Oprah Winfrey - History Timelines

Name	Oprah Gail Winfrey
Born	January 29, 1954
Died	N/A (still alive)
Was born in	Kosciusko, Mississippi
Spouses	None
Children	None (had a son who died in infancy)
Occupation	Talk show host, television producer, actress, author, media proprietor
Known for	Host of “The Oprah Winfrey Show”, media mogul, philanthropy
Awards	– Multiple Emmy Awards, including Lifetime Achievement Award
	– Presidential Medal of Freedom (2013)
	– Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
	– Inducted into the Television Hall of Fame (1994)
Famous quotes	The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.
	I don’t believe in failure. It’s not failure if you enjoyed the process.
	You are where you are in life because of what you believe about yourself.

Oprah Winfrey – Life milestones

Years	Age	Events
1954	0	Born in Kosciusko, Mississippi.
1960	6	Moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin with her mother.
1968	14	Became pregnant at age 14; son born prematurely and died in infancy.
1970	16	Moved to live with her father in Nashville, Tennessee.
1971	17	Started working in radio at WVOL.
1976	22	Became the first African American woman to anchor the news at WTVF-TV in Nashville.
1978	24	Moved to WJZ-TV in Baltimore as co-anchor.
1984	30	Started hosting “People Are Talking”.
1986	32	Launched “The Oprah Winfrey Show”.
1987	33	The show went into national syndication.
1990	36	Expanded her media empire, including Harpo Productions.
1994	40	Inducted into the Television Hall of Fame.
1998	44	Launched “O, The Oprah Magazine”.
2000	46	Launched “Oprah’s Book Club”.
2003	49	Became the first African American woman billionaire.
2011	57	Ended “The Oprah Winfrey Show” after 25 seasons.
2011	57	Launched the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN).
2013	59	Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
2025	71	Continues media and philanthropic work, including “Oprah Daily”.