9 things Oprah did first

The ''Queen of All Media'' Oprah Winfrey has been in the public eye for more than 30 years. Her groundbreaking show ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' helped propel her into superstardom. She has broken countless barriers and become the first to reach major milestones. Philanthropist and entrepreneur Oprah Winfrey has influenced culture on a global scale. Her long-running talk show, ''The Oprah Winfrey Show,'' won dozens of Daytime Emmy Awards and featured interviews with over 35,000 people. Some of Winfrey's most groundbreaking interviews include Ellen Degeneres' coming out interview, a 2011 conversation with the Obamas, and a live interview with Michael Jackson.''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' ended after 25 years on the air, but Winfrey's influence continues to spread. She currently works as a film producer and actor and she is also a generous philanthropist. Winfrey founded Oprah's Angel Network in 1998, as well as the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in 2007. Winfrey has been in the public eye for more than three decades and she has paved the way for many individuals in her field.Here are nine things Oprah Winfrey did first.At age 19, Winfrey became the youngest and first female anchor for WTVF-TV, Nashville.As a college sophomore, Winfrey became the youngest and first female anchor for WTVF-TV, a Nashville-based news station. She co-anchored the weekend shows and her former editor Bill Goodman told Newsday that Winfrey ''was a perfectionist and she worked very hard... As one of the first African American women on-the-air, she knew that a lot of people were watching her. She did not want to fail.''In 1990, Winfrey became the first African-American woman to be named one of the most influential people in entertainment by Entertainment Weekly.In the 1990 Entertainment Weekly ranking of "The 101 Most Powerful People in Entertainment," Winfrey was 55th on the list. In the 1991 ranking, she was ranked 94th.Winfrey was the first recipient of the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award at the 2002 Emmy Awards.In 2002, Winfrey became the first-ever recipient of the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award. The award was established as a means by honoring the legacy of entertainer Bob Hope, and is to be ''presented to an individual in the telecommunications industry whose humanitarian work has brought credit to the industry and whose deeds and actions have a lasting impact on society.'' To date, Winfrey remains the only woman to have received this award.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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