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Birth
in Kosciusko, Mississippi -
Raised on a farm by grandmother
Grandma Hattie May -
Moved from Milwaukee to live with her mother
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Oprah ran away from home
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Won a scholarship to Tennessee State University
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Crowned Miss Black Tennessee and Miss Fire Prevention.
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Graduated
Tennessee State University with a Degree in Speech and Performing Arts. -
Became the first black TV news anchor
reporter with WTVF-TV -
Became a reporter
ABC news affiliate in Baltimore, Maryland. -
First episode of A.M. Chicago. Show was extremely successful in the ratings
