Oprah

"The Oprah Winfrey Show" is not just a "delivery channel" that she can close down at will: it has defined its creator for 24 years.

Bizarrely it was an episode of the Oprah Winfrey show that led him to the technology.

While Oprah devoted a large segment of her show on Friday to Twitter, she did not really explain the service in any great detail.

No one would donate that kind of money if they did not trust Oprah and expect that she would consistently follow through on her promise.

Besides, there is nothing to stop Ms Winfrey reviving "The Oprah Winfrey Show" , or something very like it, on her new platform.

It was the ultimate Oprah moment. She announced that she was leaving and urged her fans to stay.

So, naturally, the only way out of the slump that I could think of was, I decided to call Oprah.

She would certainly know better than Oprah would who has herself attested to the fact that she was NOT Michael's friend.

If he has any doubt as to which side he ought to be on, he need only ask that bellwether of public opinion, his old friend Oprah Winfrey.

The sources added that the staff and workers in the mansion were asked to leave while Oprah went on a detailed tour of the property.

Oprah listende to her father and a few years later she won a college scholarshilp that allowed her to go the university.

I can't tell you what is going through Oprah's mind, or the reason for her calling me to be on the show.

She has produced several films that deal with the classic Oprah-themes of suffering and redemption in which she did not actually appear.

When Oprah goes in 100 years, God bless her, they're not going to say, "She was the best black talk show host. "

And in last month's issue of her magazine, Oprah Winfrey confessed to a "moment" she had last summer.

Because Oprah is the kind of person who can turn a book into a runaway bestseller just by saying so.

Read from Oprah's book list , join a book club, carry a book with you at all times or get your friends, neighbors or town reading.

But there was no way to prepare for the live television aspect of it, being on Oprah.

Obama's wife, Michelle, was joining him on Oprah's couch for the interview, which is scheduled to be televised Monday.

Oprah Winfrey plans to announce Thursday that she will host an evening show on her new cable network.

Another Reno tent-dweller, Jim, told one of Oprah's reporters it was "like learning how to live all over again" .

Known as the queen of daytime television, Oprah Winfrey has captured the hearts of millions of people all over the world.

Earlier he told ABC he had considered Oprah Winfrey for the Senate seat he is accused of trying to sell.

Oprah Winfrey made herself into a billionaire as a talk-show host, actress, producer, author and magazine publisher.

The design of the letter "O" used in the title of her magazines, O, The Oprah Magazine and O at Home, is trademarked.

Well, tomorrow, John Edwards' wife, Elizabeth Edwards, a great woman, is going to be on 'Oprah.

(OPRAH. com) -- I swear on the "Thelma & Louise" video we watched into a scratchy oblivion: I didn't mean to be the worst friend ever.

In the 2008 presidential election, celebrities like Bono and Oprah Winfrey came out for Barack Obama early in the campaign.

Oprah told me she feared the word--partly because she thought declaring herself powerful separated her from real people.

The budding entrepreneurs look like an Oprah audience after learning that everyone is getting a free Pontiac.

Two years later, Oprah bought the rights of her show, making her the first woman in history to own and produce her own talk show.

The biggest challenge with the cable channel will be to see whether Oprah's brand can survive independently from the star herself.

Broadcasting2 was in Oprah's blood, so her talk show rose to number one in less than a year.

He has been kicked out of the middle class and must spend the rest of his life with the likes of Steve Jobs and Oprah Winfrey.

I'm betting Oprah's new way to pay it forward is going to catch on like wildfire-and how glorious if it does.

While it is quite different views on Oprah, but in the eyes of many Americans, Oprah Winfrey is still outstanding women.

After much prayer and months of careful thought, I've decided the next season, Season 25 will be the last season of the Oprah Winfrey Show.

OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): As you say in the book, for children who watch their parents fight, it's almost unbearable.

"Self-pity in its early stages is as snug as a feather mattress, " said Oprah Winfrey. "Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable. "

I was intrigued by the first woman that asked a question of Oprah during the first webinar.

So was Palin reloading for the next presidential race in 2012, Oprah Winfrey asked her, getting straight to it.

A survey by the market tracker firm Hitwise showed traffic to Twitter went up 43% as result of the Oprah effect.

But Oprah's gift is to make it seem as if she is also talking about you.

Q. Funny that you're leaving town just as Oprah is quitting and Rich Daley is stepping down.

If you missed it, the latest Oprah venture is to put out the call for America's most selfless person.

You might think the secret to a long and happy life was hidden in a book or could be found by following that famous media guru, Oprah.

Oprah Rati Pandey, nadia (as) was born a orphans, from a longing to married into a happy family.

Number 2: After jumping on her couch, Oprah hammer-locked me till I coughed blood. -Ow. Really? Hammer-locked you? That's awful.

Oprah Winfrey might not perform thrilling stunts but it turns out that she needs a body double on occasion.

If you don't want to be Oprah Winfrey, there's something wrong with you.

I've been watching Oprah for the last 25 years of my 50 years of life.

Blunt and pragmatic, Ms. Kan is one of several female moguls who have been dubbed 'the Oprah of China. '

They were amazing, helping with everything, including dealing with all the phone calls from Oprah and Dr.

Oprah Winfrey talks to one of the world's most enigmatic and secretive pop super stars---Michael Jackson.

OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): She's gone. I'm not going to say, "Oh, why is she gone? Oh. " All right, she's gone.

His tutor was shown on his recent Oprah appearance and he asked his Facebook friends about the best places to visit.

OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): That's right. If you had had a nice, happy childhood, you might not be sitting here teaching with us tonight.

Oprah's Narration: Growing up in the bustling city of Chengddu, China, Jane Zhang dreamed of becaming a singer.

I probably was a lot like some of the mothers who faced me across the table on Oprah's show.

Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its top, but Oprah goes in the opposite direction.

Oprah: And you could do that with every part of your body.

The world domination of Scottish singing hopeful continued with her first appearance on Oprah.

There was no surprise when the 'Oprah Bill' was enacted into law in 1993.

A few years ago, Oprah Winfrey warned parents of a teenage oral-sex epidemic.

Oprah Winfrey will redecorate the guest room at the White House, and Gayle will help.

OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): Yes. It's a stupid thing to say that kids are stupid. Yeah.

Oprah: So from this point of view, there are endless conditions of happiness.

Given her big-name guests and dedication to "empowering" women, Tyra has been compared to her onetime employer Oprah Winfrey.

OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): Got it. Got it. Linda is Skyping us from her den. Hello.

If they were lucky enough to show up at Oprah's studio on the right day, they might even get a new car, or a trip to Australia.

Oprah founded an Angel Network in her name that has sent deserving students to college, built homes for families in need and more.

If we were going to have Oprah's butthole and vagina and the gun and everything, it should have been in a show with the boys, not the towel.

The camp shot to national and international fame earlier in the year, when a camera team from the Oprah Winfrey Show arrived.

Television host Oprah Winfrey founded her Angel Network in 1997 to encourage viewers to join her in charitable efforts around the world.

Oprah: But what you're saying also applies to difficulties between yourself and family members or friends.

OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): Yes, and you, then you become aware that it's really just the story that you've told yourself about yourself.

The content of the final episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" is still under wraps .

If Oprah ever lost her show (unlikely), would she suddenly have no more job?

Oprah has announced that she will retire her talk show in the fall of two thousand eleven. She is expected to launch her own cable channel.

All of which has led the foreign press -- and her own handlers -- to rarely miss an opportunity to call her the Oprah of China.

OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): I love the "Makes sense, but. . . what you say makes sense, but. . . ' Go ahead. "

Oprah got her start working at a corner grocery store next to her father's barber shop in Nashville .

While it's not often that a product will wind up on Oprah, the episode underscores one of the many challenges of inventory management.

BRITISH supermodel Naomi Campbell has sent pal Oprah Winfrey an odd gift - a voucher for a Brazilian wax.

In fact, if Oprah Winfrey invited me on her television show, I'd tell her all about it.

The world is about to be blessed with more Oprah, rather than less.

"Oprah surprises Juxian" secret guest list to the scene, but quickly become a celebrity show.

Listeners will be fascinated to hear that Oprah has lost more than 50 pounds.

Oprah: Is that what you meant when you wrote one of my favorite poems, "Call Me By My True Name" ?

"I live in the shadow of a power vegan, " says Freston, whose wife, Kathy, got Oprah to convert for a three-week trial.

Oprah herself claims it was down to pronunciation difficulties by her relatives.

Hung (pronounced "Hong" ) Huang is sometimes labelled as China's Oprah Winfrey, a description that both flatters and underestimates her.

Other moms began begging for the innovative little device too, and Karen would make them while watching Oprah.

Talk show host Oprah Winfrey was the highest-earning celebrity this year with an estimated income of $275 million according toForbes.

Ms. Winfrey isn't leaving soon or going very far -- by 2011 her new cable venture, OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network, should be up and running.

Of course, these tearful makeup sessions are all being conducted on Oprah's stage, in front of a live studio audience.

Now that Twitter has received Oprah's Midas touch, the real question will be to see how many of these new users will stick around.

Months later the incident crept into my mind and I realised my mistake, I think Oprah would call it an Ah, ha moment?

No. 2: After jumping on her couch, Oprah hammer-locked me till I coughed blood.

Being on 'Oprah' gave us credibility for setting up a non-profit organization, BookEnds.

To paraphrase Oprah Winfrey--- "I say No to many things, so that I may say Yes to what gives me life. "

Digital music is now mainstream, with the possible tipping point occurring in 2003 when Oprah Winfrey gave her audience 15GB Apple iPods.

Similar to the Oprah effect on book sales, the boost in popularity ratings a political candidate gets after appearing on The Colbert Report.

"Be yourself and love who you are and be proud, because you were born this way, " Oprah told fans during her swan song last week.

'I had to bring my kids to see Oprah but it's just too bad about the dollar, ' Ms. Ablan said.

Broad, Oprah Winfrey, David Rockefeller Sr. and Ted Turner. One attendee stated that, "It wasn't" .

After being featured on Oprah, Sacramento, Calif. , dismantled a tent city in April, moving residents into shelters.

She went on Oprah, she didn't really give me any credit for that cake and I was really the architect on that cake.

It's about Oprah Winfrey and the bombshell she delivered to her audience late last month.

In addition to her television hit The Oprah Winfrey Show and monthly magazine, Oprah has a stake in the Dr. Phil and Rachael Ray shows.

OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): How dare you come over to my side of the pond again.

During a visit to David's home, Oprah sees how a diet of natural foods and commitment to exercise can change our definition of "old age. "

Through her foundation, Oprah has also awarded hundreds of education grants to women, children and families in need.

And there the actor hopped on a couch during Oprah Winfrey's show to declare his love for Katie Holmes.

Oprah's Angel Network has raised more than $50 million for nonprofit organizations across the world.

Oprah: It has been my honor to talk to you today.

In 2008, thousands of Oprah Winfrey fans attended Obama campaign events where she appeared in person.

But this year, in her final season, Oprah's going all out.

Oprah: What if he or she is not willing to help you?

OPRAH: And why has it worked? You know, a lot of people said it wouldn't work.

The other Lohan kids will also be featured, but White Oprah is the star.

In your trusty notebook or Oprah Journal, begin listing things you remember enjoying as a child.

that's really commendable . I think more celebrities should use their money to help people like Oprah has.

Oprah: Thank you for the honor of talking to you.

Media magnate Oprah Winfrey comes in at No. 130 and is one of 42 women on the list.

He participated in Oprah Winfrey, Jay Leno, who presided over the talk show.

He does Oprah better than Oprah and Dr Phil better than Dr Phil.

Well, maybe Oprah could, but I'm not her, unfortunately.

A couple of days earlier, Sarah Ferguson offered a similar excuse when baring her soul to Oprah Winfrey.

Your best self, it turns out, is a self with a show on Oprah's network.

Our 'Queen of Daytime' (Oprah Winfrey) and 'King of Pop' (Michael Jackson) had humble beginnings.

But then, it was a difficult week for Oprah and food.

Obama was heading home to Chicago on Wednesday to appear on one of the final episodes of "The Oprah Winfrey Show. "

Talk about tv. Share your favourite tv shows - whether it's Oprah's revelation of The Secret or the your favorite sitcom.

Oprah: What if in a moment of mindfulness you are being challenged?

"She's done it all, " my source says, and "only one person could do that and that is Oprah herself. "

But maybe the person who really should be crying "plagiarism" is Oprah Winfrey.

According to new reports, during an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Armstrong admitted to doping , to using performance enhancing drugs.

Oprah: And not just the material things, but the fact that we have our breath.

OPRAH: Um hm. A lot of people say you're brave. What does it mean to you, however, to be brave?

Oprah is known as a TV talk show host.

Presently, according to figures on Oprah. com, the show is watched on 212 US stations and is broadcast in 145 countries around the world.

Prospering from another company's -- or country's - misfortunes probably won't get you a guest shot on Oprah.

They weren't talking about celebrities like Oprah or even Paris Hilton, but about the rare everyday people who catalyze trends.

Ms. Winfrey went on to create O, the Oprah Magazine with Hearst.

On November 20th Oprah Winfrey announced that she will end her eponymous show in September 2011, 26 years after it first aired nationwide.

Ever wonder what bookstore employees think about trends in books, customers and Oprah?

Oprah: You use the word suffering a lot.

You were higher than the Queen, and Oprah Winfrey.

Oprah Winfrey is a black woman whose rise to fame is an inspiring story.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Angelina Jolie has dethroned Oprah Winfrey as the world's most powerful celebrity, according to Forbes.

Oprah Winfrey as the world's most powerful celebrity, according to an annual list compiled by business magazine Forbes.

Oprah Winfrey keeps topping Forbes' rankings of the rich and famous.

Oprah: Are most monks enlightened, or seeking enlightenment?

Expect Jay-Z on the sound system, a "Pink Room" for the girls, and Oprah's decorating touch.

Oprah: I never had that much thought about a cup of tea.

Oprah: Because you can't give it to others if you don't have it in yourself.

Oprah Winfrey, perhaps the richest talk show host was seen house hunting in Alpine New Jersey.

Oprah: The only way to end war is communication between people.

OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): And the one monk picks up the girl on the road.

Oprah: And the fact that he was doing it nonviolently.

Oprah: What does it mean to be a monk?

OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): The same thing. You're just continuing the same thought over and over.

They could get away with the deflected joking answer, but Oprah (and her crew) needed to know what was really up with them.

OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): Did you sense that with your parents too?

She's still got the magic touch: When Oprah praised the Kindle, it sold out before Christmas.

Queen of all media partnered with Discovery Communications to form Lifestyle-themed Oprah Winfrey Network.

until later it wasn't strange to us to watch Oprah on television. It wasn't strange to watch Tiger Woods golf.

Tomima has been featured on Good Morning America and Oprah and in Forbes Magazine and The Wall Street Journal.

'Oprah's Next Chapter' is a crucial ingredient for the new network.

Oprah: You never had trouble with the idea of giving up marriage or children?

Oprah Winfrey for being the best role model any girl can have.

Now, after 11 years, the feud has ended, with Vanzant and Oprah airing their differences last month in front of a rapt audience of millions.

OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): Okay. Well Ros is on the phone from Sydney, Australia, and has a question about the pain-body and grief. Hello, Ros?

OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): Because nothing ever happened in the past that could prevent you from being present now.

That may be the most inspirational Oprah story of them all.

(Oprah. com) -- Psychologists tell us we're born afraid of just two things.

But there was nothing that could stop Oprah.

Are you established, traditional, nurturing, protective, empathetic like the Oprah?

Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Spinger show looks like poisonous waste being proved into society.

Only one person has appeared on all six lists, Oprah Winfrey.

Germany, like America in the 1940s, would resist this shift in focus. But perhaps Oprah would approve.

In the days after Oprah's show, Twitter's traffic growth is accelerating.

She is one of several women who are sometimes tritely called "China's Oprah Winfrey. "

The richest self-made woman on the Forbes 400 remains, of course, talk show queen Oprah Winfrey.

I once did a bra segment on Oprah and this tip really got amazing viewers raves.

Oprah says she recently met a man who has dedicated his life to the study of life extension and healthy living.

Valentine's Day, 1996. I bring Roma to the Oprah Winfrey Show to honor her on national television.

I found out Oprah was at our family home, my stomach ached and it still hasn't gone away.

Oprah: The more people you sit with, the better.

And so she knew that there was a new Oprah show, looked at that a little bit, and then went over into the morning news.

One can imagine her being very comfortable on Oprah Winfrey's sofa.

Oprah: At the time, were you wearing your monk robes?

OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): You got that, right Courtney?

Oprah: Darling, I'm here for you.

Grasping this paradox, Oprah exhorts viewers to improve their lives and the world.

Kids now know how to tell the truth about what has happened to them because of Oprah . . . Love you, girl.

So what's an "Oprah" fan to do when the curtain falls for good on Wednesday?

Oprah Winfrey threw her influential support behind Obama in December 2007.

But at the same time, my dad was saying, "Oprah Gail, this is an opportunity of a lifetime. You better keep that job. "

OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): It comes through your being.

Oprah's Angel Network was stated in 1997, encouraging people to open their hearts to those in need.

Jolie and Pitt got 18 percent of votes, while chat show queen Oprah Winfrey got just nine percent.

Retailers will be hoping that Oprah and all her glitzy goodies will tempt them to change their minds.

If they fall short, why don't Oprah and her celebrity judges give them another chance and teach them how to do better?

If there are any Oprah Winfrey fans in the house, you'll recall the flack she received after funding and starting a school in Africa.

Around the same time, Oprah was covering the benefits of collagen.

Yes, it's true: Oprah is in Washington.

One initiative through Oprah's Angel Network generated $12. 1M in donations for children in South Africa.

Oprah Winfrey launched the OWN cable TV network.

I watch Oprah and sob, sing Abba with my mouth full.

Why, he asks, do Democrats not put up Tom Hanks or Oprah Winfrey?

The Oprah Winfrey show, by comparison, is watched by only 7 million Americans.

Oprah asks, 'Why did you wait so long? '

Good morning, Oprah. - Good morning, y'all.

Oprah: Did your parents encourage you?

Oprah: The case is the same for deep listening, which I've heard you refer to.

Yesterday she told her 600 staff in Chicago that the Oprah Winfrey show would end in September 2011.

This hot fashion watch has been featured on Oprah, and in the movie "The Blind Side" .

Oprah: What if my bills need to be paid?

Only Oprah and Bill Gates get lots of followers in days.

Not only were Lyman and Oprah vindicated in court, but events have proved many of Lyman's predictions absolutely right.

I was dabbing away the tears in my hanky last night while watching Oprah's Big Give.

So we've taken this responsibility extremely seriously. We haven't put any of our on videos up, like, Oprah did that one time.

Oprah is the "Queen" of consistency.

In death, the King of Pop earned more in the past year than any star on that list, apart from Oprah Winfrey.

Oprah was born in 1954, and most of the people who watch heron TV or read her magazine are probably middle aged or older.

Television talk show host Oprah Winfrey is third with 8%.

Brianna: First Oprah and now Simon.

Might it be time for Oprah to give these guys their own show?

If you are active on Twitter, you are likely familiar with @maddow, @oprah, and even @digitalroyalty.

It's like Oprah for the glitterati.

Was Oprah the turning point for Obama?

Oprah only lost the number one spot three times in the past seven years.

"I actually thought about purchasing it, decided not to, " he said. "I like Oprah's penthouse instead. "

Oprah: That was not the life for you.

I think I see a new trademark heading this way: Oprah's Smallest Things.

What would Keynes (and Oprah) do?

Oprah: Is there ever a place for anger?

That show was renamed "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in 1985.

OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): To bring you back, really.

OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): I hope you got that too, Ros.

Oprah Winfrey, the US television show host, ranks ninth with $2. 3bn.

What Would the World Be Like Without Oprah?

OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): So that's the peace you're talking about.

How have you never been on Oprah?

Oprah can't help you out if you are not making money.

Oprah: Mindful tea.

Oprah: That's a lovely mantra.

Oprah: That's the way I feel!