Oprah's Empire | Betting on Oprah | 1
Business Movers
Wondery
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 21 November 2024
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
As a young professional, Oprah Winfrey bounced between radio stations and news outlets, trying to find her groove, until she landed a gig as the host of a morning talk show… a job she would be so good at that, within a year, the network would rebrand the program The Oprah Winfrey Show.
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| 0:13.0 | OneRoury! It's September 1986 at a television studio in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 0:36.5 | 32-year-old Oprah Winfrey paces backstage. |
| 0:40.4 | She's not normally a nervous person before a taping, |
| 0:43.6 | and of all the places in the world, |
| 0:45.3 | she feels most comfortable on stage in front of cameras. |
| 0:48.7 | But today is different. |
| 0:50.3 | Today, it's not just her usual audience in Chicago |
| 0:53.2 | who'll be tuning in. |
| 0:54.9 | Today, the Oprah Winfrey show is going nationwide. |
| 0:58.9 | This is a dream Oprah has been chasing for years. |
| 1:02.2 | But national syndication means that she's in the big leagues now, and it's suddenly feeling all too real. |
| 1:08.7 | A smiling producer appears at her sign. |
| 1:13.8 | Hey, you ready? Yeah, yeah, These earrings all right? They look great. They're too big or too shiny. They could catch the life funny. |
| 1:18.5 | No, I don't think so. I'm going to take them off. I have some others in my dressing room. |
| 1:22.6 | Oprah, leave them. They're great. You're just nervous. Maybe I am. You got to remember, you deserve this. |
| 1:29.2 | You've worked hard to get to this point, and it's paying off, so please enjoy it. Oprah nods, |
| 1:34.7 | but her doubts remain. What if they hate me? What? What if they hate me? Oh, come on. Everyone loves |
| 1:41.2 | you. You know that. I mean, Chicago loves me, sure, but what if Los Angeles |
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