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Oprah Coming to ‘60 Minutes’ as a Special Contributor Oprah Winfrey Coming to ‘60 Minutes’ as a Special Contributor
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Two television worlds will collide this fall when Oprah Winfrey, who became a household name with her intimate daytime sit-down interviews, joins the newsy CBS Sunday institution “60 Minutes” as a special contributor.Two television worlds will collide this fall when Oprah Winfrey, who became a household name with her intimate daytime sit-down interviews, joins the newsy CBS Sunday institution “60 Minutes” as a special contributor.
“There is only one Oprah Winfrey,” Jeff Fager, the show’s executive producer, said in a statement on Tuesday, citing her reputation as a master interviewer. “She has achieved excellence in everything she has touched.”“There is only one Oprah Winfrey,” Jeff Fager, the show’s executive producer, said in a statement on Tuesday, citing her reputation as a master interviewer. “She has achieved excellence in everything she has touched.”
Ms. Winfrey, in a statement, called the newsmagazine “the bastion of journalistic storytelling.”Ms. Winfrey, in a statement, called the newsmagazine “the bastion of journalistic storytelling.”
She added: “At a time when people are so divided, my intention is to bring relevant insight and perspective, to look at what separates us, and help facilitate real conversations between people from different backgrounds.”She added: “At a time when people are so divided, my intention is to bring relevant insight and perspective, to look at what separates us, and help facilitate real conversations between people from different backgrounds.”
During a quarter century as the host of “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” which ended in 2011, Ms. Winfrey, 63, was a ratings powerhouse, securing headline-grabbing exclusive interviews with everyone from Tom Cruise to Barack Obama.During a quarter century as the host of “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” which ended in 2011, Ms. Winfrey, 63, was a ratings powerhouse, securing headline-grabbing exclusive interviews with everyone from Tom Cruise to Barack Obama.
“60 Minutes” has lost some of its most recognizable faces in recent years, including Bob Simon, who died in 2015, and Morley Safer, the show’s longest-serving reporter, who retired last May, a week before he died at 84. The program credits itself in part with Ms. Winfrey’s rise, following Mike Wallace’s 1986 interview with her.“60 Minutes” has lost some of its most recognizable faces in recent years, including Bob Simon, who died in 2015, and Morley Safer, the show’s longest-serving reporter, who retired last May, a week before he died at 84. The program credits itself in part with Ms. Winfrey’s rise, following Mike Wallace’s 1986 interview with her.
Since ending her syndicated show, Ms. Winfrey has expanded her reputation as an entertainment industry multi-hyphenate.Since ending her syndicated show, Ms. Winfrey has expanded her reputation as an entertainment industry multi-hyphenate.
In addition to overseeing her production company, Harpo, her magazine, “O The Oprah Magazine,” and her cable television channel, OWN, Ms. Winfrey has worked as an actor and writer. She is slated to appear in the forthcoming “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” and the Disney film “A Wrinkle in Time,” directed by her frequent collaborator Ava DuVernay. (She has also said she was toying with making her Broadway debut.)In addition to overseeing her production company, Harpo, her magazine, “O The Oprah Magazine,” and her cable television channel, OWN, Ms. Winfrey has worked as an actor and writer. She is slated to appear in the forthcoming “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” and the Disney film “A Wrinkle in Time,” directed by her frequent collaborator Ava DuVernay. (She has also said she was toying with making her Broadway debut.)
In 2015, Ms. Winfrey joined the Weight Watchers board of directors and took a small stake in the company, which had been struggling. She also served as a key donor for the creation of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, putting $20 million toward the cause.In 2015, Ms. Winfrey joined the Weight Watchers board of directors and took a small stake in the company, which had been struggling. She also served as a key donor for the creation of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, putting $20 million toward the cause.