Oprah Winfrey was born in 1954, in Kosciusko, Mississippi. As a child, Oprah was known as "The little speaker." Once in church, she was paid $500 to make a speech. When her parents separated, Oprah was sent to live with her grandmother. Finally Oprah's mom sent her to live with her father in Nashville, Tennessee. Oprah's father wanted her to do well in school. When Oprah was 16 she won a full scholarship to Tennessee State University. At 19 she was offered a job at CBS. She was Nashville's first black female on the evening news. In 1984 Oprah became the host of A.M. Chicago. By the next year the show had been made an hour long and was renamed "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Altogether the show has won 8 Emmy Awards! Oprah became famous. Oprah won an Academy Award for her acting in the movie "The Color Purple." Oprah was so successful that she made her own production company and bought her show. Oprah became the first woman to own her own talk show. Oprah has a great show and is a great woman!

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