Daytime queen, Oprah Winfrey, has decided to end her popular talk show at the end of its 25th season in September 2011.
The president of Harpo made the announcement and said that Oprah would make it official in an upcoming episode where she will explain the reasons why she is ending her run.  Her show is the top-rated U.S. daytime talk show and has attracted an average of 7.1 million viewers this year.
I’m sad to see the show come to an end but, at the same time, I think it’s the right time for her to close it down.  What do …read more

Barbara Walters might have been a journalist for longer but when it comes to scoring big interviews, it’s hard to beat the power of Oprah. 
Walters is going to get her chance at needling former Alaskan governor, Sarah Palin, but not before the controversial woman sits down on Oprah in an episode airing on November 16, 2009. 
To compensate, Walters’ interview will be aired in five parts on Good Morning America and will likely focus on Palin’s failed run for the White House (as John McCain’s vice president) as well as her new book, Going Rogue: An American Life.
It’s …read more

The former heavyweight champion of the world, Mike Tyson, was on Oprah where he talked about his life, the infamous interview with Barbara Walters (when his wife, Robyn Givens, said that he had a hard time controlling his temper) and the accidental death of his four-year-old daughter earlier this year.
He was amazingly candid and talked about how he is tired of failing and has to really focus on being honest and loyal in his relationships with his loved ones since he feels that the potential to ruin everything is so great. 

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As can be expected, Oprah has made it yet again on the Forbes list of 400 Richest Americans.  Last year, Oprah made it to the #155 spot on the list, but this year she has made it to #141.
Last year, Oprah is said to have lost $400 million. Her show dropped in ratings and her O magazine didn’t sell quite as well as it should have. Her estimated net worth is about $2.3 billion. 

In other, Oprah-related news, the talk show queen has been working together with First Lady, Michelle Obama to try to get the 2016 Olympics …read more

Oprah has been criticized over the years for not being more supportive of rap and hip hop artists so it was a pretty big deal to see Jay-Z on her show.   He talked about his life growing up, his days of dealing drugs, his marriage to Beyoncé but then he did something truly amazing – he got Oprah to rap!
It’s really rare to find videos from Oprah interviews so I was pretty excited to find these.  Hurry up and watch it before they get taken down!

Oprah Winfrey returns for the 24th season of her talk show and what better way that to come back with what she’s calling the “best interview [she’s] ever done” since she "can’t think of a moment, ever, when [she] had a stronger connection to the person [she] was interviewing."  You know it’s going to be good!
Oprah sits down with Whitney Houston and I seriously cannot wait to hear what they talked about!  I’m sure they will talk about Whitney’s divorce from Bobby Brown as well as her drug use and life with her daughter, Bobbi Christina.
Oprah’s website says that no …read more

Jennifer Hudson will be helping her fellow Chicagoan, Oprah Winfrey, usher in the 24th season of her popular daytime talk show.  Can you believe it’s been 24 years?  I can still remember watching the first episode.

I don’t know if she’s bringing her almost month-old son, David, with her but Hudson will be part of the festivities on the Magnificent Mile.  I’m guessing she’s going to perform since other well-known people who will be at the event include illusionist Criss Angel and the Black Eyed Peas.
In case you live in or will be visiting Chicago tomorrow, I thought I’d let you …read more

In what’s sure to be an interesting interview, Whitney Houston is set to appear on Oprah on September 14, 2009.  Seriously – set your timers for this one!  
It’s been just about seven years since Ms. Houston sat down with anyone and it’s been an incredible seven years for her. 
She has battled her drug addiction, left her abusive husband, hooked up with a younger man and she’s releasing her new album, I Look To You, on August 31, 2009. 
Oprah is calling it "the most anticipated music interview of the decade" and has deemed it important enough to be …read more

Talk show host, Oprah Winfrey, was among those who gathered around Our Lady Victory Church on Cap Cod on Thursday to pay their last respects to Eunice Kennedy Shriver who passed away earlier in the week.  
Shriver will be remembered not only as a member of the Kennedy family (and mother to Maria Shriver, the wife of Arnold Schwarzenneggar) but also as the founder of the Special Olympics. 
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had some incredibly touching things to say about he Kennedy family matriarch.  Aside from calling the Special Olympics “one of the most important grassroots civil rights groups in …read more

I picture a lot of things when I think about the Marcy Projects in Brooklyn but it never includes Jay-Z taking Oprah Winfrey on a guided tour but that’s exactly what has happened.  
A part of an interview with Jay-Z for O magazine, Oprah walked through the streets of Jay-Z’s old stomping grounds to show the harsh and impoverished conditions he grew up.  Of course, they will also talk about Jay’s meteoric rise to fame, his efforts to help underprivileged youth and his life with superstar wife, Beyoncé.
Initially, I was pretty surprised to hear that Oprah went anywhere with a …read more