Oprah Winfrey Reveals Her One Regret After Ending ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’

“I would not have taken on the responsibility of trying to build a network while still ending the show,” the media mogul behind OWN tells Al Roker

Oprah Winfrey attends the World Premiere of "The Color Purple" in Los Angeles (Credit: Leon Bennett/Getty Images)
Oprah Winfrey (Credit: Leon Bennett/Getty Images)

Oprah Winfrey said her one regret in life was her decision to move forward with the launch of her basic cable channel the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) instead of taking a break.

“I would not have taken on the responsibility of trying to build a network while still ending the show,” the media mogul told Al Roker in a conversation on “Today.” “That is my one regret … I should have handled all of that differently, I think. I should have completed one thing, taken a year to do nothing, and then decided what was the next thing for me to do.”

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