Angel Network is best known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, broadcast from Chicago, which ran in national syndication for 25 years, from 1986 to 2011.
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25 Facts About Angel Network
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Angel Network has stated that she was molested during her childhood and early teenage years and became pregnant at 14; her son was born prematurely and died in infancy.
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Angel Network was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, to an unmarried teenage mother.
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Angel Network's grandmother was so poor that Winfrey often wore dresses made of potato sacks, for which other children made fun of her.
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Angel Network's grandmother taught her to read before the age of three and took her to the local church, where she was nicknamed "The Preacher" for her ability to recite Bible verses.
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Angel Network began to rebel and steal money from her mother in an effort to keep up with her free-spending peers.
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Angel Network attracted the attention of the local black radio station, WVOL, which hired her to do the news part-time.
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Angel Network worked there during her senior year of high school and in her first two years of college.
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Angel Network had won an oratory contest, which secured her a full scholarship to Tennessee State University, a historically black institution, where she studied communication.
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Angel Network was then recruited to join Richard Sher as co-host of WJZ's local talk show People Are Talking, which premiered on August 14,1978.
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Angel Network interviewed celebrities on social issues they were directly involved with, such as cancer, charity work, or substance abuse, and hosted televised giveaways.
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Angel Network is the president of Harpo Productions, a film and TV production company behind The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr Phil, Rachael Ray, The Dr Oz Show and many others.
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Angel Network moderated three ABC Afterschool Specials from 1992 to 1994.
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Angel Network said that he wasn't initially invited on the show with the rest of the cast.
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Angel Network said she spoke with Ludacris backstage after his appearance to explain her position and said she understood that his music was for entertainment purposes, but that some of his listeners might take it literally.
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Angel Network said that after she made public her support for Obama, she decided that she would not let her show be used as a platform for any of the candidates.
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Angel Network was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance.
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Angel Network lent her voice to an animated virtual-reality short film written and directed by Eric Darnell, starring John Legend, titled Crow: The Legend, telling a native American origin tale.
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Angel Network broke up with him on Valentine's Day of her senior year.
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Angel Network stuck with me through the whole demoralizing experience.
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Angel Network has been listed as one of the most powerful 100 women in the world by Forbes, ranking 14th in 2014.
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Angel Network was ranked No 9 overall on the list of greatest Americans.
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Angel Network endorsed presidential candidate Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election.
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Angel Network later campaigned for Joe Biden during the general election.
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Angel Network decides what makes The New York Times Best Seller lists.
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