Curious to hear about the famous talk show host's road to success, Amanda asked Oprah to recall a time that "felt like a low point at the moment but actually changed everything

Curious to hear about the famous talk show host's road to success, Amanda asked Oprah to recall a time that "felt like a low point at the moment but actually changed everything for you." Excited to jump into the question, Oprah answered, "There have been several times in my life, Amanda, when things didn't go the way I wanted. This is actually the most influential in my life. It was the most impactful because it was the first time."

"I was 22. I got this big job working in television as an anchor on the news in Baltimore and I was placed with an older gentlemen who didn't want me to be there, but I didn't know that. I came in for the fall of '76. By April 1st, 1977, I'm being called in by the bosses and being told that I'm no longer going to be needed on the news," she continued. "I thought it was an April Fool's joke. Anyway, I get demoted. I am humiliated. I am embarrassed. I know that they are waiting to fire me. What they did was, instead of firing me, they put me on the local talk show."