OPRAH WINFREY 1954 Now PERSONAL INFORMATION She was

OPRAH WINFREY 1954 -Now

PERSONAL INFORMATION � She was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi United States. � Was born on 29 th, January 1954. � Still alive on this day of February 10 nd, 2016. � Started school at age 14. Moved with a strict family member who made her education her first priority. � Became a honor student and received a full scholarship at age 17 for college.

FAMILY Mother- Housemaid and was very poor and could not take care of all her children. � Father- Was a single sexual encounter and broke up with her mother not long after. � She still does not know who her father is. � Patricia, younger half-sister died later at 43 in 2003 from cocaine addiction. � Her mother later had another child and named her Patricia after her other daughter. � Jeffery, younger brother was put up for adoption since her mother was poor. �

ACCOMPLISHMENTS � Was hired at age 17 for part-time news radio. � In 1983 she was relocated to host a lowrated morning talk show which she carried to the highest rated talk show in Chicago. � It was renamed The Oprah Winfrey Show which went from 30 minutes to a whole hour. � In 2008 they changed a channel’s name to Oprah Winfrey Network.

TRIVIA � Did you know her production company is named Harpo which is Oprah spelled backwards? � Did you know she launched Dr. Phil’s TV career? � Did you know she didn’t have children but she got pregnant and lost her baby at 14? � Did you know she is North America’s only black billionaire? � Did you know Oprah has given 40 million dollars to different charities.

WORKS CITED � http: //abcnews. go. com/Entertainment/60 - facts-oprah-forgot/story? id=22269267 � http: //www. biography. com/people/oprahwinfrey-9534419 � https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey � http: //www. oprah. com/index. html � Ismael Gomez