Ledger Pop Journal - Celebrity News & Sports

Oprah Winfrey is quitting her talk show. On Thursday afternoon, Tim Bennett, president of Winfrey's production house, Harpo, confirmed the media mogul will make her final appearance on the Oprah set in September 2011 - completing 25 years of the show.

Oprah Winfrey Quitting Show in 2011 after 25 years. (Image: Splash News)

She is set to confirm the news herself on Friday's edition of the show. Describing the show as “one of the most popular, influential and enduring programs in television history", Bennett said the announcement will "mark an historic television moment that we will all be talking about for years to come".


Memorable moments over the years have included Tom Cruise's couch jumping incident and the first TV interview with Thomas Beatie - the pregnant man. More recent coups have included interviews with Whitney Houston and Sarah Palin.

After conquering the TV world, Winfrey built her empire, which includes films, books, magazines and websites. She is the world's only black billionaire, according to Forbes magazine. Last week rumours surfaced that she is planning to launch a new channel, the Oprah Winfrey Network, with Discovery Communications.