“The Oprah Winfrey Show”

Go Away With…Paul Potts

December 15, 2009August 16, 2022 Jae-Ha Kim

Before Susan Boyle made a name for herself on “Britain’s Got Talent,” there was Paul Potts. The former cell phone salesman and amateur opera singer won the first season of the talent show in 2007 and sparked both interest and controversy. Some naysayers said he was a working musician and should’ve been disqualified from the competition. In truth, Potts did have stage experience, but he had never received payment for his work. In other words, he hadn’t relinquished his amateur status.

Billionaire Winfrey no ‘businesswoman’

March 19, 2002July 29, 2022 Jae-Ha Kim

Oprah Winfrey had better start taking some tips from Suze Orman, the financial whiz who writes for Winfrey’s magazine. Seems our billionairess is so cautious about investing her own money in the stock market that she once hoarded $50 million in cash, calling it her personal “bag-lady fund.”

Behind the Scenes at “Oprah” – An Inside View of America’s No. 1 Daytime Talk Show

December 4, 1994July 28, 2022 Jae-Ha Kim

Oprah Winfrey may be Chicago’s biggest tourist attraction. Sure there’s the lakefront, the Bulls, the Art Institute, Magnificent Mile, Wrigley Field and Gino’s East. But how many of them can really make you feel better about yourself?