Oprah Winfrey Revisits Her Audition Tape for Chicago Television to Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of “The Oprah Winfrey Show”

Winfrey is reflecting on how a leap of faith changed her career and her life forever ...

40 years later: Oprah reflects on starting at ABC7 Chicago, launching 'The Oprah Winfrey Show'

In an exclusive interview with ABC7's , Oprah Winfrey reflects on the city and people that helped shape her incredible ...

Oprah Winfrey marks 40 years of ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ with rare audition tape

'Oprah had nothing prepared for the audition that changed her life...' ...
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These Surprising Facts About Oprah Winfrey Will Make Your List of Favorite Things

The Oprah Winfrey Show debuted 40 years ago, forever altering the daytime talk landscape in its wake. But we bet you don't know these fascinating facts about the billionaire who started it all.

The View pulls an Oprah Winfrey, moves audience to tears as everyone wins huge prize on season 30 premiere

Whoopi Goldberg announced the stunning moment on air, which made some audience members double over as they cried.
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"Oprah Winfrey Show" turns 40: How it transformed Chicago

Driving the news: Tuesday marks the 40th anniversary of the first national broadcast of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" from Chicago. Flashback: On Sept. 8, 1986, the show debuted nationally from WLS' ...
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‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ Went National Exactly 40 Years Ago This Very Week, and It Quietly Rewrote the Entire Rulebook for Daytime Television

On September 8, 1986, “The Oprah Winfrey Show” stopped being a Chicago-only phenomenon and began beaming into living rooms across the country — a Monday forty years ago this week that quietly reset ...
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It’s been 40 years since the Oprah Winfrey Show first appeared on TV screens across the U.S.

The show that launched Oprah Winfrey to stardom was born and produced in Chicago, and broadcast to viewers across the country ...