Sheri Salata (born October 20, 1959) is an American author, speaker and producer. She is the former executive producer of The Oprah Winfrey Show, co-president of

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(OWN) and Winfrey’s

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. Salata was born in Georgia and raised in Waukegan, Illinois. She graduated from the

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in the early 1980s. Salata's first job in production was as assistant to the Executive producer at

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in Chicago. Salata entered Harpo Studios in 1995 as promotions producer. In 2009 she was named president of Harpo Studios. Salata served as executive producer of ''

The Oprah Winfrey Show ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'', often referred to as ''The Oprah Show'' or simply ''Oprah'', is an American daytime broadcast syndication, syndicated talk show that aired nationally for 25 seasons from September 8, 1986, to May 25, 2011, in Chicag ...

'' from 2006 until the show ended in 2011. She was co-president of OWN with Erik Logan from July 2011 until May 2016. Salata was introduced to a wider audience in the TV series '' Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes'', airing on OWN January–August 2011. Salata and Nancy Hala are co-hosts of the podcas
The Sheri + Nancy Show
In June 2019, Salata published her memoir,
The Beautiful No and Other Tales of Trial, Transcendence, and Transformation
'.

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