BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa – A central South African university known for fraught race relations awarded an honorary education doctorate to Oprah Winfrey Friday, and her visit was welcomed as an acknowledgment of the progress the institution has made toward tolerance.
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Oprah Winfrey Receives South African Honorary Doctorate
Submitted by Donna Bryson on June 24, 2011
Oprah Winfrey Says She's 'All In' at Her Cable Network
Submitted by Karen Hawkins on June 16, 2011
CHICAGO – Having brought her wildly successful talk show to a close after 25 years, Oprah Winfrey said Thursday says she's ready to devote her full attention to nurturing the six-month-old cable TV network that bears her name.
The Oprah Winfrey Network launched on Jan. 1, taking over what had been Discovery Health. As OWN was under development, Winfrey said she was also trying to finish the last 130 episodes of her syndicated TV talk show, the last episode of which aired on May 25.
Oprah Winfrey's Final Show Scores Biggest Audience in 17 Years
Submitted by Associated Press on May 26, 2011
NEW YORK – Preliminary figures show Wednesday's finale of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" scored its highest audience in 17 years.
The Nielsen Co. said Thursday that the final show delivered a 13.3 household rating in the nation's metered markets.
It was the highest number since February 1994. That's when an "Oprah" episode called "People Shed Their Disguises" got a 13.4 rating.
Comedians Mark Oprah's Final Show With Punch Lines
Submitted by Associated Press on May 25, 2011
NEW YORK – While many reacted to the final episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" with tears and emotion, comedians found punch lines.
On "Jimmy Kimmel Live," Kimmel sang goodbye by performing the song "End of the Road" with R&B group Boyz II Men.
David Letterman, whose up-and-down relationship with Winfrey has long been chronicled, earlier lamented not being invited to the farewell gala in Chicago.
Oprah Winfrey Finale Devoted to Fans, Her 'Safe Harbor'
Submitted by Caryn Rousseau on May 25, 2011
CHICAGO – There were no free cars or vacations. No favorite things or makeovers. No celebrity guests on stage - though there were plenty in the audience.
The finale of Oprah Winfrey's talk show, taped Tuesday and aired Wednesday, was all about the one thing that made her a billion-dollar success: the unique connection she made with millions of viewers for 25 years. In what she called her "love letter" to fans, she made clear that to her, all those TV friendships went both ways.
Finale of 'Oprah Winfrey' Airs After 25-Year Run
Submitted by Associated Press on May 25, 2011
CHICAGO – Oprah Winfrey ended her famous talk show Wednesday by telling her viewers of 25 years that they weren't saying goodbye.
"I won't say goodbye, I'll just say until we meet again," Winfrey said.
She hugged and kissed her longtime partner Stedman Graham and shook hands with audience members before walking through the halls of Harpo Studios in Chicago, hugging and crying with her staff.
Oprah Winfrey Focuses on Fans During Finale
Submitted by Caryn Rousseau on May 24, 2011
CHICAGO – In the end, it was just Oprah.
For the final episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" taped Tuesday, the talk show queen appeared alone on her Chicago stage, talking to viewers about what they've meant to her during the show's 25-year run. The finale will air on Wednesday.
Fans leaving Tuesday's taping said Winfrey had tears in her eyes as the television icon said a final thank you.
Celebrities Talk About Oprah Winfrey
Submitted by Alicia Rancilio on May 24, 2011
NEW YORK – As the final original "Oprah Winfrey Show" airs Wednesday, celebrities talk about the talk show host.
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Fans Gather for Final 'Oprah Winfrey Show' Taping
Submitted by Caryn Rousseau on May 24, 2011
CHICAGO – Hundreds of giddy fans struck by their luck at getting tickets to be a part of history gathered outside Oprah Winfrey's television studio in Chicago Tuesday awaiting the taping of her final talk show.
The show being taped Tuesday afternoon will be the finale of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," according to Harpo Productions. The show will air on Wednesday.
When Oprah Winfrey Says Goodbye, Will She Really Be Gone?
Submitted by Frazier Moore on May 23, 2011
NEW YORK — The sun will come out on Thursday. Bet your bottom dollar.
Moreover, the Earth will almost certainly still be spinning on its axis.
Even in Chicago, the city Oprah Winfrey is abandoning, life is pretty sure to continue as normal. Expect the pizza to be as tasty and the gusts off Lake Michigan to be as persistent on Thursday as they were the day before.
This is not to say change isn't in the wind.
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