MediaGirl: Oprah continues to promote OWN

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Oprah Winfrey hosted a Cocktail Party this past week for the 2011 Television Critic Winter Press Tour. Other mediagirls were in attendance to celebrate their own shows on OWN including Oprah's BFF, Gayle King, journalist Lisa Lang, and financial expert Suze Orman.

 

Oprah in the New York Times: “I look at this launch as the birthing of a baby, not the raising of a child.”

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Brian Stelter of the New York Times interviewed Oprah Winfrey ahead of her OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) channel debut on January 1. In the candid interview, she spoke about the many expectations and doubts many have about her new venture.

“I’m prepared for all the critics, I’m prepared for all the naysayers and the ya-da-ya’s. The real truth is this: Everything I’ve ever done has prepared me for this moment, for this launch," stated Oprah.

MediaGirl: Christina Norman, CEO of OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network)

*Editor Note - In an effort to highlight not only amazing political women, we are now starting a new segment that will introduce you to equally remarkable women in business, media, medicine, and other fields were women are often overlooked and underrepresented. So today we will kick off MediaGirl, with non other than Christina Norman, the CEO of OWN, the new Oprah Winfrey Network channel.

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