Oprah Winfrey
Talk Show Host and
Humanitarian
Birthplace and Important
Dates
Born in Kosciusko, Mississippi
Date of birth- January 29, 1954
Living in the present day
Early Childhood
Abused by a number of different people
Lived with her grandmother until age 6
At age 6 she moved to live with her less
supporting & caring mother in the inner
city of Milwaukee
Middle Childhood & Early
Adult
After being abused she moved to
Nashville with her strict dad
She went to Tennessee State
University in 1971
Began working in a radio, television
broadcasting, Nashville
Family Life
Parent are divorced
Always fighting and arguing with both
parents
Very close to her grandmother
Obstacles They Have
Overcome
Being able to have her own talk show
Being an award winning actor
She wanted to be television talk-show
host, actress, and producer all at the
same time
Accomplishments & Awards
The Oprah Winfrey Show, highest
ranked television talk-show in television
history
2005-Business Week ranked Oprah
Winfrey, The Greatest Black
Philanthropist in American History
Life Magazine voted her The World’s
Most Influential Person
Why Are They a Hero?
Encourages everyone to give & help
people in crisis & need
People listen and follow
Made everyone want to “live their best
lives”
Has a special gift to make everyone
think in a better way
Why I Believe They Are a Hero
Has a wonderful way to make you want
to help someone in need
Show & teaches you that you need to
live your best life
Not only does she teach people how to
help others, she also does
Extra Info
Name was supposed to be Orpah, but
the “r” & “p” got mixed up
“I feel positive about the future, but I
do believe that we are in a time where
there are forces of good & evil in TV
making themselves known.”-Oprah
Winfrey
“I’m always trying to figure out how to
take the power I have and use it”
-Oprah Winfrey