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Talk Shows
This chapter examines the only form of television programming that has regularly penetrated the early-morning, afternoon, and late-night schedules—the talk show. Among the many programs discussed in the following pages, “The Oprah Winfrey Show” is frequently isolated as a definitive example of popularity, innovation, and risk taking.
Oprah Winfrey began her career in broadcasting at the age of 19 when she became the youngest and first African American woman to anchor the news at Nashville's WTVF-TV. She then moved to Baltimore ...
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