European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Magazine Brassy talk show Host Oprah Winfrey at left in the color purple what i love most about myself is my spirit rapping with the divine miss by Mark Schwed United press internationals he has so Elj Fly helplessly while two men ought on   she once invited Kun flux klan Nen to lunch she would like nothing bettor Ihan to hear a roman Cal Otic priest conic1. I  television thai he has sex with women Eho is Oprah Winfrey Irv divine Misso the Oscar nominee whose talk show knocked Tho socks Oil Phil Donahue in Chicago and Tom Snyder in new York oven before the opah a morny a Tov went nationwide in september. Rapping with Winfrey i  than sawing with Donahue Johnny Carson David Kellerman. Dick Cave to Joan Rivers. Jimmy Broslin. David Brenner and Robert Klein Allol whom have Day or night talk shows this season. For starters. Windey looks different. Bui when you re a brass 190 Pound Mississippi raised Black woman you will not find Many role models on talk show television her interviews Aru poppy probing and revealing. She is earthy candid and frequently discusses her private life and she is very funny i think or. Right is coming she tells the audience Only he mus be in India and is walking to get  another confession whal i love most about myself is my spirit what i hate most Are my  during a show Aboul victims of child sexual abuse Winfrey confessed to being a victim herself and later broke Down and cried Wurr another victim who had not Yot recovered. Winfrey 32 was bom m Kosciusko. Miss. She was reared by tier grandmother on a farm and lived Wilh her Mother from age 6 to 13 Taul then ran away from Home when she was turned away from a juvenile detention Center because Iacre wan no room she moved to Nashville to live Wilh her Fol her a Barber and a strict disciplinarian. Winfrey s broadcasting career began six years Laleff when she was hired by vol radio in Nashville. Two years Afler she graduated from Tennessee state University Winfrey signed with a tvs to in Nashville As a reporter Anchor. She continued to live Al Homo and Stilt had to Honor her father s Midnight curfew. Allee a stint in Baltimore Winfrey moved to the Windy Day to Host am  she was an immediate hit wrestling Lisl place away from Donahue. The show was quickly expanded from a half hour loan hour and Given her name. Before this season a now York Slation dropped Snyder in favor of Winfrey. In the meantime. Winfrey received an Academy award nomination or her role As soda in Sloven Spielberg s tic col purple. When Winfrey is on a Roii. She takes on qualities of a Lef Evision evangel st peppering inc audience Wilh philosophical Oprah isms and charging them up with her passion for me. She was on a Roll Durmaj a recent interview talking nonstop. She kicked olt he shoes put her legs up on a table and began the rap. This is what i think is interesting anything people Tak about when they re not on television could possibly be interesting when they Are on television. That s How we get our ideas for the show i d love to get a priest to talk about sex i d love to get one to say yes i have a Lover. I worship Jesus and her yes. I love her and her name s Carolyn " she has done her share of sex themed shows including one on women with sexual disorders thai featured a nymphomaniac a non orgasmic woman and a male surrogate. She has not yet equalled Donahue s tuesday september 23, 1986 lesbian nun sex show bul she would t Rule it out. Why does sen sell Why Down any Lomg sell i think in oils because it s whal people arc More sled  she said As much talking As we be done about it. People still have not gotten their Lill " she does not Harangue guests she talks to Thorn gets them to reveal their colors and then leaves any arguing to the audience we had the Kkt on. I Don t go on and iry to change their minds about Hack  she said. I asked the klan onco to go to lunch and they said no Fine of. I was Busy  in another program. The Only one in which Winfrey totally lost control a fistfight broke out on stage i was standing with the microphone going. Hey this in t happening i did l know whal to do. The director was screaming in my earphone logo to a commercial but i always Sec myself As a viewer if there s going to be a fight on television do you want them logo to a break or do you want to see in Una Una i want to Sec Hal  Winfrey says Herrils is Good gelling belter and will continue to gel belter. The main reason is because i believe in  she intends to keep acting and has formed her own production company Wilh an Eye toward a prime time series. But right now the focus is on talk. My goal is to do Good television not to be famous. Why Good to because i did bad television. I was a reporter if you want local in that on local television doing cockatoos Al the zoo live shots where was the Only one there and covering birthday parties for octogenarians. Ii was mindless television she said now Winfrey has her Chance to Shine at something she enjoys immensely it s fun it s a kick it s a living Hool " the stars and stripes Page 13