O, the Oprah Magazine Magazine

Mondo Times editors    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 10:48pm on Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Sara Nelson has been named books director at O, The Oprah Magazine. She was previously the editor-in-chief of Publishers Weekly.

Mondo Times editors    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 4:00pm on Monday, July 6th, 2009

Susan Casey is the new editor-in-chief of O, The Oprah Magazine, effective July 20, 2009. She replaces Susan Reed. Casey is a former editor of Sports Illustrated for Women and the former art director of Outside magazine.

Eric Kallgren    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 10:42pm on Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour thinks Oprah Winfrey is a bit of a cow, based on a story in Us magazine published on May 18, 2009:

"Wintour had told the talk show host to drop 20 pounds to be on the cover of the fashion magazine back in 1998, the editor revealed during an unaired segment from her 60 Minutes interview on Sunday.

"It was a very gentle suggestion," she said, laughing. "I went to Chicago to visit Oprah, and I suggested that it might be an idea that she lose a little bit of weight."

She added: "I said simply that you might feel more comfortable. She was a trooper!"

Winfrey, 55, must have listened to the fashion legend. She was featured on the cover from more than 10 years ago with the tagline: "Oprah! A Major Movie, An Amazing Makeover."

"She totally welcomed the idea, and she went on a very stringent diet," Wintour said. "And it was one of our most successful covers ever."

In the 60 Minutes interview, Wintour, 59, also defended the use of Photoshop to make people "look their best."

"That's one of the things that makes me rather angry, that I don't understand," she said. "That if you look wonderful, does that make you less important? Less powerful? Less serious?"

The full story:
http://www.usmagazine.com/news/vogue-anna-wintour-tells-oprah-winfrey-to-lose-weight-2009185

Eric Kallgren    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 8:46pm on Saturday, May 9th, 2009

Oprah's free coupon is causing a fowl frenzy, Reuters reported on May 8, 2009:

"The Oprah Winfrey-fueled free chicken give-away that caused pandemonium this week at Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants has been amended due to what the fast-food chain called an "overwhelming response."

Roger Eaton, president of KFC in the United States, said restaurants would no longer immediately redeem the free coupons for its new grilled chicken meal after Oprah's chat show promotion caused long lines around the nation.

"The lines of customers wanting to redeem their coupons have been out the door and around the block, so we're unable to redeem customer coupons at this time." Eaton said in a statement issued late Thursday.

KFC said millions of Americans had downloaded free coupons after the offer was featured on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and Web site on Tuesday, driving traffic to levels unseen in the brand's 50-year history."