The 57-year-old talk show host, Oprah Winfrey has been honored With her own Chicago, Illinois street. City Mayor Richard Daley gave a parting gift by renaming the street in front of Winfrey's Harpo Studios 'Oprah Winfrey Way.'
Daley said, "Your presence in Chicago has been a gift. You are a great ambassador for our city."
A thrilled Winfrey said, having a street named after her was better than an 'Oscar' or an 'Emmy.' "It is really just a full-circle miracle story that a little colored girl born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, on a red dirt road ends up with my name on a street in the greatest city in the world, Chicago. So, thank you," she added.
On Tuesday, May 17, at Chicago's United Center Oprah will tape the final 'Oprah Winfrey Show.' The title will be "Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular."
It is set to air on Monday, May 23 and Tuesday, May 24 consecutively.
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