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...rise of the Jerry Springer Show is one of the wonders of the age. A year ago, its ratings were mediocre, but since then they have improved 183%. In February it became the first syndicated talk show to beat Oprah since that show became No. 1 in 1987. What makes this so remarkable is that Oprah had been routing the competition handily for so many years. In March 1995, for example, when the Ricki Lake show peaked, it had a Nielsen rating of 6.1; at the same time Oprah's rating was 8.8. Now both Springer and Oprah have ratings...
...intelligent, slightly smarmy observer of the antics around him. This is the peak of his career, but that doesn't mean he's getting as rich as Winfrey. Major advertisers like Procter & Gamble shun his show, which can charge only about a third of what Oprah does...
...OPRAH WINFREY The Thrilla in Amarillo ends, and the cowboys lost. TV hosts aren't sacred cows, but we like...
...aspiring Harvard Medical School student isalso one of Boston Magazine's 50 most intriguingwomen and one of Ms. Foundation's most positiverole models for young women with, among others,Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright and talkshow host Oprah Winfrey. With so many professionalcommit-A-5SHOWBIZCouresty of Marisa EcheverriaSPEECHLESS: JASON R. MILLS '99 andMARISA N. ECHEVERRIA '00 starred inHarvard-Radcliffe Summer Theatre's "Little Shop ofHorrors," credits that can only help theirresumes...
...President Clinton put a brave spin on the spectacle Thursday, telling reporters he thought it "a good old-fashioned American debate." His opponents begged to differ: "This is a matter of global security and international peace, and they turned it into the Oprah Winfrey show," complained Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio...