Oprah Winfrey

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    A Magnificent Timeline Of Oprah Winfrey Life:

  • 1954- Born in Kosciusko, Mississippi
  • 1976- Becomes the anchor of "A.M. Chicago," which airs opposite Phil Donahue.
  • 1984-Becomes the anchor of "A.M. Chicago," which airs opposite Phil Donahue
  • 1985-The show is renamed "The Oprah Winfrey Show."
  • 1986-"The Oprah Winfrey Show" goes into national syndication.
  • 1988-Forms her own production company, Harpo Inc. Harpo is Oprah spelled backwards.
  • 1993-Wins the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Special, "ABC Afterschool Special: Shades of a Single Protein." Oprah is also inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.
  • 1998-Winfrey is presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Daytime Emmy Awards.
  • 2000-Wins the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie for "Oprah Winfrey Presents: Tuesdays with Morrie."
  • 2003-Becomes the first African-American woman on Forbes magazine's "World's Richest People" list, with a net worth of about $1 billion.
  • 2011-OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network debuts.
  • 2013- Is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama.

"In the over three decades since the Queen of All Media became a household name, she's proven that she's a powerhouse at just about everything she puts her mind to."

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