Project 615 - In honor of Black History Month, we are highlighting some of Nashville/ Tennessee's African American icons each week! Oprah Winfrey, named “Queen of All Media” and one of the
![Oprah Winfrey, winning an award as Miss WVOL, representing WVOL-AM radio station, in Nashville, TN, circa 1972. She was Stock Photo - Alamy Oprah Winfrey, winning an award as Miss WVOL, representing WVOL-AM radio station, in Nashville, TN, circa 1972. She was Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/HD34B2/oprah-winfrey-winning-an-award-as-miss-wvol-representing-wvol-am-radio-HD34B2.jpg)
Oprah Winfrey, winning an award as Miss WVOL, representing WVOL-AM radio station, in Nashville, TN, circa 1972. She was Stock Photo - Alamy
![Oprah Winfrey: from poverty to America's first black billionaire … to #Oprah2020? | Oprah Winfrey | The Guardian Oprah Winfrey: from poverty to America's first black billionaire … to #Oprah2020? | Oprah Winfrey | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4b40a096b7ad7e229932d5255fbfb96dda78f419/0_192_3173_1904/master/3173.jpg?width=1200&height=1200&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=e9e93fbfb6c71e9b9ada16482a5e9363)
Oprah Winfrey: from poverty to America's first black billionaire … to #Oprah2020? | Oprah Winfrey | The Guardian
![تويتر \ Smithsonian NMAAHC على تويتر: "From an early age, Winfrey took to the stage in church, and in high school, participating in speech and drama. She competed in National Forensic League تويتر \ Smithsonian NMAAHC على تويتر: "From an early age, Winfrey took to the stage in church, and in high school, participating in speech and drama. She competed in National Forensic League](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DfBdBNxX0AAoiql.jpg)
تويتر \ Smithsonian NMAAHC على تويتر: "From an early age, Winfrey took to the stage in church, and in high school, participating in speech and drama. She competed in National Forensic League
![Smithsonian NMAAHC on Twitter: "Winfrey got her first broadcasting job at age 17, as a senior in Nashville, hired to read the news on WVOL-AM radio station. She transferred to TV in Smithsonian NMAAHC on Twitter: "Winfrey got her first broadcasting job at age 17, as a senior in Nashville, hired to read the news on WVOL-AM radio station. She transferred to TV in](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DfBhT1eW4AAU1iG.jpg)