Sheri Salata
Sheri Salata (born 1959) is co-president of Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) and president of Winfrey’s Harpo Productions. She was born in Georgia and raised in Chicago's northern suburbs.[1] She graduated from the University of Iowa in the early 1980s.[2] Salata's first job was assistant to Perry Stebor, an executive at Grey Advertising in Chicago.[2] Salata entered Harpo Studios in 1995 as promotions producer.[1] In 2009 she was named president of Harpo Studios.[citation needed] Salata served as executive producer of The Oprah Winfrey Show from 2006 until the show ended in 2011.[1] She was appointed co-president of OWN with Erik Logan in July 2011.[1]
Salata was introduced to a wider audience in the TV series Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes, airing on OWN January–August 2011.
Personal life
Salata is unmarried[1] and keeps English bulldogs.[1][2] She practices Transcendental Meditation at work as part of a company initiative.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Sheri Salata: President, OWN and Harpo Studios". Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ a b c Gregory Beyer; Sasha Bronner. "Sheri Salata And Erik Logan, Searching For Meaning At The Top Of Oprah Winfrey's World". Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ Gregory Beyer; Sasha Bronner. "Sheri Salata And Erik Logan, Searching For Meaning At The Top Of Oprah Winfrey's World". Retrieved 6 May 2014.
'There is a potential to have a very stressful life in my world,' she says. 'Twenty minutes twice a day makes a huge difference.'
