Oprah Winfrey Gifts Staff $10,000 Plus iPads

June 18th, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by GD  

By Meena Kar
oprahJune 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Oprah Winfrey gave out $10000 and iPads to staff to celebrate the 10th year of her magazine ‘O’.

On Wednesday, her spokesperson said that the gifts were handed out to all the staff of the magazine as a ‘thank you’ for their hard work and dedication. The $10K cheque and Apple’s latest gadgets were handed out to the staff irrespective of how long they have been working in the company.

Oprah Winfrey is known for the generous gifts that she gives away in some of the special episodes of her popular chat show. The queen of media is reportedly dedicating herself solely to her own network called ‘OWN’ (Oprah Winfrey Network).

She will be taking a break from her show ‘Oprah’ in September 2011. Presently, she is on the look out for a new host for her new network. She has got together with producer Mark Burnett for the show which will be shown on her network when it airs in January next year.

Oprah Winfrey was recently in the news after Hollywood Chamber of Commerce issued list of celebrities who will be awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She will be joined by other stars such as Penelope Cruz, Ed Harris and Ridley Scott.

The display of her enormous giving spirit is not new to her fans. Oprah Winfrey has made headlines many times for the generous gifts she has handed out to the audience of her talk show and even to her employees before. She has also shown great faith in President Barack Obama’s stance regarding the oil spill. She supported the President’s decision and said that he has taken the best action possible.

She also added that it is not necessarily the emotions expressed that matter but the actions taken that actually count.

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