Dear Oprah
April 11th, 2009 at 10:31am Jennie Pollock
Todd Franko, who worked at the Register Star as the Local&State editor a few years ago, has gotten national attention for his “letter to Oprah.”
He’s now the editor of a newspaper in Ohio and upset about allowing Suze Orman to say on O’s show that people should cancel their newspaper subscriptions to save a few bucks. Below is an excerpt.
Let me remind you of your audience: They do what you say.
I know. I have a wife, a mother and at least one sister-in-law who all follow your every move. My mom has a bookshelf in her house that should be labeled ”Oprah’s Bookshelf.” You wave it; she reads it.
After the Dow and Wal-Mart, you are the No. 3 economic force in America.
You so influence the lives of these women that I’ve been dying for an episode entitled “Mrs. Franko, it’s time for you to go back into the workforce” because my chats with my wife are certainly not working.
What will you do if your fans go out today and cancel their newspaper?
Here’s an irony: Had this show aired in October, and your audience listened to you, you might not have had a Chicago Sun-Times in November to wave on TV to proclaim “the best paper in the world.”
Entry Filed under: Former RRS staffers, Newspapers
1 Comment Add your own
1. art | April 11th, 2009 at 11:52 am
I think people that watch Oprah are less likely to buy a newspaper and more likely to read the Enquirer anyway.
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