The OWN founder is transitioning production for her cable network to a new studio in West Hollywood, California before the Chicago-based Harpo Studios is closed by the end of the year.
- March 4, 2015
AceShowbiz -
Oprah Winfrey is moving her OWN production into new headquarters in Los Angeles. The former daytime talk show queen will be settling in a studio in West Hollywood, California after closing Harpo Studios in Chicago this December.
"Harpo Studios in Chicago was not just my home but also my life for nearly 30 years," she said. "I've spent more time there than anywhere else. I am so proud of what we created. It has been a blessing in my life and I thank everyone who has been a part of this great run."
"I am now looking ahead to inhabiting the new space on The Lot in California and carrying on the legacy of Harpo Studios with OWN programming," she continued.
Oprah used to film her show at the Harpo Studios in Chicago. The street outside the Harpo Studios was named "Oprah Winfrey Way" in 2011, the year when she did the final taping for the show. She sold the Harpo Studios property to a developer last year for about $32 million.
