The Oprah Winfrey Show

Oprah Winfrey is saying farewell to her giant television audience all week, and few would argue that she will leave a big hole in programming, ratings, and in the lives of her faithful daily viewers. Of course, despite her apparent ubiquity, plenty of people pay no attention whatsoever to the mogul. So we wanted to […]

Today Oprah Winfrey signs off after 25 years as the queen of daytime talk. Oprah has built a multi-billion-dollar media empire. She’s one of only two African-Americans ever to grace the Forbes billionaire list –  and the only black woman ever to do so. Many would argue that her success as one of the few black […]

Fans are mourning the end of Oprah Winfrey’s show.  But the loss of the internationally syndicated talk show doesn’t just affect fans, it also affects book sales.  Patrik Henry Bass, Takeaway contributor and senior editor at Essence magazine, talks with us about the impact Oprah has had on the publishing industry, and how publishers are preparing the […]