Michael Jackson Talks To… Oprah Live (1993)
Just two weeks after the final “Oprah” show aired, Harpo Studios announced plans to lay off an unspecified amount of workers. Under state law, the Oprah Winfrey-owned, Chicago-based production company is required to file a notice with the Illinois Department of Employment Security of any plans for “mass layoffs,” according to the Chicago Sun-Times. From […]
After 25 years on daytime television, it’s mind-boggling to think that Oprah has spent 4,561 days of her life on the Oprah Winfrey Show stage, chronicling the lives of thousands of guests, from the every day person to superstar celebrity. She’s battled issues such as substance, drug, domestic and child abuse. She’s given her viewers […]
Oprah Winfrey has officially ended her talk show after 25 years. In her final hour on-air, she chose not to be flanked by celebrity friends and former guests, but to solely reiterate the same messages she’s been preaching for the last quarter-century. There are plenty of people, self-empowerment exercises and catchphrases we would have never […]
Beyonce turned out Oprah’s farewell show with a performance of her new song “Run The World (Girls)”. The performance was much different than what she did at the BMAs but it was just as entertaining and creative. Check out Oprah’s expression to all the excitement in the video below!
Karen Takes You Behind The Scenes of The Oprah Show Farewell with Oprah’s long time friend, Award Winning TV Host Sandra Pinckney! Award-winning broadcast journalist Sandra Pinckney is host of the Food Network’s “Food Finds.” The long-running show profiles food entrepreneurs, with an emphasis on family run, locavoric companies that use sustainably-sourced ingredients. Sandra began […]
The reigning “Queen of Soul” is having her day of R-E-S-P-E-C-T in Chicago. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago City Council passed a resolution Wednesday sponsored by Ald. Robert Fioretti (2nd Ward) declaring Thursday “Aretha Franklin Day.” “There are singers,” said Ray Charles in a statement, “then there is Aretha.” In preparation for her upcoming […]
Beyonce was spotted at Hubbard Street Dance Studio in Chicago rehearsing for the Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular taping. The queen of daytime will end her 25-year run as the reigning champ with a big finale on May 25. Taping for the May 23 and 24 shows took place last night at the United Center […]
Oprah Winfrey officially has a street named after her. The mayor of Chicago, Richard M. Daley, changed the name of the 100 block of North Carpenter Avenue, where her HARPO Studio sits, to Oprah Winfrey Way. Is there anything this woman can’t do? During the ceremony yesterday, Oprah said, “That’s better than an Oscar or […]
The latest issue of Oprah’s O magazine features two covers: one of the host taping her first show in 1986, and the other, more recent, boasting a big “Thank You!” headline. Inside, she talks about the beginning stages of the legendary show and what it’s legacy will be. On the beginning: “The first few years […]
Oprah has admitted that she regrets launching her OWN television network before ending her talk show, claiming she hasn’t dedicated enough time to the channel because she’s focused on rounding up her talk show of 25 years the right way. She recently told Entertainment Weekly, “I’ve thought maybe it would have been better to wait […]
http://www.bvblackspin.com On Wednesday, President Barack Obama released his long form birth certificate in order to lay the “controversy” to rest that he isn’t an American citizen. Later that day, the President and First Lady Michelle Obama flew to Chicago and sat down with Oprah, who wanted to know why the President waited so long: 204Share […]