How did she make those Billions of money? Born on January 29, 1959 at Koclusko, Mississippi, 1971 she was hired by Nashville radio WVOL to read news on air, she was named Nashville Miss fire prevention, late she enrolled at Tennessee State university. 1972 Oprah becomes Nashville first African-American TV correspondent and the youngest person to co-anchor the news for WTVF-TV. 1976 she moves to Baltimore to anchor the 6 o'clock news on WJZ-TV. 1978 Oprah began as local talk show co-host in Baltimore's WJZ-TV's "People are talking". 1984 Oprah relocates at Chicago to host WLS-TV's morning talk show, A.M. Chicago. The show become the number one talk show in the Chicago market one month later. 1985 A.M. Chicago was renamed to Oprah Winfrey show. she also makes a film debut as "Sofia" in Steven Spielberg's "The color Purple". 1986 Oprah receives Golden Globe and Academy award Best supporting actress nominations for her performance in " The color Purple", Harpo, Inc. is establish, the Oprah Winfrey show enters National Syndicate, Oprah stars as "Mrs Thomas" in the featured film 'Native Son'. 1987 Oprah hosts the 14th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. 1988 Harpo Production Inc. is established, Oprah is named People's Choice Awards' Favorite Talk Show host.1989 Oprah stars in "Mattie michelle" in the ABC Television network miniseries 'The Women of Brewster Place' to make it short in 2000 the first International edition of O launches in South Africa, Harpo production Inc. created Dr. Phil a new daily syndicated show. There a lot more but its too long to write here

Through the power of media, Oprah Winfrey has created an unparalleled connection with people around the world. As supervising producer and host of the top-rated, award-winning The Oprah Winfrey Show, she has entertained, enlightened and uplifted millions of viewers for the past two decades. Her accomplishments as a global media leader and philanthropist have established her as one of the most respected and admired public figures today.
She became one of the Forbes Billionaire.