Author: Oprah
Forbes – who was honored Sunday as leading actor for his performance in “There Will Be Blood,” gave an acceptance speech that echoed comments he made last week about Ledger, the 28-year-old Australian actor whose death stunned Hollywood, on “The Oprah Winfrey
‘I want to be the next Oprah Winfrey’
Hindustan Times – Model turned actor and now a talk show host, Pooja Bedi says she wants to be next award winning US talk show host, Oprah Whinfrey. “I want to host the biggest talk show in India on the largest TV network and become India’s Oprah Winfrey,” said Bedi
Office Politics
Forbes – It’s hard to avoid seeing Oprah Winfrey out stumping for Barack Obama recently. (A spokesperson for Harpo Productions said Oprah keeps her political allegiance separate from the workplace, and had held no candidate events at the company.) More
Lifestyles of the rich, not-so-well behaved
Palm Beach Interactive – The People is up for best solo rap, is filmed chatting up the paparazzi out the driver’s side window of his Range Rover, the famously private Williams buries her head in her knees on the passenger seat until the car takes off . . . Oprah Winfrey ’s
Author: Oprah
Miami Herald – Vice President Oprah.” Obama, the latest in a string of candidates to show up on Letterman’s show, appeared just briefly to deliver the night’s list. Earlier this week, candidate John Edwards came on the show only to have his carefully coifed hair
Gerry and Kate McCann consider documentary bids and interviews
Times Online – The couple have also been approached by chat show stars Oprah Winfrey and Barbara Walters for an exclusive interview.Their spokesman yesterday insisted the offer had been rejected because they are still official suspects. He denied reports that they
Obama blasts Clinton vote on Iraq invasion
Newsday – 3. I’ll find money in the budget to buy Letterman a decent hairpiece. 2. Pronounce the word nuclear, nuclear. 1. Three words: Vice President Oprah. More articles Help a family on Long Island. Donate to Newsday Charities. Copyright 2008, Newsday Inc.
McGraw T. Jones
WCCO – Why? Oprah Winfrey. Because it would be interesting to see what it’s like to be catered to and admired, rightly or wrongly, by everyone for one day. Favorite word? Is this Inside Actor’s Studio now? Hyperbole. Least favorite word? Surge. Sound or noise
Oprah Winfrey and Barbara Walters in bidding war
News.com.au – KATE and Gerry McCann are at the centre of a bidding war between US TV talk show giants Oprah Winfrey and Barbara Walters. The celebrities want to land an exclusive deal for the British couple to talk about their missing daughter, Madeleine. It could
Ohio State edges Niagara women’s hockey
Buffalo News – LEWISTON – Despite take a 2-0 lead, the Niagara women’s hockey team suffered its sixth straight loss in a 4-3 decision to fans caught in a downpour Win in Dallas boosts confidence Sabres captain Spacek addresses troops Kevin Everett slated for ‘Oprah
On Media
American Reporter – Even Oprah’s Oxygen Network carries more baseball games than you. Granted, you did show some Indiana Pacers games this year, but this was a sucky season for them, so that one was pretty much a wash. What does that leave us? There’s Pride Fighting
Daniel Day-Lewis gets emotional on Oprah
MSNBC – NEW YORK – Daniel Day-Lewis paid an emotional tribute to Heath Ledger during a taped appearance on Oprah Winfrey s talk show. The 50-year-old actor, who was on The Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss his Oscar nomination for There Will Be Blood
Author: Oprah
Kansas City Star – Men and women of color stand at the head of major corporations, are elected to high political offices at the local, state and federal levels, and one of the most admired women in the country is Oprah Winfrey, an African American from Chicago. And
AMBI(R) Skincare Announces New Scholarship for Minority Women
Forbes – Her life has been one of personal sacrifice to make a difference in the lives of others and AMBI(R) honored her achievements on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” For full application as well as information about program eligibility and requirements log onto
Poll Shows Doubts In Oprah’s Influence On Elections
Tyler Morning Telegraph – Although Oprah Winfrey is a popular TV star, I am praying that the voters in the U.S. will not be swayed by her support for Barack Obama, and that none of the celebrity endorsements will be considered very important as we vote for a new President in
Radio static as Oprah signs Shmuley
New York Daily News – Oprah Winfrey and Rabbi Shmuley Boteach Not everybody is happy that Oprah Winfrey has given Rabbi Shmuley Boteach his own show on her XM radio channel, Oprah and Friends, starting Jan. 28. They question how Oprah, Barack Obama ’s most famous backer
Short, stout, has a handle on colds
Star-Banner – The practice gained wide exposure last spring when it was introduced on Oprah Winfrey’s show by a frequent guest, Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon and an author of health books. Oz explained that bathing the sinus cavities in a warm saline
Oprah Profiles 1964 Racial Killing On MLK Show
News4Jax.com – JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A racially charged killing during racial unrest in Jacksonville received national television exposure on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” on Monday, almost 44 years after the crime. Johnnie Mae Chappell, a 35-year-old housekeeper and
Author: Oprah
Citizen.co.za – SEBOKENG There was drama at the Sebokeng Regional Court yesterday when the former dormitory matron of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy appeared. Tiny Makgopo, 27, is on R2 000 bail. Two days, April 21 and April 22 have been set down for
Oprah gets her OWN network
Chicago Defender – A photo released by Harpo Productions Inc., shows talkshow host Oprah Winfrey and David Zaslav, president and chief executive of Discovery Communications after announcing Tuesday, in Chicago the formation of a new joint venture OWN: The Oprah
‘GHOST’ HAUNTS OPRAH SCHOOL
New York Post – January 17, 2008 — A dormitory matron accused of abusing students at a South African school for girls set up by Oprah Winfrey showed up in court yesterday with a towel over her head. Virginia “Tiny” Makopo, 27, faces charges of indecent assault
American voters are far from spoilt for choice
Daily Telegraph – Oprah Winfrey may be convinced: I’m not. So what about the Republicans? I thought it had to be Rudolph Giuliani, whom at least I know about after September 11 and his zero tolerance on crime when he was mayor of New York. But where is he? Like an
Winfrey is already the richest woman in America
Media Life Magazine – It was once called the golden touch. These days it’s the Oprah touch. With Tuesday s announcement that Oprah Winfrey is launching a cable network next year, the top-rated daytime talk show host will soon have a major presence in every form of media
Marion Jones: Lost medals pale next to pain of friends and family
Philadelphia Daily News – Marion Jones says seeing the pain her family and friends endured after she admitted using performance-enhancing drugs outweighed the impact of returning her Olympic medals. The disgraced sprinter appeared yesterday on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” her
Author: Oprah
Salon – Midweek malaise: Marion Jones tells Oprah how she made a “mistake,” Randy Moss denies battery charges, Miguel Tejada’s tragedy. There was Marion Jones on Oprah Winfrey’s show Wednesday. The former Olympic champion is headed to prison for six months
Huckabee campaign is more than a cameo for Chuck Norris
International Herald Tribune – While presidential candidates have long sought the glamour and fund-raising cachet of big-time celebrity supporters, the endorsers this year have become part of the branding of the candidates: Oprah Winfrey has given her aura of inclusiveness to
Aidan Gray brings Old World look to Dallas suburbs urbs
Dallas Morning News – Words from Oprah Winfrey persuaded Mr. Weeks to reach for his entrepreneurial dream. He remembers a late night in April 2003. The newly jobless father of three sat in his kitchen wondering: “What am I going to do with the rest
Tired of lies, disgraced Olympian Jones tells Oprah
Reuters – CHICAGO (Reuters) – Disgraced Olympian Marion Jones, stripped of her medals and facing six months in prison, told Oprah Winfrey on Wednesday she admitted her steroid use because she could no longer live with her lies. “I have no regrets for doing
Oprah in TV network deal?
MSN UK News – Oprah Winfrey is to bolster her immense media empire in the US with her own television network, according to reports. The American talk show host, who already has a portfolio including her own production company, radio show, magazine, and various
Oprah teams with Discovery on new cable channel
Los Angeles Times – Oprah Winfrey is taking charge of her own cable channel. OWN will be the Oprah Winfrey Network, and will launch in mid-2009 on what is currently the Discovery Health channel, she and Discovery Communications Inc. announced today. “Fifteen years ago
Celeb-a-razzi: Oprah gets her OWN cable network from Discovery
Detroit News – World domination is at hand! Associated Press reports that “the Discovery Health network will be turned over to Oprah Winfrey next year, becoming OWN — the Oprah Winfrey Network.” The deal, announced Tuesday, was a “cash-free transaction” and
Author: Oprah
Cleveland Leader – Clinton, Romney Lead Latest Michigan Poll Stedman Graham Dropped From Oprah Winfrey’s Will Simon Says: American Idol Will be Back in Form This Year Marko Perkovic, who performs under the name “Thompson”, is causing a bit of a stir in Cleveland as his
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Times Online – Discovery Communications , the US media group, and Oprah Winfrey, the chat show hostess, said they would build a new cable television network, OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, which will be owned jointly by Discovery and Winfrey s Harpo Productions
True Story? Men Prefer ‘Chick Flicks’ When They Are Explicitly
Science Daily – Often labelled “chick-flicks,” “tearjerkers,” or “human interest stories,” the importance of this form of entertainment is underscored by the popularity and success of movies like Titanic and the “Oprah Winfrey Show.” However, despite the apparent
Made in Maryland
Baltimore Sun – Oprah Winfrey stars in the film based on Toni Morrison’s award winning novel about a former slave’s struggle with the ghosts of her past. Some Ohio homestead scenes were filmed at Fair Hill Natural Resources Area in Cecil County. Directed by Jonathan
Author: Oprah
Chicago Sun-Times – The absence of Oprah Winfrey from the frantic four last days of the New Hampshire primary campaign after her heavy schedule in Iowa backing Sen. Barack Obama may be traced to heavy, unaccustomed post-Iowa abuse of the popular entertainment superstar
Prince dines on cream soup, risotto at Atrio
Miami Herald – Table 8 chef Govind Armstrong will be on Oprah on Tuesday for an episode titled The Face Behind the Name, in which Oprah’s best pal Gayle King gets to taste Armstrong’s famous grilled cheese sandwich in a segment filmed at Table 8’s original L.A
Coroner: Kanye West’s Mother Most Likely Died of Heart Disease
FOX News – Adams, a minor celebrity in his own right, has appeared as a plastic surgery expert on such shows as “Oprah,” and “Entertainment Tonight.” He also had his own show on the Discovery Health channel and markets a line of skin care products. He is the
Author: Oprah
AZCentral.com – ABC’s springtime series “Oprah’s Big Give” has tapped an Oprah Winfrey regular as its host. Designer Nate Berkus, who’s made numerous appearances on Winfrey’s daytime talk show, will serve as host of the series, in which contestants mount
Lose weight by hoisting diet and exercise books
Seattle Times – Martha Beck is a columnist for O, The Oprah Magazine. She is also a life coach. Her thorough book is packed with activities and writing exercises. She believes that people often use diets as a way to punish themselves. By working in harmony with the
One Woman’s World
American Reporter – And although I don’t begrudge the charming Oprah Winfrey one dime of her money because she got it the good old all-American, free-enterprise way, I’m willing to bet she doesn’t know the current price of a postage stamp, hasn’t licked one in years
Denzel Washington on track for another Academy Award
News.com.au – The film, released by the Weinstein Company, was produced by Oprah Winfrey, though Washington says she was hardly hands-on. “I hardly talked to Oprah at all,” he says. “Oprah has 900 other things to do. But when I needed her, she was there in every
Interview: Chris Rock
The Independent – Like Oprah Winfrey, Rock has publicly endorsed Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential hopeful; he introduced him to an audience at the Apollo in Harlem as the next US President. When it comes to anointing fellow comics, however, Rock has
Author: Oprah
Times Online – A possible wave of protests against soaring fuel prices will be discussed by Dr Richard Milne, Edinburgh, Phill Barlow, The Wirral, England
Author: Oprah
Tribune – Phill is world renowned curator so preparing pitches here by him is definitely a landmark for the stadium. After the The Tribune used to publish results and till date many people approach the library to see old results, said Dr Ramesh Kumar
Robert D. Novak: Kansas opens a new front in abortion wars
Union Leader – Phill Kline, a pro-life hero nationally who is viewed as a fanatic by abortion rights advocates. The prosecution alleges 60 percent pro-life, anti-abortion activists call the state “the abortion capital of the world” — mainly because of Dr
This Should Be Quite Interesting
Perezhilton.com – Dr.Phill is talking about how they meet and she asked advice. I mean afterall she only raised 2 daughter s in show buisness 1 being smart and other truly being a trainwreck. I think Dr.Phill is going to talk about how out of control Hollywood
