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In the fall, Oprah Winfreywill join CBSs60 Minutesas a special correspondent.
Because the thing I did every day so well was not the show, but the aftershow.
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Every day after the show, I talked to the audience.
They were my focus group.
I would hear what was going on in their lives, what was important to them, their kids.
And thats how we created our shows.
They came into the room, and no one wanted to sit with each other, she says.
After two hours, they were crying, holding hands and singing Reach out and Touch.
I left that last bit out of the magazine because no one would believe it.
Add in her successful interview with Michelle Obama, and curiosity trumped any former reticence.
I want to help create a platform where people on all sides can be heard.
Details of the partnership remain foggy.
Who knows, maybe well even get some singing.
