CHICAGO (AP) -- Oprah Winfrey's production company says Winfrey will announce Friday that her talk show will end in 2011 after its 25th season on the air.
Chicago-based Harpo Productions Inc. said Thursday night that the talk show host will give more details live on the "The Oprah Winfrey Show" broadcast Friday.
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This may be another section of the entertainment industry, but I thought it was noteworthy, because Oprah has fueled many artist' careers, just by appearing on her show.
I can't tell you where a number of artists' careers would be after reaching a plateau on their own, with just a simple performance on Oprah's show. She has also promoted numerous companies' products on her show, and saw their product lines take off, and revenue grow exponentially, and it has been termed the "Oprah Effect". She definitely has a pulse on the music industry and American culture period. She has had some infamous misunderstandings with some rappers, but for the most part, she truly has been a Godsend for the music business. A legion of new fans across various demographics, were more than likely to be gained by an artist after being interviewed or performing on the show.
Although she had previously announced the possible launch of her network OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network), I'm wondering if her stepping down and parterning of late with Tyler Perry could be for the purpose of something bigger in her future? Time will tell.
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