Oprah Presents Master Class
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Oprah Presents: Master Class is a television program that airs on the OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. It is an unprecedented look into the minds of true modern masters, handpicked by Oprah Winfrey
for their unique impact on the world. The series premiered on the network's first day, January 1, 2011 , with rapper and songwriter Jay-Z
.
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer and philanthropist. Winfrey is best known for her self-titled, multi-award-winning talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011...
for their unique impact on the world. The series premiered on the network's first day, January 1, 2011 , with rapper and songwriter Jay-Z
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
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Season 1 Masters (2011)
| № | Ep. | Original Airdate | Modern Master | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.1 | 1 January 2011 | Jay-Z Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010... |
Rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur, co-owner of the New Jersey Nets New Jersey Nets The New Jersey Nets are a professional basketball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association... |
| 2 | 1.2 | 2 January 2011 | Diane Sawyer Diane Sawyer Lila Diane Sawyer is the current anchor of ABC News' flagship program, ABC World News. Previously, Sawyer had been co-anchor of ABC Newss morning news program, Good Morning America .... |
Television journalist |
| 3 | 1.3 | 16 January 2011 | Maya Angelou Maya Angelou Maya Angelou is an American author and poet who has been called "America's most visible black female autobiographer" by scholar Joanne M. Braxton. She is best known for her series of six autobiographical volumes, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first and most highly... |
Poet, civil rights activist, dancer, film producer, television producer, playwright, film director, author, actress, professor |
| 4 | 1.4 | 23 January 2011 | Simon Cowell Simon Cowell Simon Phillip Cowell is an English A&R executive, television producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is known in the United Kingdom and United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and American Idol... |
A&R executive, television producer, television personality, entrepreneur |
| 5 | 1.5 | 30 January 2011 | Lorne Michaels Lorne Michaels Lorne Michaels, CM is a Canadian-American television producer, writer, and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it.-Early life:... |
Canadian television producer, creator of Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture... |
| 6 | 1.6 | 13 February 2011 | Condoleezza Rice Condoleezza Rice Condoleezza Rice is an American political scientist and diplomat. She served as the 66th United States Secretary of State, and was the second person to hold that office in the administration of President George W. Bush... |
Former United States Secretary of State United States Secretary of State The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. The Secretary is a member of the Cabinet and the highest-ranking cabinet secretary both in line of succession and order of precedence... |
| 7 | 1.7 | 27 March 2011 | Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer and philanthropist. Winfrey is best known for her self-titled, multi-award-winning talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011... (Part 1) |
Talk show host, media proprietor, actress |
| 8 | 1.8 | 3 April 2011 | Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer and philanthropist. Winfrey is best known for her self-titled, multi-award-winning talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011... (Part 2) |
Talk show host, media proprietor, actress |
Season 2 Masters (2012)
| № | Ep. | Original Airdate | Modern Master | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 2.1 | 15 January 2012 | ||
| 10 | 2.2 | 22 January 2012 | ||
| 11 | 2.3 | 29 January 2012 | ||
| 12 | 2.4 | 5 February 2012 | ||
| 13 | 2.5 | 12 February 2012 | ||
| 14 | 2.6 | 19 February 2012 | ||
| 15 | 2.7 | 26 February 2012 |