Tuesday, December 22, 2009

I want to meet Oprah!! With a Giveaway!!!

Hey hey friends!!!! I have written to the producers for Ms. Oprah to see if she will meet with me. What I have done is I have proposed an interview with Oprah- but that I get to be the interviewer on behalf of viewers. Now it's your turn- WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW? I want your help! I want to know what you want to know!!

CTV has now interviewed me and I'll be featured on the news tonight at 6:00pm EST. So watch for me.



As you all know Kristi at Visible Voice is hosting a giveaway.



















A $30.00 gift card for Chapters!!!


So head over to Kristi's blog Visible Voice (click here) for contest rules. (This is a MUST so you know how to enter properly) This giveaway has been extended until midnight so you still have time!

Share! Share! Share! Vote Melissa to meet Oprah!

So here are some starter questions or potential discussion topics:

  • what is your best childhood memory?
  • what experience in life has served to educate you the most?
  • of all the people you've interviewed, who is the first one that comes to mind when I ask t his question?
  • do you keep in regular contact with your family?
  • do you ever go to visit your hometown?
  • what price have you paid for giving up anonymity for a public life?
  • reflectively, do you feel it has been worth it?
  • do you enjoy your work?
  • how many viewer letters do you personally read?
  • when you leave this world how do you want your story to be told?
  • how do you meet your make-up artist?
Deep and meaningful or shallow and interesting- what would be a good interview question?

{PS-If you've already commented you'll see that I've put your comments into this post so to make it easier to pick a WINNER!}

67 comments:

  1. Is that her real hair? or extensions? In any case, I love Oprah's hair right now. Totally suits her.
    Weird question, I know.

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  2. How does she manage to have private time with family and friends without worrying about the media following her everywhere?

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  3. Would She ever consider persuing a political career? If she did what office would she want to aspire for?

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  4. Kimberly Isnor-ReadeDecember 22, 2009 at 5:16 PM

    If you could interview anyone who is no longer living, who would it be and why?

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  5. What was her most memorable moment on the show? What impact does she feel she has had on her viewers?

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  6. Hey Melissa,
    I do not have a question...I do not watch her show, but if you were on I would tune in for sure!!!
    Abby

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  7. Has she ever had a guest with totally different views than her own (politically, religiously etc...) that has ever influenced her enough to change her mind on how she thinks?

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  8. Being weatlthy...has there ever been a purchase that she really regretted?

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  9. what keeps her up at night? it is a pet, or a thought? or does she sleep soundly no matter what?

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  10. Ask her why in the heck she won't marry Stedman? :-)

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  11. what does she consider to be her greatest accomplishment?

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  12. What type of skincare does she use to keep her looking so beautifully youthful? I NEED TO KNOW!!!

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  13. What was her most memorable interview?

    Good luck!

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  14. Ask her what she knows about Mormons, and if she'd like to learn more :)

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  15. I don't really have anything to ask but I sure remember as young kids many years ago how much you loved oprah ,Wow pretty cool .I hope you get on her show Melissa if anyone is a true fan and has ever been moved by Oprah it would be you for sure!You go Girl,Iwonder if she has ever had any canadiens on her show ...well from here!Who knows maybe you'll be first!

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  16. I'd like to know...

    If, looking back, if there is anything that she has said on her show that now she feels different about. Not a regret....but as she's grown what she thinks differently about. Like a belief or a statement. Something that stands out in her mind.

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  17. I would like to know what was the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to her on the show and how she handled it, and if she would handle it differently now.

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  18. Does she ever feel that raising a child might have changed who she is today and her perspective on life,both for herself and generally.

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  19. Melissa, if you get the chance, please ask Oprah what she considers to be her biggest blessing in life and why.

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  20. I would like to know if she found her interview/session with Cesar Milan was helpful? And was she able to follow through with his advice?

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  21. I think my first question would be if she could go back and interview anyone from the past, who would it be??? Why?? and if she could only ask them 3 questions what would they be???

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  22. I'd like to know more about her marathon. Did she hit the wall during the race, and if so, when, and how did she keep herself going to get past it

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  23. Hi Melissa, I would love to know what the next 10 years look like for her, what plans does she have after retiring from her talk show? As most of us did, I grew up watching Oprah, and I know that it is going to be odd not having her on tv everyday at 4pm.

    Best of Luck!

    Erynn

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  24. Ask Oprah "Which possession, that you still have, have you had for the longest amount of time? And what is your most prized possession?"

    Also "if you could eat only one food for the rest of your life what would it be?"

    I'd ask her so many other things, but she'd never answer my prying questions.

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  25. Question: Why aren't you married to Stedman? -kim omeara

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  26. Question: Was it annoying when Ellen kept begging to be on "O" magazine?

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  27. Question: What are you giving Gayle for Christmas this year?

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  28. Q: what were you really thinking when Tom Cruise jumped on the couch?

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  29. If she were stranded on a desert island what item of makeup would she chose to bring along?

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  30. What brand of toothpaste does she use?

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  31. Q: Team Edward or Team Jacob? Has she read twilight?

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  32. Is there one event/person (aside from family members and birth) that she can look back at and say I would not be here that hadn't happened or I hadn't met them?

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  33. Does she ever regret not having kids of her own and if she could go back and do it over again would she have some???

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  34. In all the years of dieting what is the one food/treat that she could never give up???

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  35. If she wasn't "OPRAH" and just another regular person what does she think she might have done with her life??? What other career might she have chosen???

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  36. Has she ever been to Nova Scotia?? Or even heard of it before??? LOL.......would she ever think of coming here to do a show???

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  37. I'd like to know why she didn't get married...does she not agree with it? Or did she not want the 'committment' of marriage

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  38. I'd also like to know if she got Dr Oz, Rachel Ray, Dr Phil their own shows because she knew that in the next few years (at that time) that she was planning on stopping her show.

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  39. AND Oprah always commends mothers and says that she thinks it's the hardest job (and most poorly paid!) out there, is that why she didn't have kids...was she afraid that she'd fail because of her difficult childhood. That's a bit deep!

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  40. I'd like to know what Oprah thinks about teen fashion and if she'd ever consider getting some designers to put together a modest clothing line?? that would be really great right about now...

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  41. What about that Tom think, where he jumped up and down on the couch proclaiming his love for Katie. What were here thoughts on the incident?

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  42. What kind of role model does she see herself as?

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  43. Why Chicago and not New York or Los Angeles for the show?

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  44. Good luck Melissa and let us know through visible voice how it turns out!!!

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  45. I"d like to know what her plans are after the show. Is she going to retire and just watch over her Girls school or does she have other projects up her sleeve. She's not one to sit idly by.

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  46. Ask if I can have tickets to her show :)

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  47. I'd like to know about all the work she has done in Africa. How many schools has she built? and any Other things

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  48. Ask her if she feels her work has really made a difference and how?

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  49. If you were a hot dog, and you were starving, would you eat yourself?

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  50. Who was your most awkward interview with? Do you have any interview regrets? Have you ever had to cut to a commercial break to buy yourself time to bring an interview back on track? Has an interviewer ever rendered you speechless? Oprah makes it look so effortless, but she has been doing this for quite a long time....

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  51. How does she keep involved in her girls school in Africa, how often does she visit, call, etc.? I know she considers those girls her children.

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  52. What do her closest friends and family get her for Christmas? I'm sure she has everything she's ever needed or wanted.

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  53. DOES she have everything she's ever needed or wanted or is there something she's had her eye on lately?

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  54. How does she choose a financial advisor whom she can trust with all her money???

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  55. Would she trade her life for anything else and if so, what?

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  56. Why does she put herself on every cover of her magazine? Doesn't she feel a little silly? I know I would.

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  57. Does she realize how beautiful she is or does she have a poor self image?

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  58. Does she communicate better with Stedman or Gayle?

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  59. Would she consider going on a speaking tour after her show ends?

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  60. My mom's dream is to go to your last show. She's had a very difficult life (one of those "you wouldn't believe it if you heard it" sort of things). Can I get tickets for her?

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  61. I'd like to know what Oprah will miss the most when she gives up her talk show?

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  62. What is one thing that she hasn't taken on yet, that she is looking forward to trying/developing in the future?

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  63. I know I'm too late for the contest, but here's a shallow question to top all shallow questions: Every Christmas Eve, my family enjoys the Christmas tradition of watching Pee Wee Herman's Christmas Special, in which Oprah appears in a brief guest star appearance. What are her memories of this experience? Does she appreciate this quality Christmas programming that we (as a family) have come to love.

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