London
(ANI):
The
popular
Oprah
Winfrey
Show
will
end
in
2011
after
airing
for
more
than
two
decades,
says
the
production
house.
Winfrey
has
been
hosting
the
show
since
1986.
Although
a
spokesman
for
Winfrey's
Harpo
production
company
didn"t
say
why
she
had
made
the
decision,
buzz
is
that
the
talk
show
host
plans
to
launch
her
own
TV
channel.
The
BBC's
Richard
Lister
in
Washington
says
the
show's
open
atmosphere
and
frank
conversation
redefined
the
talk
show
genre
and
made
Winfrey
the
wealthiest
black
woman
in
the
world,
reports
BBC
News.
OWN,
the
Oprah
Winfrey
Network,
is
scheduled
for
launch
in
2011.