Oprah Winfrey has received the Founders Award for her international broadcast career and philanthropic initiatives from the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton presented the award to Winfrey, host of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," during Monday night's International Emmy Awards gala.
"Her accomplishments as a television pioneer, actress, film producer, editorial director and philanthropist have established her as one of the most respected and admired public figures today," the Academy said of the talk-show host in a statement on its Web site.
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences was founded in 1969 to recognize excellence in television programming produced outside the United States. It has 500 members from nearly 70 countries and over 350 companies. (AP)
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