O is for Oprah

Think of the most powerful women of today. What comes to mind? Probably Oprah Winfrey, for her face is everywhere. Her talk show has dominated the homes of over forty-two million viewers a week as well as being broadcast in 144 countries around the world. Not only did she host a talk show which proved to take the number one spot for twenty-tree consecutive seasons, but in 1988 she became the third woman in the American entertainment industry to to own her own production studio. The studio, named Harpo Productions Inc., produces her show along with many others. Oprah Winfrey has not only surpassed all expectations on television, but has founded and produced "O, the Oprah Magazine", and created a film devision for her company. Harpo filmes has been involved in films such as "The Great Debaters" and 2009's "Precious". Oprah herself has both acted in films such as "The Color Purple" and "Before Women Had Wings", as well as speaking for animated films like "Charlotte's Web", "Bee Movie", and "The Princess and the Frog".

Expanding her franchise even more, Oprah is an online leader in websites for her show as well as her book club. She is a philanthropist, television program creator (The Dr. Oz Show), satellite radio programmer, and Broadway producer for "The Color Purple" which began its run in 2005 and continues to run throughout the country today. From all of this, Oprah has received over forty Daytime Emmy Awards for different aspects of her show. Aside from that, she was named one of the "100 Most Influential People of the 20th Century" in 1998, has been inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame, and among a large number of other awards, in 2009 she was named by Time Magazine to be one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Now that's something to talk about.