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Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey, born January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi where lived with her grandmother. Her grandmother taught her how to read aloud and do recitations at the age of three. At the age of 13, Winfrey ran away from home due to abuse and molestation. Winfrey was sent back home from the juvenille correction center, because there wasn't enough room for her to stay. She was soon to go live with her father Vernon Winfrey in Nashville. Her father was very strict and made sure that Winfrey did everything that she was suppose to. At the age of 17, she was hired by WVOL radio in Nashville as a reporter/anchor. In 1976, she joined WJZ-TV becoming the co-anchor in Baltimore. 2 years later started to host the show WJZ-TV called "People are talking," while still working as a new reporter. In September 8, 1986, the Oprah Winfrey show was nationally seen on Televion. Oprah Was on the