The Talk Show Phenomenom - Oprah, Dr. Phil, Maury and Montel
The tabloid talk show genre, pioneered by Phil Donahue but
popularized by Oprah Winfrey was extremely popular during
the last two decades of the 20th century. Oprah Winfrey has
become a cultural icon and one of the richest women in America,
and the richest African-American in the world. Oprah Winfrey
also spawned another talk show host approaching icon status
in America, Dr. Phil.
Because of the success of Winfrey's show, contemporaries
like Jerry Springer, Jenny Jones, Maury Povich, Montel Williams,
Geraldo Rivera, and Ricki Lake revamped their shows in a quest
for higher ratings, each trying to outdo the other by moving
towards increasingly controversial guests and theatricality,
sparking Newsweek's characterization of the "Trash TV
phenomenon"
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