Trediz’s Weblog

Oprah Winfrey could be considered the most powerful woman in the world.  She always ranks high on Time Magazine’s annual most influential list.  Her talk show “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” has been on the air for more than twenty years and continues to dominate the ratings.  Oprah is also a huge humanitarian.  In 2007, she opened the “Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy,” for disadvantaged young girls in South Africa.  Oprah has also worked relentlessly trying to help the people affected by Hurricane Katrina.

To add to her more than impressive resume, Oprah has also done some acting.  She was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in “The Color Purple.”  Eonline’s Kristin Dos Santos recently revealed that Oprah would make a guest appearance on the NBC comedy “30 Rock.”  In the role, Oprah will play Tina Fey’s best friend.  Not that Oprah needs the PR, but I think that this was a good move for her.  This role will make people love Oprah more.  People will be able to see her comedic side.  If I were her publicist, I would encourage her to do more things like this, just to let people know that she has many sides to her.

This was a very smart move for NBC as well.  Oprah crosses many markets and has devoted followers who would watch her on anything.  This will bring a large diverse audience to “30 Rock” and could help them in the ratings.  If I were a publicist for “30 Rock,” I would try and get Oprah a multi-episode arc.  Oprah’s appearance would drive new viewers to “30 Rock,” and the brilliant writing and storylines would hook them.