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0k. that is actually not accurate. but i understand why you would think that. the show did change after three years. there s two things. first of all, let s get the money thing out of the way. you make a lot more money doing an oprah type show than you do doing my show. but the other argument, the other discussion about how did we get to the kind of show we had? i ll tell you exactly how it happened. at the time we started, there were 20 other shows, talk shows, on television, and everyone was trying to be like oprah. we were all trying to appeal to the demographic, which at that time was referred to as middle aged housewives. along came ricki lake. she was the first talk show to go after young people, meaning high school and college age kids. so one day we re walking down michigan avenue in chicago, with the executive producer, and i say to him, just as a business model, why are we trying to be one out of 20 shows like oprah? let s go after ricki s audience, and just be one out of ....
But how did we get to the kind of show we have, i ll tell you how it happened. at the time we started, there were 20 other talk shows on television. everyone was trying to be like 0prah. we were trying to appeal to the demographic that was referred to as middle aged housewives. ricki lake was the first to go after high school and college age kids. 0ne first to go after high school and college age kids. one day walking down the street in chicago and the executive producer, i said to him, just as a business model, why are we trying to be one out of 20 shows like 0prah trying to be one out of 20 shows like oprah winfrey, let s go after ricki s show and be one out of two. that s what we did, we said, from now on, only young people on stage and young subject matter. young people are much wilder in their lives, much more open about their lives, so the show occasionally went crazy. universal bought us ....
I ll tell you exactly how it happened. at the time we started, there were 20 other shows, talk shows, on television, and everyone was trying to be like oprah. we were all trying to appeal to the demographic, which at that time was referred to as middle aged housewives. along came ricki lake. she was the first talk show to go afteryoung people, meaning high school and college age kids. so one day we re walking down michigan avenue in chicago, with the executive producer, and i say to him, just as a business model, why are we trying to be one out of 20 shows like oprah? let s go after ricki s audience, and just be one out of two. well, that s what we did, starting the very next week. we said, from now on, only young people in the audience, young people onstage, young subject matter. well, young people are much wilder in their lives, much more open about their lives. so the show occasionally went crazy, universal. and then i ll quit. universal bought us and then said, from now on ....
That s about all i can say. cheryl was snatched from the changing rooms at the top of the beach. ricki turned away for just a few seconds. he s lived with that ever since. so, the last time you saw her was just in the doorway. that s correct. just tucked inside. um. here, come on, i ll show you. so, she was just there. just about where that wall ends, just there. she s smiling and giggling and just playing, it was like a.like a joke. i ve got that image all day, every day. i ve got it in my nightmares. the images of her running up and down the shoreline. ....
Of the crash gets under way, the lucky baby did finish its intended journey to philadelphia children s hospital but this time, on the road. mark lobel, bbc news. astonishing. on this day in 1970, a british child vanished from a beach in australia and the mystery of what happened to three year old cheryl grimmer has never been solved. to mark the anniversary of the case, the bbc is launching an eight part podcast called fairy meadow let s take a look at the story told by series presenterjon kay. always live with the hope that we were going to see her smiley face one day, no matter how old she might be. for more than 50 years, ricki has been searching for his sister. the best way to describe cheryl is.cheeky and cute. ....