Oprah's Leaving TV?!?! Noooo

Now that J102 is in and Thanksgiving is over, I can focus on this. I was stumbling around looking for things to catch my interest, and I found this story about Oprah Winfrey. I was very curious about the title, because I had no idea that she would be leaving television soon. She is someone who I just thought would always be around and would retire when she was much older, around Dr. Ruth's age. One thing that stood out to me in the article was that they still referred to her by Winfrey. In my mind she is always Oprah, just like Madonna or Seal. It was surprising to see, because she is such an icon, as the article stated over and over. The article itself was very well-written, examining both what has happened in the past with talk shows and how Winfrey's exit will effect that section of television programming. It is just very odd to me to think about referring to her by her last name, and to know that she will not be on TV much longer.