Oprah & Friends will debut in September 2006 and will feature a broad range of original programming from Harpo Radio, Inc. including regular segments hosted by popular personalities from The Oprah Winfrey Show and O, The Oprah Magazine and an exclusive original weekly half-hour reality radio show with Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King. The channel will be broadcast from a new state-of-the-art XM studio at Harpo Studios in Chicago.

Oprah & Friends will include regular programming on topics such as current events, self improvement, health, nutrition, fitness and home. Friends and contributors include:

• Gayle King, TV personality, Editor-at-Large for O, The Oprah Magazine and O at Home (and Oprah's closest friend)
• Dr. Robin Smith, licensed psychologist, author, and a regular contributor to The Oprah Winfrey Show
• Dr. Mehmet Oz, noted heart surgeon, co-author of the best-selling book YOU: The Owner's Manual, and a regular contributor to The Oprah Winfrey Show
• Marianne Williamson, best-selling author and lecturer on personal and spiritual issues
• Bob Greene, exercise physiologist and certified personal trainer, best-selling author, and a regular contributor to The Oprah Winfrey Show
• Nate Berkus, featured design expert for The Oprah Winfrey Show and a regular contributor to O at Home

Learn more about the hosts and shows on Oprah & Friends

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