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Original at ffwd.com external link    Sat, Jun 6

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Watch Oprah's Big Give: Nate Berkus Intv on Dailymotion Share Your Videos. Madison Michele and Chris Harrison chat with Oprah Winfrey's favorite ... www.ffwd.com

Rate Oprah's Big Give Contestant: Carlana StoneVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at oprah.com external link    Wed, Jun 3

At 17, Carlana got into a car with friends after a night of drinking. www.oprah.com

Rate Exclusive: 'Oprah's Big Give' InterviewVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at fr.truveo.com external link    Thu, May 28

Comcast.net's Victor Balta chats with judge Jamie Oliver and host Nate Berkus. fr.truveo.com

Rate CBS wins ratings race with repeats

Original at Variety external link    Tue, May 26

 CA What should be noted, however, is that the premiere last year had the powerful “Oprah's Big Give” as a lead in. CBS' “Two and a Half Men” (2.7/7, 9.2m) was the top show of the evening and the laffer that followed, “Rules of Engagement” (2.3/6, 7.2m), ...

Rate Stephen Paletta's talk of 'significance' strikes a chord

Original at Examiner.com external link    Fri, May 22

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Stephen's Journey Foundation is a 501(c)(3) founded in 2008 by businessman philanthropist, Stephen Paletta, with his winnings from the reality TV show Oprah's Big Give. It is dedicated to shining a light on social entrepreneurs around the world and the ...

Rate KFC Offers Rain Checks On Coupon Oprah Promoted

Original at MyNC.com external link    Thu, May 21

 NC She also has hosted a televised philanthropy competition, "Oprah's Big Give," where contestants help people in need. KFC, a subsidiary of Louisville-based Yum Brands Inc., has backed its new Kentucky Grilled Chicken with an advertising blitz. ...

Rate BoyleWatch: Weak Competition on Britain's Got Talent

Original at Anglophenia external link    Mon, May 11

 NY Telegraph) Jamie Oliver, who was a judge on Oprah's Big Give, is giving "healthy makeovers" to America's unhealthiest cities in a new series produced by Ryan Seacrest. (Hollywood Reporter) Maxine Peake, Matthew Macfadyen, Denis Lawson, ...

Rate KFC Offers Rain Checks on Grilled Chicken Coupon - BlackNews.com

Original at blacknews.com external link    Mon, May 11

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BlackNews.com (press release), OH She also has hosted a televised philanthropy competition, "Oprah's Big Give," where contestants help people in need. KFC, a subsidiary of Louisville-based Yum Brands Inc., has backed its new Kentucky Grilled Chicken with an advertising blitz. ...

Rate Ryan Seacrest's new food show: Is it just 'The Biggest Loser 2.0'?

Original at Entertainment Weekly external link    Mon, May 11

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Amid so much reality crap, I'm intrigued by the general do-gooder nature of the show, which will find Oliver -- who was a judge on another ABC reality show, Oprah's Big Give -- traveling "to the unhealthiest places in America and find ways to use ...

Rate Jamie Oliver putting US city on a diet

Original at Reuters external link    Sun, May 10

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Oliver previously appeared as a judge on ABC's successful one-off series "Oprah's Big Give," where his personality impressed the network. Though health and fitness reality genre (dominated by NBC's "The Biggest Loser") has proved a tough nut for ...

Rate KFC offers rain checks on coupon Oprah promoted

Original at USA Today external link    Thu, May 7

She also has hosted a televised philanthropy competition, "Oprah's Big Give," where contestants help people in need. KFC, a subsidiary of Louisville-based Yum Brands (YUM), has backed its new Kentucky Grilled Chicken with an advertising blitz. ...

Rate KFC offers rain checks on coupon Oprah promoted

Original at google.com external link    Thu, May 7

She also has hosted a televised philanthropy competition, "Oprah's Big Give," where contestants help people in need. KFC, a subsidiary of Louisville-based Yum Brands Inc., has backed its new Kentucky Grilled Chicken with an advertising blitz. ...

Rate How to make a million before you graduate

Original at CTV.ca external link    Fri, Mar 6

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Globe and Mail  Canada Now just 24, Johnson spends his time lecturing on entrepreneurship and making TV appearances as a finalist on ABC's Oprah's Big Give and as the host of BBC's Beat The Boss. He'll also be serving as a business expert on a new Animal Planet series ... ReportonBusiness.com

Rate The First Million: Cameron Johnson

Original at Alibaba News Channel external link    Tue, Mar 3

 NEW YORK Now just 24, Johnson spends his time lecturing on entrepreneurship and making television appearances as a finalist on ABC's Oprah's Big Give and as the host of BBC's Beat The Boss. He'll also be serving as a business expert on a new Animal Planet ...

Rate Oprah's Buddy Nate BerkusVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at it.truveo.com external link    Fri, Feb 27

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On the new reality show Oprah's Big Give, contestants are challenged to dream up creative and innovative ways to help others. Nate Berkus tells ... it.truveo.com

Rate Let's Talk Oscars

Original at Slate external link    Thu, Feb 19

The Times of India reports that British TV producers are developing Secret Slumdog Millionaire, a spinoff of the philanthropy-minded Secret Millionaire, which itself is something of cross between Oprah's Big Give and Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel and ...

Rate 10 Tips for Getting Your Business on Reality TV

Original at Alibaba News Channel external link    Thu, Feb 12

 NEW YORK A good pitch: "When I was finding successful entrepreneurs to give away money to worthy causes on Oprah's Big Give, the Maloof Brothers' publicist Troy Hansen called me. All I knew about the Maloof Brothers were that they grew up billionaires and owned ...

Rate 2008: BEST GAY YEAR EVER!

Original at AfterElton.com external link    Tue, Dec 23

 - Perennial gay-crush and hottie Nate Berkus is set to host Oprah's Big Give. Alas, it turns out to be much ado about nothing as Nate doesn't have much to do. ...

Rate It was the worst of times . . . my least favorite TV moments of 2008

Original at From Inside the Box external link    Fri, Dec 19

 - The reality runner-up was Oprah's Big Give which I found exploitive no matter how much good the contestants told us they were doing. ...

Rate Todd Graves on Being a 'Secret Millionaire'

Original at BuddyTV external link    Wed, Dec 3

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By editor@buddytv.com There's a lot of buzz surrounding Secret Millionaire, FOX's latest reality TV offering that's fashioned after a show that has been a hit in London, England for the past eight seasons.  While a few may raise their eyebrows on the show's premise, which is to take millionaires and make them li...

Rate Fox attempts do-good reality

Original at Deseret News external link    Tue, Dec 2

 UT - Dec 2, 2008 But while ABC made a similar attempt with the short-lived "Oprah's Big Give," this is a very different production. "It's not a game. ...

Rate "Oprah's Big Give" Reviews: Reality Show Slammed As "Phony"

Original at Huffington Post external link    Sat, Nov 1

By The Huffington Post News Editors Oprah may be the queen of television and have the ability to move a mountain of books, but her new reality show is being panned in the reviews. "Oprah's Big Give" debuts Sunday March 2 and not every reviewer loves it. ...

Rate Oprah Winfrey: E! offers her "True Hollywood Story," she will test ...

Original at Orlando Sentinel external link    Tue, Oct 14

 FL - The program explores her Hurricane Katrina relief, her "Oprah's Big Give" TV show and her production of "The Color Purple" musical on Broadway. ...

Rate Hot Box: Television worth talking about

Original at Toronto Star external link    Mon, Sep 15

  Canada - Oprah's Big Give: She's been named as the highest-paid TV celebrity and one of the world's most powerful women, but American talk-show host Oprah Winfrey is ...

Rate Oprah Grants Wishes

Original at Nathan external link    Wed, Sep 10

By bijiduxiwu Filed Under: Amy Grant, Oprah Winfrey, Reality TV, The Big Give, Three Wishes ... Oprah's Big Give Episode 6 In Episode 6 of Oprah's Big Give, the final four contestants must work together to grant two dying wishes. ...

Rate Fasten Your Seat Belts for 'Blonde Charity Mafia'

Original at MSN TV external link    Thu, Aug 21

What would happen if you took "Oprah's Big Give" and combined it with "The Hills" and "The Real Housewives of Wherever"? Well, I think we're about to find out. Lifetime is producing a new reality show set in the sweet, sweet world of ladies who power lunch:

Rate Morning Links: Oprah to be sued by the T-Birds

Original at The Buffalo News external link    Thu, Jul 17

By David Valenzuela Oprah Winfrey and her Harpo Studios production company are about to be sued by one of the cast members of "Grease" for failing to negotiate residuals before airing a clip of the musical on the show "Oprah's Big Give. ...

Rate TV review: Only in the US could this vulgarity exist

Original at Stuff.co.nz external link    Wed, Jun 18

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 New Zealand - By JANE BOWRON - The Dominion Post | Thursday, 19 June 2008 SHOW BUSINESS: Oprah's Big Give is all about giving, where random acts of well-publicised ...

Rate ABC does not renew 'Oprah's Big Give' -- at Winfrey's request - Reality TV World

Original at Reality TV World external link    Thu, May 15

ABC does not renew 'Oprah's Big Give' -- at Winfrey's request  MA - However, Oprah's Big Give's contestants ended up not being the only ones paying it forward -- which is, according to McPherson, is what Winfrey saw as the ...

Rate Oprah Cancels Her Own "Big Give" TV Show

Original at Huffington Post external link    Tue, May 13

By The Huffington Post News Editors Oprah's Big Give" helped ABC to big Sunday ratings, but apparently they weren't big enough for Oprah Winfrey, as the queen of daytime has asked ABC to pull the plug on her first foray into primetime. The New York Post's Don Kaplan ...

Rate I Like to Watch - Salon

Original at salon.com external link    Sat, Apr 26

I Like to Watch Salon - Oprah's Big Give" makes charity look as easy as speed dialing Jennifer Aniston, while "30 Rock's" Tina Fey breaks the angst of the single female out of a ...

Rate Stephen Paletta wins ABC's 'Oprah's Big Give' reality series, $1 ... - Reality TV World

Original at Reality TV World external link    Mon, Apr 21

Stephen Paletta wins ABC's 'Oprah's Big Give' reality series, $1 ...  MA - Stephen defeated Cameron Johnson, a 22-year-old entrepreneur and dot-com millionaire from Roanoke, VA, and Brandi Milloy, a 23-year-old pageant queen from ...

Rate Pucka up, America: How Oprah Winfrey could help Jamie Oliver crack ... - Independent

Original at Independent external link    Sat, Apr 19

Pucka up, America: How Oprah Winfrey could help Jamie Oliver crack ... Independent, UK - The contestants on Oprah's Big Give compete to see who can do the most good. A TV executive would probably pitch it as Philanthropist Idol or The Good ...

Rate Quality in living - Roanoke Times

Original at Roanoke Times external link    Thu, Apr 17

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Quality in living  VA - The Corvins — a family of five plus pets — were filmed last May for "Oprah's Big Give." Skylar Corvin (from left), who has a rare bone cancer, ...

Rate Boy's 'Big Give' grows bigger - Cincinnati Enquirer

Original at Cincinnati Post external link    Thu, Apr 17

Boy's 'Big Give' grows bigger  OH - It kind of blew up bigger than we ever thought," his mother, Shannon, said about the effort inspired by Oprah Winfrey's "Oprah's Big Give" show. ...

Rate Boy's 'Big Give' grows bigger - Cincinnati.com

Original at Cincinnati.com external link    Thu, Apr 17

Boy's 'Big Give' grows bigger  OH - Apr 17, 2008 It kind of blew up bigger than we ever thought," his mother, Shannon, said about the effort inspired by Oprah Winfrey's "Oprah's Big Give" show. ...

Rate John Travolta surprises Oprah with news about her own reality show

Original at reality blurred external link    Mon, Apr 14

By Andy Dehnart Oprah Winfrey's ABC reality show may be named after her, but Oprah apparently has no idea what's going on Oprah's Big Give. Luckily, she has John Travolta and a teleprompter to help her out. gt;>read the latest news about Oprah's Big Give

Rate Cameron Johnson has one more week to give big. - Roanoke Times

Original at Roanoke Times external link    Sun, Apr 13

Cameron Johnson has one more week to give big.  VA - The Roanoke man advanced to the final round of "Oprah's Big Give," a reality program on ABC hosted by Oprah Winfrey that requires contestants to help people ... Roanoke's 'O'-mazing moment Roanoke Times all 3 news articles

Rate RE: Oprah's Big Give Episode 5

Original at oprah.com external link    Tue, Apr 1

By jala2bean What suprises me is how Sheg & the others that left the show say they wouldn't do it differently if they had it to do again. Sheg's statement on Oprah yesterday made is seem like he wanted to leave an impression with the kids that he was there. If he had it to do again he would have a bbq. I think he...

Rate Was Oprah’s Big Give a Big Steal?

Original at Reality TV Magazine external link    Mon, Mar 24

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By Jennifer_Brown Oprah Winfrey’s foray into reality TV has been all about spreading a giving attitude (and loads of cash) across America, as contestants compete over who can most creatively give away the most money. But according to one Boston-area mother of four, Oprah’s Big Give was a Big Steal…from her.

Rate RE: Oprah's Big Give Episode 3

Original at oprah.com external link    Sat, Mar 22

By gatewaydre I agree with Tony, that Carlana is enthusiastic, but I feel that she probably works more effectively as a leader than as a part of the group. The part that concerned me was that she needed an hour of the group's limited time to deal with emotional issues with Rachael. There is a time and place to w...

Rate RE: Oprah's Big Give Episode 3

Original at oprah.com external link    Tue, Mar 18

By love238 Part 2 Story42, thank you for your comments. I appreciate the kind spirit of your words. There is an overwhelming consensus from so many friends and others on this website who agree with us. I hope that the producers,judges and Oprah herself actually respond to all of our concerns. For me, the b...

Rate RE: Oprah's Big Give Episode 3

Original at oprah.com external link    Tue, Mar 18

By story42 I agree with love238. I was shocked that Carlana was cut instead of Rachael. For goodness sake, half her teammates left her in the parking lot to get into her wheelchair when they started working on the challenge! Carlana came across as sincere and truly wanted to work as a team player. Rachael...

Rate RE: Oprah's Big Give Episode 3

Original at oprah.com external link    Tue, Mar 18

By love238 In my opinion, it seems that you have missed the point about why so many people were upset by Carlana's being cut. If there were unseen parts of the show, fine. That means that the editors are not properly representing the show. However, from what we were shown, Carlana was being steamrolled an...

Rate TV Junkie: Weekend Edition

Original at LAist external link    Fri, Mar 14

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By Tom Lewis Sunday 9:00pm Oprah's Big Give ABC - Andre Agassi and Tony Hawk make an appearance 8:00pm John Adams HBO - Mini-Series Premiere, Episode 1. This thing is getting hyped to hell. Paul Giamatti as John Adams? Any why the heck isn't this about the beer guy? 9:10pm John Adams HBO - Episode 2.

Rate RE: Oprah's Big Give Episode 2

Original at oprah.com external link    Tue, Mar 11

By gatewaydre OK...truth time... Denver Bronco fan here... I've covertly hoped you'd play in Denver (free agency/oops...franchise player/'anything Chief's is totally BAD!!!' I still remember being in the South stands for 52-0... ok, you weren't there and my emotional dump is over; there is only one level of h#ll be...

Rate Weekend Ratings: 2/29-3/02/08

Original at Televisionista external link    Mon, Mar 3

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By Justin Van De Kamp Oprah Winfrey gave ABC a strong win on Sunday night, while providing a solid lead-in for the network's new reality series "Here Come the Newlyweds." Meanwhile, an all-new "Chris" hit a series low of 1.45 million viewers over on the CW. SUNDAY:

Rate RE: Oprah's Big Give Episode One

Original at oprah.com external link    Sun, Mar 2

By casper72 Love your blog! I was so glad to see you as a judge on The Big Give. I am a HUGE Tony G. fan. I love how humble and caring you are In this day and age of over priced sports stars you truly are one that seems to remember where you came from and know what team work is all about. It is not all about you yourself it...

Rate What's On Tonight: Everybody Hates Chris, Oprah's Big Give, Dirt

Original at TV Squad external link    Sun, Mar 2    5 related articles

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By Bob Sassone Filed under: Programming, What To Watch TonightAt 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, then a new Big Brother. ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos at 7, then a new Extreme Makeover, the series premiere of Oprah's Big Give, and a new Here Come The Newlyweds. NBC has a new, two hour Dateline at 7, f...

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Rate New ABC Schedule: Sundays (Updated)

Original at Televisionista external link    Fri, Dec 14

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By Justin Van De Kamp There are 3 all-new episodes of "Brothers & Sisters" and 1 new episode of "Desperate Housewives" left, although ABC was originally planning to keep the latter until the arrival of post-strike episodes. Oprah's "Big Give" launches March 2. SUNDAY from March)

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