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LTRP Note: <\/strong>Because of Oprah Winfrey’s significant role in bringing New Age\/New Spirituality to the homes of millions of North American’s, we have posted this news piece about her departure from day time television. Also see\u00a0the links to some of our own articles\u00a0below the Washington Post<\/em> article.<\/p>\n

By Dan Zak
\nWashington Post<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The queen of daytime talk will relinquish her network television throne Wednesday to oversee the rest of her sprawling kingdom, which has extended its reach to film, Broadway, publishing, politics, cooking, fitness, the self-help industry, a fledgling cable channel<\/a> and the throbbing crannies of America\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Oprah Winfrey Show,\u201d one of the most durable and top-rated programs in TV history, is ending its quarter-century run with fanfare worthy of a president or pope<\/a> \u2014 or of a woman born into poverty in Mississippi who built a media empire around her own nationally syndicated talk show.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe adversity of her childhood somehow gave her a sense of confidence, a sense of empowerment and a desire to help, and that\u2019s part of her basic persona,\u201d says Barbara Walters, who has interviewed Winfrey, 57, on multiple occasions. \u201cI think Oprah is a superb performer. .\u2009.\u2009. She has this amazing capacity to relate to an audience, which made her a star almost from the day she started to broadcast. It\u2019s in her magazine and it\u2019s in everything she does. She talks about herself, she touches the audience and they become almost one with her.\u201d Click here <\/a>to read more.<\/p>\n

Related:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oprah and Julia Roberts Make Push for New Age Eat, Pray, Love Summer 2010 Movie <\/a><\/p>\n

Fox News Misses Point on Oprah\u2019s \u2013 Dismisses New Age Impact <\/a><\/p>\n

The Great Heretical Idea: Oprah and Eckhart Do the New Age Shift <\/a><\/p>\n

Oprah Winfrey\u2019s Spirituality <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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