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What's Next for Oprah's Sidekicks

The big O's departure could upset a lot of apple carts

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 23, 2009 2:15 PM CST

(Newser) – Oprah’s exit from broadcast TV could have big implications for the protégés and hangers-on who owe her their careers. The Chicago Sun-Times looks at what’s next for the denizens of Planet Oprah:

  • Gayle King: O, the Oprah Magazine should keep on trucking, so King, its editor-at-large, will have a job. But the East Coast dweller will have a hard time keeping up with Winfrey when she moves to Southern California.

  • Dr. Phil: His show has a syndication deal through 2014, so he’s staying put.
  • Bob Greene: Already a standby in her entourage, Oprah’s trainer may see a lot more of her now—he lives in Santa Barbara.
  • Laura Berman: The sex educator will still be based in Chicago, but she’ll soon have her own talk show on OWN.
  • Rachael Ray: She’s so big now, she could survive in an Oprah-free world.

Dr. Phil McGraw is seen on stage at the TV Land Awards on Sunday April 19, 2009 in Universal City, Calif.
Dr. Phil McGraw is seen on stage at the TV Land Awards on Sunday April 19, 2009 in Universal City, Calif.   (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
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JGirl
Nov 24, 2009 6:58 AM CST
lol @ buffoonery
Spudsy
Nov 24, 2009 6:03 AM CST
Don't care. Don't care. Don't care. Don't care. Don't care. Don't care. Don't care. Don't care. If this is important in this world then someone stab me and send me to the next one, please.
Cat-Lover
Nov 23, 2009 8:24 AM CST
I'd love to see Dr. Phil's plug pulled. He's really an idiot and when he makes a point that's often disproved on his show, he just continues as if nothing happened. It happens too often to be ignored.

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