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Seen nationally
since September 8, 1986, "The Oprah Winfrey Show" became the number
one talk show in national syndication in less than a year. In June
1987, its first year of eligibility, "The Oprah Winfrey Show"
received three Daytime Emmy Awards in the categories of Outstanding
Host, Outstanding Talk/Service Program and Outstanding Direction. In
June 1988, "The Oprah Winfrey Show" received its second consecutive
Daytime Emmy Award as Outstanding Talk/Service Program, and she
herself received the International Radio and Television Society's
"Broadcaster of the Year" Award. Oprah's love of acting and
her desire to bring quality entertainment projects into production
prompted her to form her own production company, HARPO Productions,
Inc., in 1986. Today, HARPO is a formidable force in film and
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"The Ability
to Triumph Begins With You" Oprah Winfrey |
Based in Chicago, HARPO Entertainment
Group includes HARPO Productions, Inc.; HARPO Films and HARPO Video,
Incorporated. By October, 1988, HARPO Productions, Inc. acquired ownership
and all production responsibilities for "The Oprah Winfrey Show"
from Capitol Cities/ABC, making Oprah Winfrey the first woman in
history to own and produce her own talk show.
In 1991, motivated in part by her own memories of childhood abuse,
she initiated a campaign to establish a national database of
convicted child abusers, and testified before a U.S. Senate
Judiciary Committee on behalf of a National Child Protection |
Act. President
Clinton signed the "Oprah Bill" into law in 1993, establishing the
national database she had sought, which is now available to
law enforcement agencies and concerned parties across the country.
She is one of the partners in Oxygen Media, Inc., a cable channel
and interactive network presenting programming designed primarily
for women. In 2000, Oprah's Angel Network began presenting a
$100,000 "use Your Life Award" to people who are using their lives
to improve the lives of others. In 2003, Forbes magazine
disclosed Oprah Winfrey was the first African-American woman to
become a billionaire.
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