Oprah Gail Winfrey was, at the time MWC was on the air, the most powerful voice in American media, able to influence hundred of thousands, if not millions, of women across America with an offhand comment or a wardrobe choice.
She was the epicenter of Peg's television-based world, the benchmark for the significance of practically any event and the overriding priority in a typical day.
The Oprah Winfrey Show ran from 1986 - 2011, and was the highest-rated show of its kind in history.