By Malcolm Owen Thursday, February 07, 2019, 11:57 am PT (02:57 pm ET) Oprah Winfrey has made an important move in a multi-year deal to develop original programming for Apple, by hiring Terry Wood, formerly from Netflix, as an executive vice president of Harpo Productions and put in charge of working on the content. In her new role, Wood will be overseeing production on new shows made by Oprah's production company for Apple's original video content project. Wood will report directly to Winfrey in her role heading up the digital media effort. "Terry has broad experience across the media industry and an extensive knowledge of what connects to viewers in a meaningful way," Winfrey told The Hollywood Reporter. "I look forward to working with her as we create content for Apple that can impact people around the world." Few details about the deal are known, aside from an Apple statement in June 2018 advising the partnership "will create original programs that embrace her (Winfrey's) … [Read more...] about Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Productions hires Terry Wood from Netflix to head up Apple original content production
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Beto O’Rourke to Oprah: Border Wall ‘A Racist Response to a Problem We Don’t Have’
Former Texas Congressman and possible 2020 Democrat hopeful Beto O’Rourke blasted the idea of a border wall in an interview with Oprah Tuesday, calling it a “racist” and telling Americans that there is no problem at the border. During the interview at the PlayStation Theater in New York City, Beto O’Rourke said that he would make a decision about running for president “really soon.”Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images CNN reported that he ripped into President Trump’s proposed border wall, saying it is a “racist response to a problem we don’t have.” “It seeks emotionally to connect with us, with voters–to stoke anxiety and paranoia, to win power over ‘the other’ on the basis of lies that vilify people,” the Texas Democrat said. The full interview will air on February 16th on Winfrey’s television network. O’Rourke has previously downplayed the need for border security. In January, he … [Read more...] about Beto O’Rourke to Oprah: Border Wall ‘A Racist Response to a Problem We Don’t Have’
Beto O’Rourke Set for Times Square Sit-Down with Oprah
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Beto O’Rourke’s weeks of near-silence end on a massive stage when he sits down for an interview with Oprah Winfrey. The appearance Tuesday on “Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations from Times Square” comes ahead of a possible presidential campaign and puts O’Rourke’s charisma to the test.O’Rourke dazzled Democrats last year by nearly defeating Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in the country’s largest red state. But his presidential prospects have been overshadowed more recently with the generally well-received 2020 campaign launches of Sens. Kamala Harris of California, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Cory Booker of New Jersey. After months of on-again off-again flirtation with a campaign, O’Rourke’s supporters say they’re ready for some clarity. “A lot of people have been projecting their own desires to see him run and they’re hoping that he will announce on Oprah, which would be so … [Read more...] about Beto O’Rourke Set for Times Square Sit-Down with Oprah
Never Trumper Ana Navarro Compares Kamala Harris to Oprah
Never Trumper Ana Navarro on Monday evening gushed over Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), even comparing her to Oprah Winfrey. Harris participated in an Iowa town hall event on CNN, and Navarro effusively praised Harris’s performance and ability to connect with “people on a personal basis.”“Town-hall format was made for @KamalaHarris. She has an Oprah-like domain of stage & camera,” Navarro, CNN’s “conservative” pundit, tweeted. “She connects w/people on personal basis. Remembers names. The questions have been all over the map. She’s answered w/empathy & policy. Unlike Trump, she laughs easily and contagiously…” Navarro, who voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016, has been begging Democrats to nominate someone she can vote for in 2020. The Never Trumper has indicated that she could be open to voting for any Democrat not named Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). “I don’t have a dog in this fight. I’m happy … [Read more...] about Never Trumper Ana Navarro Compares Kamala Harris to Oprah
Marianne Williamson, a best-selling author and Oprah confidante, announces she’s running for president in 2020
David Choi, provided by Published 9:52 pm PST, Monday, January 28, 2019 Amy Harris/Invision/AP Internationally acclaimed self-help author Marianne Williamson has announced her candidacy in the 2020 US presidential election. At an event held at The Saban Theatre in Los Angeles on Monday night, Williamson urged economic reforms in light of the "spiritual and moral rot" that she claims has festered for decades. Williamson, a native of Houston, Texas, has penned faith-based bestsellers and spiritual self-help books. She is a regular on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and has been called Winfrey's spiritual friend and counselor. Internationally acclaimed author Marianne Williamson announced her candidacy in the 2020 US presidential election during a political rally at the Saban Theater in Los Angeles on Monday. Williams focused her announcement around economic reforms in light of the "spiritual and moral rot" that she claims festered for decades, due to "huge corporate … [Read more...] about Marianne Williamson, a best-selling author and Oprah confidante, announces she’s running for president in 2020