winning her a lot of daytime emmys. The award are for outstanding host, outstanding direction, and outstand talk/service program. -
Oprah Runs Things
In 1998 Oprah now owns the right to the oprah winfrey show. That is all thanks to Harpo taking over and buying the show from ABC . she finally gets to do what she wants on the show. -
Child Protection Act
Oprah goes to the senate in favor of the child protection act and make a registry of convicted child abusers. The people came to call this law the Oprah Bill and was Singed in to law in 1993. -
Interviewing Micheal Jackson
Oprah interviewed Micheal and talked about a lot of things like his plastic sugery, Tabloid rumors and many other things. Over 90 million people watched this interview world wide making it one of the most populare in history. -
Charioty
Oprah is knowen world wide as very supporting and help full to people in need. On her Angle Network Oprah tells people to give a hand full of cahnge to help organizations around the world. -
Brewster Place
Oprah takes The Women Of Brewster Place book along with many other books thanks to Harpo Productions and makes a tv series out of it. She stars in the show as one of the actors -
Bob Hope Humanitarian Award
Oprah wins the first ever Bob Hope Humanitarian Award at the emmys award show. Oprah gives a speech after about how everyone has a voice And the power to triumph. -
Car Give Away
Oprah does the unthinkable and gives away a brand new car too her whole audience. She does this just because of the look on peoples faces gets her excited -
Schools In South Africa
Oprah launches up a academy for girls in south africa hopeing to get them the education they need. The poitivity of the school goes bad when a female employee is accused of molesting the students. -
The Shows Over
Oprah announces on her tv show that she will stop running the show in 2011. that got a lot of the fans in an uproar but oprah says that the shows her life and she thinks it is the right time to say goodbye. -
OWN
Oprah stars up a new projects after her show called the OWN and is working with discovery channel. After the show is on the air she doesn,t like how the ratings are at first.
