Oprah Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954 in the U.S. city of Kosciusko, Missouri. His grandmother looked after her until she was 6 years old when he went to live with his mother. At that moment began one of the worst periods of his life. He suffered physical and psychological abuse that made her day to day in complete chaos. His situation was so bad that at thirteen decided to run away from home. So, he thought, when the arrest would lead her home to her father in Nashville.
Fortunately Oprah managed to overcome his traumatic childhood. At 19 he began to flirt with the world of communications as a reporter at a radio station in Nashville and subsequently entered the University of Tennessee, where even won several beauty contests. At 22, Winfrey moved to Baltimore, where he had an offer to present a TV show, People are talking. His first venture on the small screen lasted eight years, largely thanks to his knack for the camera.
At age 30 years the career of Oprah Winfrey takes another step forward. The WSL-TV in Chicago hired to host her own morning program, AM Chicago. In a few months able to put his talk show in the number 1 ranking in hearings. The real reason for the success of this program is its host and this is reflected in September 1985, when the AM Chicago becomes "The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Success becomes the constant companion of Oprah and program. The Oprah Winfrey in 1986 Show is the number one talk show for U.S. television, and 20 years after media retains its privileged position. Nearly 30 million viewers followed their emissions only in the United States. The awards, including the Emmy for best talk show, support his career. The figure of Oprah and her record for longevity give this program a great prestige, while the most famous of the world pass by his set without hesitation.
But Oprah is not only a popular television presenter. Its huge success in this medium has helped to carry out many other activities. It has a production company, Harpo Entertainment Group, is co-founder of Oxygen Media, has written books, runs his own website and even the editor of The Oprah Magazine, a magazine that follows the line of TV talk show.
Oprah has also made incursions into the film world and has participated as an actress in such familiar titles as The Color Purple, Throw Momma from the Train, Never were children and Beloved. Thanks to all of these fronts in their careers today is considered the first black billionaire and the most powerful woman on television in the United States.
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