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Behind the Scenes of Oprah's Australian Adventure, Part 1

From: Episode 112: "G'Day Oprah"
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Jill, Terry and Sheri

While the rest of the staff is working on Oprah's Uluru experience, Jill and producer Terry are working on Oprah's visit to Melbourne. "Melbourne is the second largest city in Australia, and Oprah has a ton of fans there," Terry says. "My team and I are producing an event at Federation Square, which is the meeting place in Melbourne where Oprah is going to address thousands of fans."

Arrangements are going according to plan until Sheri receives a troubling phone call. "The Australian security expert that we have hired, he has basically said we are not ready for Melbourne," Sheri says. "If Oprah and the people who are coming to the square cannot be safe, then we're not going." 

Still, the team vows to see if they can make it work. "The viewers in Melbourne want to see Oprah there," Sheri says. "We're counting on that for half a show, so I'm going to stay hopeful that we can work it out."

Published on March 27, 2011
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