OPRAH WINFREY

EARLY LIFE

• Born in Kosciusko, Mississippi on January 29, 1954
• Moved to Tennessee at age 14
• Honors student at East Nashville High School
• First African American female news anchor at Nashville's WLAC-TV
• Co-anchor at Baltimore's WJZ-TV in 1976

HOW/ WHY SHE STARTED THE BUSINESS SHE DID?

• She relocated to Chicago to host the morning show, AM Chicago
• Renamed AM Chicago, The Oprah Winfrey Show

WHAT BUSINESS DID SHE START?

• She started her own talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show.

HOW DID HER BUSINESS START AND GROW?

• Renaming the Chicago morning talk show after herself in 1986
• The talk show became very popular until it ended in 2011

HOW HAD CONSUMERS BENEFITED?

• Donation for the victims of abuse
• The involvement in the 2008 Obama presidential campaign
• Thoughts and actions are changed thanks to Oprah

HOW HAS THE INDUSTRY BEEN IMPROVED?

• She inspired people who have gone through hardships similar to her's
• Her TV show became the most influential to fans
• Differences were made for the troubled people

OTHER BUSINESSES?

• CEO, CCO, and Chairwoman of OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network): a TV Network
• CEO and Chairwoman of Harpo Production and Discovery Communications, Inc.
• Actress
• Author

HOW HAVE THE QUANTITY, QUALITY, AND PRICE CHANGED OVER TIME?

• Net worth at age 41: $340 million
• 2000 net worth: $800 million
• 2006 net worth: $260 million
• 2008 net worth: $275 million
• 2015 or 2016 net worth: $2.9 billion

INTERESTING FACTS

• Notable alumni of East Nashville High School
• Engaged to Stedman in 1992, but the marriage didn't happen; still dating since 1986
• The largest private donor to The Smithsonian's Museum of African American History and Culture
• Endorsed Barack Obama for president in 2008