On February 9, 2006 it was announced that Oprah had signed a three-year, $55 million contract with XM Satellite Radio to establish anew radio channel. The channel, Oprah & Friends, features popular contributors including Nate Berkus, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Bob Greene, Dr.Robin Smith.

Oprah publishes two magazines: O, The Oprah Magazine and O at Home. She has co-authored five books.

In 1986, Oprah formed her own production company, Harpo Productions, Inc. In 1988, Harpo acquired ownership in "The Oprah Winfrey Show" making Oprah the first woman in history to own and produce her own talk show.

When Forbes magazine published its list of America's billionaires for the year 2003, it disclosed that Oprah Winfrey was the first African-American woman to become a billionaire.

Oprah's middle name is Gail. It's the same as her best friend but the spelling is different. Oprah Gail Winfrey was born January 29,1954, in Kosciusko, Mississippi.

Oprah Winfrey Attended College at Tennessee State University (TSU)A Historically Black University Located in Nashville, Tennessee.

Oprah received her first Broadcasting job While still in High School for radio station WVOL. She worked part-time delivering news then continued that job for two years while in college at TSU.

In 1985 Oprah was nominated for an Academy Award as Supporting Actress for her role as Sofia in Steven Spielberg's epic film adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Color Purple.