Oprah got hired to be host on People are talking which then got her promoted to the Oprah Winfrey Show in 9/8/86 at age 32
March 2011
Sept 8 1986 was the first episode
It was first called "AM Chicago", with the same ol' Oprah Winfrey as the host. She started the show in 1984. But when she gained popularity, the show was replaced by the "Oprah Winfrey Show" in 1986....