2. Basic History
– Oprah was born January 29, 1954
– She spent her first years on her grandmothers farm
– Her grandmother taught her how to read at early age
– She was reciting poem and bible verses at age 3 in local churches
– She was molested by relatives and another visitors last from ages 9 to
13 which was emotionally devastating.
– She ran away but got sent to juvenile detention home
– She went and lived with her dad, he made her read books and write
papers each week. After that she became and honor student.
– She won miss Tennessee pageant.
– She was offered a job at WVOL radio station.
3. College Attended
• Oprah Winfrey won a full ride scholarship to the University of
Tennessee
• She majored in Speech Communication and Performing Arts.
4. Prior Work Experience & Positions
held there
• She worked at the radio station WVOL.
• She worked there the first year of college was her
career of broadcasting was taking off.
• She left school and signed on with a local TV station
as a reporter and anchor.
5. Where they work now?
• Her first show she hosted on was “People are Talking”
• And she did so well that they wanted her as there new host
• The show was renamed The Oprah Winfrey Show in September 1985
• Which is where she now works and has worked for over 25 years
• She quickly became the most popular talk show host on national tv
6. Information about her show
• Oprah owns her own magazine
• She talks about personal problems with people she brings on her show.
• She trys to help people
• And she gives money to organazations to people and things that are in real
need of money or whatever they need
7. Information about her position
• Oprah brings people on her show to talk
about personal problems and things they are
dealing with or just their life.
• She is very comforting to people cause she
trys everyway to help people
8. What she’s done
• She has helped many organizations and
people in need.
• She has worked for many charities
• Donates a great deal of her own money
• She has interviewed many famous people
which has increased her reputation.
