Oprah Winfrey says running a TV network is “10 times harder” than hosting her talk show.
Oprah admitted after a week on the job, she is finding it difficult to adjust and often needs to stop to “catch a breath”.
Writing on her Facebook page, Oprah said: “I will say this; it’s 10 times harder than doing my daily show. Doing that show felt like breathing everyday. Now I’m in so many meetings I sometimes have to step out and catch a breath.”
However, Oprah is relishing the challenge and says she is not worried about the future of the channel.
She said: “@Woodsy1069 asked me on Twitter yesterday if I was “frazzled” by OWN’s performance thus far.”
“Nope, not frazzled. And I have faith that if I do what I’m supposed to, allow it to serve my purpose, and you, the viewer – it will succeed. But I see every challenge as an opportunity. So no shortage of opportunities here.”
“Everyone in the cable business told me it would take 3 years. Some said 5. I’ve been here a week. Lorne Michaels, master creator/producer told me months ago, ‘It won’t start to come together until you’re there.’ So I made myself CEO and now in the trenches with Erik and Sheri who’ve masterfully run Harpo, now also Presidents of OWN. We’re uniting and building our team.”
