Oprah Winfrey Show

The Cultural Importance Of Oprah

Joyce McFadden | Posted 11.23.2009 | Entertainment


Joyce McFadden

We come from a history of disregarding feeling as frivolity, and prior to Oprah we hadn't paid attention to its heft. She understood that our emotional lives inform every single thing we do.

Chicago Frets About Life Without Oprah

AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 11.22.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO — Step outside Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios and into the near west side neighborhood that's been home to her television talk show for t...

Oprah's Charity History: 25 Years Of Giving Back

Posted 11.21.2009 | Impact


Oprah Winfrey announced today that 2011 would see the end of her daily talk show, arguably the most influential and popular talk show in television hi...

Oprah's Show Ending: Front Page News Around The Nation (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 11.20.2009 | Media


The news that the queen of daytime TV is leaving her perch — which only broke around 5PM ET Thursday — was big enough news to be A1 news a...

Oprah's Most Memorable TV Moments (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 11.20.2009 | Media


Oprah's Friday announcement that "The Oprah Winfrey Show" — which began in 1985 — will end its run in the fall of 2011 will bring to a clo...

Oprah Announcement: Show Ending In 2011 (VIDEO)

Posted 11.19.2009 | Media


Text By Caryn Rousseau, Associated Press; Video from NBC Chicago CHICAGO — Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday th...

Sarah Palin Oprah Interview: Clips Released (VIDEO)

Posted 11.12.2009 | Media


Sarah Palin's interview with Oprah Winfrey will air on Monday, Nov. 16, but snippets of the pre-taped show can already be found online. The Chicago...

Oprah Giving Up Syndicated Talk Show, Moving to Oprah Winfrey Network In 2011: Nikki Finke

Deadline Hollywood Daily | Posted 11.05.2009 | Media


The industry has been betting that the daytime diva would extend The Oprah Winfrey Show for at least another year or two because of the huge cash lice...

Exclusive Preview of Oprah's Interview With Sarah Palin

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 10.26.2009 | Comedy


Matthew Filipowicz

2009-10-26-oprahpalin.jpgWhat can be more rogue than going on the TV show of one of President Obama's biggest supporters?

Oprah: Incest Revisited

Deborah King | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living


Deborah King

Mackenzie Phillips has done everyone a huge favor by acting as our societal point person for incest and speaking out very publicly. I applaud her courage.

Oprah Moving Away From Live Friday Panel, Mark Conseulos Out

New York Post | Posted 11.23.2009 | Media


Consuelos is no longer part of "The Oprah Winfrey Show's" Friday roundtable panel discussions, which last season included comic Alexandra Wentworth a...

Producers Scramble To Explain Oprah's Ratings Decline

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 11.14.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — Oprah Winfrey is opening her talk show's 24th season with a flourish. One week of programs include a Chicago block party with the Bla...

Dr. Phil To Appear On Oprah For First Time In Seven Years

New York Post | Posted 10.19.2009 | Media


DR. Phil McGraw is set to make his first appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" since launching his own show seven years ago. ...

Your Black Leather Chaps Are Freaking Me Out, but the Rest of Your Bucket List Trip Looks Great

Stacie Krajchir | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living


Stacie Krajchir

This high-octane bromance gathering includes a colorful cast of characters: the Governor of Guam, a judge, a pediatric dentist, an entrepreneur and their perspective brothers.

Remembering My Battle Against Fundamentalists

Jim Luce | Posted 08.06.2009 | New York


Jim Luce

Our biggest accomplishment was standing up for those torn down by the TV evangelists.

Oprah and the Power to Persuade

Dr. John Grohol | Posted 07.10.2009 | Media


Dr. John Grohol

Perhaps it never occurred to Oprah that nobody is paying much attention to the likes of Somers or McCarthy because their story is a bunch of malarkey based upon anecdotes and stories.

Elizabeth Edwards on Oprah: What Was the Point?

Deborah King | Posted 06.08.2009 | Media


Deborah King

Elizabeth's book and the massive media blitz are designed not as much to inspire others through times of hardship (Elizabeth's stated purpose) but to punish John for his transgressions.

Celebrities Hit Auction Block for Human Rights

Jeffrey Buchanan | Posted 06.05.2009 | Entertainment


Jeffrey Buchanan

The online auction will raise funds supporting the RFK Center's vital work around the globe.

Madeleine McCann Age Progression Photo: Oprah Interviews Her Parents, Gets Photo

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 06.01.2009 | Media


Two years after their daughter Madeleine disappeared while on a family vacation in Portugal, Kate and Gerry McCann have sat down with Oprah Winfrey to...

Oprah Interviews Lorena Bobbitt: "You Didn't Throw The Knife Out The Window But You Threw The [BLEEP] Out The Window" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.23.2009 | Media


Flashback to 1993: Lorena Bobbitt (remember her?) makes headlines around the world for cutting off her husband's penis with a knife. In case you don't...

Greening Hollywood: Genesis And Our Warm and Fuzzy Friends

Paige Donner | Posted 04.28.2009 | Entertainment


Paige Donner

Baby seals were the stars of this year's Genesis Awards which honor members of the Hollywood community for their activism in drawing attention to the inhumane treatment of animals.

Save My Marriage From Irrelevance: Reverse Prop 8

David Quigg | Posted 01.15.2009 | Living


David Quigg

For all the bigoted blather about how gay people undermine the true meaning of marriage, I -- on a totally non-political, human level -- feel exactly the opposite.

Oprah To Palin: You're Now Welcome Any Time

Chicago Tribune | Posted 12.09.2008 | Media


A couple of months ago, there was a media kerfuffle when Oprah Winfrey said she would not have Gov. Sarah Palin on the show during the election. Now ...

Marion Jones Can Only Admit So Much -- Even to Oprah

Paula Duffy | Posted 12.01.2008 | Entertainment


Paula Duffy

While she says she told her kids she was guilty of perjury because she was too weak to stand up and tell the truth, she hedged in her apology to her Olympic relay race teammates.

Gwen Ifill Responds To "Very Conservative Folks" On Oprah: "I Haven't Even Written The Barack Obama Chapter Yet"

Huffington Post | Posted 11.03.2008 | Media


Gwen Ifill appeared on "Oprah" Friday to debrief following Thursday night's Vice Presidential debate, which she moderated. Oprah asked Ifill about th...