CHICAGO (AFP) - The stars came out to honor Oprah Winfrey in a couple of spectacular farewell shows taped in presence of 13,000 ecstatic fans as the talk show queen wraps up her 25th and final season.
Tom Hanks served as host and cheerleader for the evening, telling Winfrey: "Tonight you are encircled by aught but passion" and thanking "a protagonist who had a classroom of millions" for everything she's done for her viewers.