OPRAH WINFREY

Who is Oprah Winfrey? Oprah Gail Winfrey was born on January 29th, 1954( 64 years) in the town of Kosciusko, Mississippi. She moved to Nashville to live with her father Vernon, a barber and businessman, after having a troubled adolescence in the small farming community she used to live in. She is an actress, talk show host, television producer, philanthropist and entrepreneur.

Who is Oprah Winfrey? After moving to Nashville, she attended Tennessee State University in 1971. During this time she also started working in radio and television broadcasting. Oprah hosted the talk show ‘People are Talking’ in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1976. She continued the show for 8 years where she was then recruited to host her own show ‘A.M. Chicago’ by a Chicago TV station.

Who is Oprah Winfrey? In 1986, Oprah initiated ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’, the show had an audience of 10 million people which caused it to make 125 million within the first year, of this Oprah received 30 million. Oprah eventually continued the program after getting ownership from ABC under her new production company, ‘Harpo Productions’. In doing this she was able to make more money.

Who is Oprah Winfrey? “Oprah’s Book Club” was introduced as part of her show. She launched a magazine entitled “The Oprah Magazine” in 2000. Oprah then ended ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ in 2011, after her contract with ABC ended.

Who is Oprah Winfrey? Winfrey later created Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), a joint venture with Discovery Communications. Oprah faced some financial challenges upon starting her network. At the end of 2015, the Harpo Studios in Chicago were closed due to the company’s production operations to the Los Angeles based OWN headquarters.

What businesses Oprah is known for? Besides owning Harpo Inc. which originally employed about 250 full-time staff but then dropped to just 20 employees in 2015, she is also a co-founder of Oxygen Media. She also created a website, Oprah.com, which generates 75 million page views from the 13 million users per month. This website comprises of “Oprah’s Book Club”, the largest book club in the world.

What influenced Oprah into becoming an Entrepreneur? Oprah’s father played a major part in her life, since he continuously insisted that she could be more than she was in life and he believed in her. Oprah also with the influence of her father realized that she had to be responsible for herself and do good in life.

What were some challenges she faced? One of the major challenges she faced was overcoming the trauma she endured as a child after being sexually abused. This caused her to lose her job as a co-anchor of the evening news as she was becoming emotional over stories that touched her while reporting.

What were some challenges she faced? Upon establishing the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), Oprah faced some financial issues but was able to overcome it due to the success of the network. Even though she faced many challenges, she was able to be positive and move forward despite them.

References https://www.biography.com/people/oprah-winfrey-9534419 https://www.thebalancesmb.com/oprah-winfrey-entrepreneur-1200951 https://www.learningliftoff.com/overcoming-obstacles-what-oprah-winfrey- learned-from-her-abusive-childhood/