* Oprah Winfrey, the young reporter
　　“Talk show queen” Oprah Winfrey was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Her grandmother taught her to read before the age of three and took her to the local church, where she was nicknamed “The Preacher” for her ability to recite Bible verses. Winfrey was self-helping her way to the top. Arriving at a radio station to collect a watch she had won through a contest, a 16-year-old Winfrey read for producers and secured herself a job as an on-air reporter earning $100 per week.

* 少年廣播員奧普拉·溫弗瑞
　　“脫口秀女王”奧普拉·溫弗瑞出生在密西西比州的科西阿斯科。她不到三歲的時(shí)候，奶奶就教她讀書(shū)，還帶她去當(dāng)?shù)氐慕烫谩Ｔ谀抢锼淮蠹谊欠Q為“傳教士”，因?yàn)樗鼙痴b《圣經(jīng)》的許多章節(jié)。溫弗瑞靠著自立自強(qiáng)成為了一位杰出的人。16歲那年，溫弗瑞去一個(gè)電臺(tái)領(lǐng)取自己之前在比賽中獲得的手表。她為制片人朗誦了一段，便爭(zhēng)取到了一份電臺(tái)廣播員的工作，每周的報(bào)酬是100美元。