Word: oprahization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...shoeshine and a smile, moral suasion and optimism. I was among the skeptics who thought America's Promise couldn't live up to its opening day, when the President, Vice President, all the former Presidents except Ronald Reagan, along with 38 Governors and 100 mayors and celebs like Oprah Winfrey, gathered at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Was volunteerism going to be cool? Not just little old ladies with time on their hands but also people in their prime taking precious moments away from their cell phones and Stairmasters...
...large-type westerns. The life stories of older celebrities are also naturals for this market. This fall Random House plans to publish large-type editions of John Glenn's memoir and a Rosemary Clooney autobiography. With the market expanding, however, publishers are adding blockbuster bestsellers and newsy titles--even Oprah's picks--to their lists...
...TOOK "SERIOUS" TV ROLES: Making an early mark in Before Women Had Wings, an Oprah-produced telefilm about child abuse, she recently appeared as the hippie flower child in NBC's highly rated mini-series...
...different aspect of the rapidly evolving industry. CBS said it was buying King World Productions for $2.5 billion in stock, and Yahoo! annnounced its purchase of Broadcast.com. for $5.7 billion in stock. CBS's acquisition of one of TV?s biggest syndicators (whose hits include ?Jeopardy!? and ?The Oprah Winfrey Show?) underscored the pressure on the so-called old media to pull itself together. The Yahoo! purchase of the Internet?s leading supplier of radio and video programs (whose hits included the web broadcast of John Glenn?s shuttle flight and the Victoria?s Secret fashion show) highlighted...
...empire. Blanks himself is on the way to superstardom, having appeared on a recent episode of "ER" in which he schooled Lucy (Kellie Martin, Yale student and real-life Tae-Bo devotee) in a private, early-morning sweat-fest. The sale of his tapes, bolstered by an appearance on Oprah, has grossed an astonishing $60 million dollars since August. The latest Tae-Bo disciples are the Harvard's women's varsity volleyball team, who use Blanks' Tae-Bo to stay in shape in the off-season and add variety to their workouts. Team member Sarah E. Mattson '01 advises practicing...