Oprah Winfrey
Raymond E. Odon

The most celebrated talk show host on national T.V.
is an African-American woman named Ms. Oprah Winfrey.

Well over 21 million viewers across the USA
Tune in to watch, The Oprah Winfrey Show, each and every day.

Oprah has the highest rated talk show in T.V. history
and after 16 consecutive seasons,
the 105 countries that watch her show
around the world will most certainly agree.

WVOL radio in Nashville, Tennessee,
is where Oprah’s career began at the age of 19,
what most people may not know
is she was once a beauty queen.

Oprah’s contributions go far beyond T.V.
into areas such as publishing, music,
and films and even philanthropy.

She’s encouraged countless people to open their hearts
just a bit wider to help,
make the lives of those in need just a little brighter.

She has received at least 20 prestigious awards,
not to mention those 35 Emmys
to round off a perfect score,
but the list of accomplishments still goes on,
man, there’s much, much more.

Some additional credits should be mentioned
here just to name a few,
she’s an actress, magazine founder, producer, as well as an educator, too,
Harpo is a superwoman,
that’s why the world loves you.

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