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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
NEW YORK – As the final original "Oprah Winfrey Show" airs Wednesday, celebrities talk about the talk show host.
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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.
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.
