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Oprah Drops Hint on Syndie Plans

Dec 4, 2008  •  Post A Comment

Oprah Winfrey, asked about her plans for 2011 after the contract for her current syndicated show ends, told “Access Hollywood” Wednesday night that she’s “not done” with her show.
“I’m not done,” she told “Access” at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 50th anniversary gala in New York. “I’m a very multi-dimensional woman. I can do a show, I can have OWN [Oprah Winfrey Network], I can have a magazine, I can do radio.”
Questions have swirled regarding the post-2011 future of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in syndication after Discovery CEO David Zaslav said in early November that “the expectation is that after that, her show will go off [in 2011] of ABC in syndication and she will come to OWN.” Discovery and Ms. Winfrey are co-owners of OWN.
Mrs. Winfrey’s production company, Harpo Productions, today reiterated the comment it made after Mr. Zaslav’s comments.
“While David Zaslav’s comments are true that Oprah’s current contract to produce ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ will expire in 2011, she has not made a final decision as to whether she will continue her show in syndication beyond that,” said Lisa Halliday, chief spokesperson for Harpo, said.
Mrs. Winfrey made similar statements regarding the future of her show during a Tuesday night fundraiser in New York.
“I’m a girl that keeps her word. I have a contract till 2011, so right now that’s what I have until someone writes me another one….I’m going to fulfill my contractual obligations and fulfill them happily.” the Chicago Sun-Times quoted Ms. Winfrey as saying.
Both CBS Television Distribution and OWN declined comment.
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(Editor: Baumann)

12 Comments

  1. Oprah- You go Girl! Follow your heart. Age is totally irrelevant. Do what you want to do and don’t let anyone tell you different. You can DO it!
    You’re such an inspiration for women! A champion for all times.

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    Epilepsy can not be cured, yet 70-80 percent of those with epilepsy are luckily controlling their seizures and no longer having them. Then they sweep the problem under the carpet. For those who can not control their seizures I feel the difficulty with epilepsy is not even the occasional seizure, but the way people react to them due to lack of knowledge. The stories I could tell you are remarkable. Thru the years I have even written a book to educate Americans about this disorder. Yet I know only those with the problem will read the book. It will take a show like yours to enhance the knowledge of others and inform Americans, after all we are living in the 21st century. So please do a show about it. Call me at 321-507-4661 at anytime and I am more than willing to help in any way. Thank-you

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