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Oprah Puts 20 Years on DVD

Friday, July 29, 2005

09:33 AM PT

Oprah Winfrey will celebrate two decades on the air by sharing some her favorite moments with her audience.

The talk-show queen and King World, which distributes her daytime show, are teaming up with Paramount Home Entertainment to offer a DVD set called "The Oprah Winfrey Show: 20th Anniversary DVD Collection." The multiple-disc set is scheduled for release in November, in time for Oprah fans to give or receive it during the holidays.

A DVD set is somewhat unusual for a daytime talk show, but given Winfrey's track record of driving sales on everything from books to ice cream, it's probably a pretty safe bet for the distributors.

"Every show you'll see here holds such profound meaning for me," Winfrey says. "I appreciate every hour our viewers spent watching us grow forward." Winfrey is donating her share of the proceeds to Oprah's Angel Network, a charity Winfrey founded in 1998 to support nonprofit groups that aid children, women and families.

The DVD will include full episodes and highlights of others that feature that include memorable interviews, big surprises for the audience and tear-jerker moments. Bonus material will include behind-the-scenes footage from her Harpo Productions, clips from her early days in broadcasting and remembrances from her favorite shows.