“ACCESS HOLLYWOOD” EXCLUSIVE: “THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW” NOT GOING ANYWHERE IF OPRAH HAS A SAY

Winfrey: “I’m not done!”

BURBANK, Calif. – December 4, 2008- Oprah Winfrey confirms to “Access Hollywood” that, contrary to reports, the end of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” may not be a reality in 2011 after all – at least not if Winfrey has anything to say about it.
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“Access Hollywood” caught up with Winfrey on Wednesday night in New York at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 50th anniversary gala, where the queen of TV talk said she’s not planning to pull the plug on her syndicated show when the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) launches via Discovery on cable TV in 2011.
“I’m not done!” she told “Access Hollywood.” “I’m a very multi-dimensional woman. I can do a show, I can have OWN, I can have a magazine, I can do radio.”

Back in January, Winfrey announced she was launching OWN and would share 50/50 ownership with Discovery Networks. Winfrey will serve as the chairman of the network and will have full editorial control over the channel and its Web site.

Winfrey also shot down another rumor circulating, which suggested she would be lending some of her personal jewels to future First Lady Michelle Obama on Inauguration Night.

“No, Michelle can take care of herself,” Winfrey added. “She is the First Lady.”

“Access Hollywood” is produced by NBC and distributed by NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution. Rob K. Silverstein is the executive producer.