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Looking Back on Launch of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' 40 Years Later

Winfrey says she thought the show might last only a month before becoming a 25-year run that reshaped television.

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Forty years ago Tuesday, "The Oprah Winfrey Show" launched and national and television was never quite the same.

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40 years of Oprah: Her impact on Chicago and beyond

40 years ago today on September 8th, 1986, The Oprah Winfrey Show launched nationally from Chicago, transforming an entire industry

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Looking back on launch of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' 40 years later

Forty years ago Tuesday, "The Oprah Winfrey Show" launched and national and television was never quite the same.

·Chicago, United States
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These Surprising Facts About Oprah Winfrey Will Make Your List of Favorite Things

The Oprah Winfrey Show debuted 40 years ago, forever altering the daytime talk landscape in its wake. But we bet you don't know these fascinating facts about the billionaire who started it all.

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