Oprah-Living History

In South Africa, Oprah Winfrey built a school for girls. The cost of the Leadership Academy, $40,000,000, controls the news headline. On Good Morning America, Diane Sawyer talks to Oprah about why invest in a school in South African rather than in the United States.

The opportunity already exist for such education in the United States and Oprah expressed her support of education in the United States.

Ministry of Education addressed the criticism of the cost of the school for educating those who have so little. But Oprah understood the difference the school will make in the future of the children. The expense of the school "just enough for now", Oprah expressed, suggesting that more is too come.

For the young girls who were selected for the South Africa, Henlep-on-Klip School, on girl stated, education is the bridge to independent. Some wanted to attend the school to help their families. Other because of the opportunity because they considered themselves poor girls. The school provides living quarters for the students of the school. Oprah is taking care of the future of South African, the young girls who will birth the future.

Oprah began her broadcasting career at WVOL radio in Nashville while still in high school. At the age of 19, she became the youngest person and the first African-American woman to anchor the news at Nashville's WTVF-TV. She then relocated to Baltimore's WJZ-TV to co-anchor the Six O'Clock News and later went on to become co-host of its local talk show, People Are Talking.

In 1984, Oprah moved to Chicago to host WLS-TV's morning talk show, AM Chicago, which became the number one local talk show—surpassing ratings for Donahue—just one month after she began. In less than a year, the show expanded to one hour and was renamed The Oprah Winfrey Show. It entered national syndication in 1986, becoming the highest-rated talk show in television history. In 1988, she established Harpo Studios, a production facility in Chicago, making her the third woman in the American entertainment industry (after Mary Pickford and Lucille Ball) to own her own studio.

The Oprah Winfrey Show has remained the number one talk show for 20 consecutive seasons*. Produced by her own production company, Harpo Productions, Inc., the show is seen by an estimated 48 million viewers a week in the United States** and is broadcast internationally in 126 countries.

Dee McKinley, local radio program