A captivating storyteller, this girl from Mississippi poverty became an independent, resourceful, confident woman. She mastered public speaking and became a scholar of communication, a listener, and an institution in daytime television. She made her platform a vehicle for change and gave voice to the weak and oppressed. Oprah Winfrey, broadcaster, actor, writer, philanthropist, producer, pioneer, champion of the free press, queen of all media. Communication personified.