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Article: Oprah Winfrey Show to become first syndicated talk show with closed-captioning for the hearing-impaired.
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- PR Newswire
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- August 18, 1987
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OPRAH WINFREY SHOW TO BECOME FIRST SYNDICATED TALK SHOW
WITH CLOSED-CAPTIONING FOR THE HEARING-IMPAIREDOW
CHICAGO, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Oprah Winfrey Show will be closed-captioned for the hearing-impaired beginning Sept. 8, 1987, it was announced today by Oprah Winfrey and King World.
The Oprah Winfrey Show will become the only talk show to offer closed-captioning services to the millions of hearing-impaired, and a first for a nationally syndicated show to be closed-captioned on a live basis.
"I am pleased and proud that King World and The Oprah Winfrey Show are pioneers in offering closed-captioning services," ...