What Is Oprah Winfrey's Salary
How would you like to make $290 million a year? What about having a net worth of $2.7 billion (Koslow)? This is the salary of Oprah Winfrey and we can see that money clearly is not an issue. Most celebrities would use such a salary as this to benefit themselves. But unlike other famous stars in Hollywood, Oprah chooses to give back to people who are struggling in life. Oprah Winfrey is such an amazing woman and to better understand her, one must examine her childhood, her image, and her benevolence. For Oprah Winfrey, a childhood of misfortune came upon her at a very young age. Oprah Gail Winfrey was born January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi (“Oprah Winfrey”). The start of her misfortune came when she was named. Originally, her parents
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Oprah attended Tennessee State University and majored in speech and drama. Due to an irresistible job offer, Oprah had to drop out of college. Ten years later she went back to finish her senior project and finally get her diploma (Presnall 33, 37, 83). Earning $15,000 a year, Oprah landed her first job at CBS in Nashville while going to school. At CBS, Oprah was the first woman hired as anchorperson and was the first black person hired as an anchorperson (Presnall 36). In 1976, all of Oprah’s hard work finally paid off. She was asked to work for an ABC-TV station, WJZ, in Baltimore, Maryland. This offer was one she could not put down; she accepted and made way to Baltimore (Presnall 37). The job experience in Baltimore led to Oprah being the A.M. Chicago host, which led to Oprah buying her own show, The Oprah Winfrey Show. On September 8 in 1986, after a year devoted to selling her tapes to independent stations, her syndicated show was broadcasted on record breaking 138 stations. Over the course of 5 years Oprah’s show reached a record height of success (Presnall 60, 61, 64). Her show was syndicated nationally in 1986 leading Oprah to buy a production studio in Chicago (Lackmann). In 1994, Oprah changed her talk show completely, rather than petty topics she changed her focus to topics that promoted self-empowerment (Sherrow). The last episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” aired in May of 2011 …show more content…
She is known to help organizations and create new organizations for children. Winfrey raised over eighty million dollars to support educational endeavors and disasters around the world (Koslow). In 2007, a forty million dollar school was opened for disadvantaged girls in South Africa; this program is also known as “Oprah’s Angel Network” (“Oprah Winfrey”). Oprah has contributed million dollar donations to Morehouse College and Spellman College. She has also donated to aid battered women, AIDS victims, and inner-city children (Presnall 83). Former-President Bill Clinton signed Oprah’s bill, The National Child Protection Act, on the 20th of December in 1993. Oprah’s bill makes the FBI-administered database of convicted criminals available to schools and other childcare institutions (Presnall 78). These are just some of the ways Oprah gives back to her people. Over the course of years Oprah has received thirty-three Emmy’s, The National Academy of Television Art Award, Science’s Lifetime Achievement Award, The National Women’s Hall of Fame and was honored at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in 20120 (Sherrow). Oprah was named on the 100 Most Influential People of the 20th Century (Sherrow). These all show the kindness and benevolence of Oprah
Oprah attended Tennessee State University and majored in speech and drama. Due to an irresistible job offer, Oprah had to drop out of college. Ten years later she went back to finish her senior project and finally get her diploma (Presnall 33, 37, 83). Earning $15,000 a year, Oprah landed her first job at CBS in Nashville while going to school. At CBS, Oprah was the first woman hired as anchorperson and was the first black person hired as an anchorperson (Presnall 36). In 1976, all of Oprah’s hard work finally paid off. She was asked to work for an ABC-TV station, WJZ, in Baltimore, Maryland. This offer was one she could not put down; she accepted and made way to Baltimore (Presnall 37). The job experience in Baltimore led to Oprah being the A.M. Chicago host, which led to Oprah buying her own show, The Oprah Winfrey Show. On September 8 in 1986, after a year devoted to selling her tapes to independent stations, her syndicated show was broadcasted on record breaking 138 stations. Over the course of 5 years Oprah’s show reached a record height of success (Presnall 60, 61, 64). Her show was syndicated nationally in 1986 leading Oprah to buy a production studio in Chicago (Lackmann). In 1994, Oprah changed her talk show completely, rather than petty topics she changed her focus to topics that promoted self-empowerment (Sherrow). The last episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” aired in May of 2011 …show more content…
She is known to help organizations and create new organizations for children. Winfrey raised over eighty million dollars to support educational endeavors and disasters around the world (Koslow). In 2007, a forty million dollar school was opened for disadvantaged girls in South Africa; this program is also known as “Oprah’s Angel Network” (“Oprah Winfrey”). Oprah has contributed million dollar donations to Morehouse College and Spellman College. She has also donated to aid battered women, AIDS victims, and inner-city children (Presnall 83). Former-President Bill Clinton signed Oprah’s bill, The National Child Protection Act, on the 20th of December in 1993. Oprah’s bill makes the FBI-administered database of convicted criminals available to schools and other childcare institutions (Presnall 78). These are just some of the ways Oprah gives back to her people. Over the course of years Oprah has received thirty-three Emmy’s, The National Academy of Television Art Award, Science’s Lifetime Achievement Award, The National Women’s Hall of Fame and was honored at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in 20120 (Sherrow). Oprah was named on the 100 Most Influential People of the 20th Century (Sherrow). These all show the kindness and benevolence of Oprah