Oprah Interview of Michelle Obama to Be a Special on OWN

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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OWN is planning a special based on Oprah Winfrey’s recent interview with first lady Michelle Obama about her new book, Becoming.

The special, Oprah Winfrey Presents: Becoming Michelle Obama, is scheduled to appear on Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

An extended, unedited version of the interview will be available on Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations podcast and will be streamed on Oprah’s Facebook page on Sunday.

The interview will also be featured in Hearst’s O, The Oprah Magazine and in other Hearst periodicals.

Becoming is also the newest selection for Oprah’s book club.

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.