It’s the type of thing you never thought would happen. As unbelievable and earth-shattering as the death of Michael Jackson; as mind-blowing and awesome as the election of Barack Obama. After 25 years, Oprah is going off the air next year.
I feel like the dreams of a million bloggers, including my own, just died. Who among us did not aspire to get an invitation from the O to have their blog featured? If Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz and Rachel Ray can make whole careers off of a few appearances, surely I, with my witty writing style and trendy language could get just enough to survive on by touching even a tidbit of that Harpo shine. But alas, it shall never be…
There is, however, one person who’s probably pretty excited about Oprah’s exit:

You guessed it, Tyra Banks. With the O out of the way, there’s nothing stopping her from completing her media takeover and inundating us with her imag…er, uh, talents.
And she’s already off to a great start. A recent taping of The Tyra Banks Show featured a tie-in with Black blogging powerhouse and friend of Me&EB Curly Nikki of CurlyNikki.com. Head over to her main site, or follow her on Twitter to find out the exact air date. Already Tyra is working to bring cutting edge talent on her show and fresh content for more youthful audiences. I can’t say whether or not Tyra’s got the potential to be the next Oprah, or whether Nikki could be the next Rachel Ray, but there both on the right track. And in a year, Oprah’s departure will leave a vacuum the size of Chicago in the media world – there’ll be more than enough space and opportunity for everyone.
Congratulations to CN.com on getting an chance for national exposure, good luck to Tyra as she continues to pursue market dominance, and best wishes, gratitude and reverence to Oprah as she moves on, hopefully to continue paving ways and pioneering for all of us.
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