Sheri Salata (born October 20, 1959) is an American author, speaker and producer.[1] She is the former executive producer of The Oprah Winfrey Show, co-president of Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) and Winfrey’s Harpo Productions.

Salata was born in Georgia and raised in Waukegan, Illinois.[2] She graduated from the University of Iowa in the early 1980s.[3] Salata's first job in production was as assistant to the Executive producer at Grey Advertising in Chicago.[3] Salata entered Harpo Studios in 1995 as promotions producer.[2] In 2009 she was named president of Harpo Studios. Salata served as executive producer of The Oprah Winfrey Show from 2006 until the show ended in 2011.[2] She was co-president of OWN with Erik Logan from July 2011 until May 2016.[2]

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 podcast The Sheri + Nancy Show.[1] In June 2019, Salata published her memoir, The Beautiful No and Other Tales of Trial, Transcendence, and Transformation.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "About". The Pillar Life. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Sheri Salata: President, OWN and Harpo Studios". Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  3. 1 2 Gregory Beyer; Sasha Bronner. "Sheri Salata And Erik Logan, Searching For Meaning At The Top Of Oprah Winfrey's World". Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "The Beautiful No - Sheri Salata - Hardcover". HarperCollins Publishers. Retrieved 2019-07-16.

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