Oprah Kicks off Website with Live Chat

Posted on October 19, 1998

This fall, Oprah Winfrey extends her reach out onto the Web with the launch of Oprah.com. Oprah.com will allow Oprah viewers to access the experts and utilize the information and advice offered on The Oprah Winfrey Show. In addition, to kick off her new website, Oprah herself will participate in a live chat with viewers, Monday, October 19, from 9:00-10:00 p.m., ET. Oprah will discuss her show, her website and her newest movie, Beloved, which hit theaters October 16.

Oprah.com will provide program-related information and an area in which viewers can suggest show topics, be considered as guests on the show and share their stories with other Oprah viewers around the world. Multimedia features, including video and audio clips from the show, will allow users to interact with the show. Oprah.com is a collaborative effort of ABC Internet Group and Harpo Productions, which produces The Oprah Winfrey Show.

"We want Oprah's viewers to have a place to meet and talk with one another," said Jillian Marcus, Vice President and General Manager, ABC.com. "Oprah.com enables viewers to expand their relationship with Oprah beyond one-hour a day on television and offers viewers information and resources provided by Oprah and the `Change Your Life TV' experts."